actor michael jace has been formally charged with killing his wife. the star that played a police officer in the fx series "the shield." appeared in a los angeles courtroom yesterday. bail set at $2 million. jace called 911 and said he shot his wife april. the couple's children were home at the time. police are trying to determine if financial problems led to that shooting. o.j. simpson's attorneys have filed an appeal to his kidnapping and armed robbery conviction. they're hoping to get a new trial, claiming his notoriety tainted the case. simpson was sentenced to 9 to 33 years for the confrontation at a vegas hotel. he claims he was trying to retrieve his stolen memorabilia and didn't know his friends were armed. last year, a judge rejected the appeal claiming his previous lawyer botched his trial. 50 democratic senators have written to roger goodell urging him to change the name of the washington redskins. in the letter, they call it a racist slur that has no place in professional sports. they asked the nfl to move with