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Al-Jazeera America prepares for Tuesday launch

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:52:46 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — In a warren of offices at a former bank building near Madison Square Garden, dozens of journalists are at work on gleaming new electronic equipment, ready to turn their test runs of Al-Jazeera America into the real thing.

Chris Brown concerts cancelled in Canada

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:29:21 -0400

TORONTO (AP) — The promoter of four Chris Brown concerts in Canada scheduled this summer says the events have been cancelled.

Prince William describes his joy at parenthood

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:22:27 -0400

LONDON (AP) — His newborn son is "a little bit of a rascal" and car seats can daunt any dad, Britain's Prince William says.

1D goes 3-D in boy band's debut feature film

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:52:51 -0400

LONDON (AP) — In the tradition of great music movies, One Direction's feature-film debut has sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll — just without the sex or the drugs.

NecronomiCon to celebrate horror writer Lovecraft

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:11:21 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — If you've enjoyed the works of Stephen King, seen the films "Alien" or "Prometheus," or heard about the fictional Arkham Asylum in Batman, thank H.P. Lovecraft, the early 20th century horror writer whose work has been an inspiration to others for nearly a century.

2nd Mellencamp son surrenders on battery charges

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:50:26 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The second of rocker John Mellencamp's sons has surrendered for arrest on charges of punching and kicking a 19-year-old man in southern Indiana.

Lindsay Lohan vows her troubled past is behind her

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 23:09:58 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan says this time it's going to be different.

Dustin Johnson engaged to Gretzky's daughter

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:49:32 -0400

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — PGA Tour player Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky have taken to Twitter to say they're getting married.

Ashes of Richie Havens scattered at Woodstock site

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:56:06 -0400

BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — The ashes of Richie Havens have been scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert.

'The Butler' serves box-office success at No. 1

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:19:55 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Lee Daniels' The Butler" is serving up success at the box office.

Judge OKs LA County condom requirements for porn

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:02:11 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County law requiring adult film performers to wear condoms is constitutional, a federal judge has ruled.

Obama golfs with Larry David on last vacation day

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:17:38 -0400

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama hit the links on his Martha's Vineyard vacation with comedian Larry David.

CNN, NBC won't be hosting GOP presidential debates

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:37:22 -0400

BOSTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee, responding to plans by two television networks for programs about Hillary Rodham Clinton, approved a resolution Friday to block CNN and NBC from hosting GOP presidential primary debates.

No charge for Kanye West in LAX paparazzi scuffle

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:42:01 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West won't face felony charges after being accused of attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. But he's not completely off the hook.

Jackson's ex-wife reveals singer's private moments

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:54:52 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:

'Duck Dynasty' star greets camo couple in W. Pa.

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:13:26 -0400

MARS, Pa. (AP) — A camouflage-clad bride and groom got a little advice from a bewhiskered witness on their wedding day: "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson.

Singer Chris Brown sentenced to 1,000 hours labor

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:16:01 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge reinstated Chris Brown's revoked probation Friday and gave the singer a new sentence to perform 1,000 hours of community labor such as cleaning beaches or highways, removing graffiti or performing other chores assigned by the probation department.

Lindsay Lohan says her troubled past is behind her

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:28:37 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan says this time it's going to be different.

Singer Fergie officially changes her name

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:39:40 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — She's the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E.

Paul Frank teams up with Native American artists

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:47:21 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was Fashion's Night Out in Los Angeles. Celebrities and models packed parties and shopping extravaganzas thrown by designers and retailers.

Spider-Man show to go on despite new actor injury

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:53:12 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will be performed as scheduled Friday night, a day after an actor playing the comic book hero was badly injured during the special effects-laden show. Producers blamed human error and the union representing actors vowed to investigate.

FBI probes nude photo extortion of Miss Teen USA

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:21:12 -0400

TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) — The FBI is investigating allegations that the newly crowned Miss Teen USA was the victim of someone who hacked into a webcam in her Southern California bedroom several months ago in an attempt to extort nude photographs from her.

Canadian actor August Schellenberg dies in Dallas

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:07:32 -0400

DALLAS (AP) — Canadian-born actor August Schellenberg, who starred in the "Free Willy" films and appeared in numerous television roles, has died at his Dallas home after a fight with lung cancer, his agent said Friday. He was 77.

RNC votes to block CNN, NBC from hosting debates

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:55:55 -0400

'Free Willy' actor August Schellenberg dies at 77

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:02:09 -0400

Crews begin work to restore vandalized RI mural

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:16:25 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Efforts are underway to restore a Rhode Island highway mural created by a renowned children's book author and illustrator as part of a program to reduce vandalism after it was covered with graffiti.

R&B singer Miguel arrested, suspected of DUI in LA

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:28:07 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — R&B singer Miguel has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drunken driving.

Argentine rocker Charly Garcia goes orchestral

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:44:11 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One of Latin America's most influential rock stars is preparing to make good on his dream of playing guitar with a full orchestra in the majestic Teatro Colon opera house in Buenos Aires.

Robin Thicke heads to court over 'Blurred Lines'

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:01:38 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robin Thicke is asking a federal judge to determine his song "Blurred Lines" doesn't copy from elements of two other songs.

Hit-and-run charge against Chris Brown dismissed

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:09:13 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a hit-and-run driving charge against singer Chris Brown.

Secrecy is priority on Salinger movie, book

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:40:22 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — For much of the nine years that Shane Salerno worked on his J.D. Salinger documentary and book, the project was a mystery worthy of the author himself.

Review: 'Disney Infinity' invites you to dream big

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:18:12 -0400

In ancient times B.V.G. (Before Video Games), here's how kids played: Take all your toys — dolls, soldiers, cars, blocks, that thing you got from a cereal box — and dump them on the floor. Forget about logic or plot consistency because the most important goal is to create an entertaining adventure. (My neighborhood is still reeling from the sordid G.I. Joe-Barbie affair of 1974.)

Coffee, wine and sushi! New pregnancy book says OK

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:17:09 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Oster isn't a baby doctor. She's an economist and a mom who wanted to know more about all those rules handed down to women after the pregnancy stick goes pink.

Exhibit coming to Pa. looks at life of Grace Kelly

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:19:49 -0400

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The world thinks of Grace Kelly as a fashion icon, movie star, princess, wife and mother, but in Philadelphia she's first and foremost remembered as a hometown girl who never forgot her roots.