Concert canceled

Concert canceled

YOUNGSTOWN — Tonight’s concert by former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd at the Lemon Grove has been canceled, according to a press release from the venue.

Rather’s suit tossed

NEW YORK — A New York court on Tuesday dismissed Dan Rather’s $70 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS Corp., noting that the network continued to pay the anchor $6 million a year even after he left the evening news broadcast.

Rather sued CBS and its top executives in 2007, claiming he had been removed from his “CBS Evening News” anchor post over a report that examined President George W. Bush’s military service.

The Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court — New York’s trial- level court — said the complaint “must be dismissed in its entirety.”

The five-judge panel ruled unanimously that a lower court “erred in declining to dismiss Rather’s breach-of-contract claim against CBS.”

The court said there was no breach of contract.

Steel’s ex-employee pleads guilty to fraud, tax evasion

SAN FRANCISCO — A former employee of Danielle Steel’s who embezzled more than $400,000 from the romance novelist has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.

Forty-seven-year-old Kristy Watts entered the plea last week.

Watts worked for Steel for 15 years, handling payroll and accounting and coordinating household and travel expenses.

Steel has sued Watts claiming she defrauded her of $2.7 million.

She faces up to 40 years in prison when she’s sentenced Feb. 4.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Angie Dickinson is 78. Singer Cissy Houston is 76. Singer Johnny Mathis is 74. Singer Marilyn McCoo is 66. Actor Barry Williams (“The Brady Bunch”) is 55. Actress Fran Drescher is 52. Country singer Marty Stuart is 51. Actress Jenna Elfman (“Dharma and Greg”) is 38. Actress Lacey Chabert (“Party of Five”) is 27. Actor Kieran Culkin is 27. Rapper T-Pain is 25.