Burbank, CA -- "Live Aid" is coming back 19 years after it took place. A four-disc DVD collection of the rock-for-famine festival will be released in November featuring performances by U2, Sting and Elton John as well as 1980s-era faves like Spandau Ballet, Adam Ant and the Boomtown Rats.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Carb-fearing dieters may be staying away from Krispy Kreme doughnuts, but "American Idol" winner Clay Aiken is embracing them. He's starting a partnership with the doughnut store chain to raise awareness for his Bubel/Aiken Foundation, which helps kids with developmental disabilities. As part of the program, Krispy Kreme will raise money for Aiken's charity with several fundraisers across the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Bi-partisan political couple Mary Matalin and James Carville are trying to hook up some other cross-party lovebirds. The two will be the special guests at a "Cross-Party Convention Celebration" for singles in Washington D.C. Wednesday (Jul. 21). Organizers Match.com will tempt political turmoil by matching up Republican singles with Democrat singles.

SCOPELLO, Italy -- There's no chance George Clooney will end up sleeping with the fishes. Although it was rumored that members of the Mafia were trying to extort money from the actor on the Sicilian set of his film, "Ocean's Twelve," the producer says that's a "total fabrication." Nevertheless, a police official from Sicily says some suspected mobsters were spotted near the set in the town of Scopello, reports ananova.com.

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