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Girlicious band member arrested in California on suspicion of cocaine possession
Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop. Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz says 21-year-old Natalie Mejia (meh-...
John English wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Pierre Trudeau biography
OTTAWA - John English of Kitchener, Ont., has won the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his latest biography on Pierre Trudeau. The former MP and history professor at the Un...
Israeli novel, collection of Russian poetry win prizes for best English-language translation
NEW YORK - An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation. Gail Hareven's novel "The Confessions of Noa Weber" won the Best Translated Boo...
Cable, satellite TV operators ask for government intervention in fee dispute with broadcasters
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards. About 15 minutes into the show, a scrolling ...
Web user's world turned upside down by Conan's decision to follow her on Twitter
CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 - as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her weddin...
Country superstar Carrie Underwood is flying high as "Play On Tour" starts
NASHVILLE - After selling more than a million tickets to her last concert tour, Carrie Underwood is aiming higher this time. Really high. She plans to fly over the audience, for starters. "We're ki...
Teen's world changed by O'Brien's decision to follow only her on Twitter
CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 - as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her weddin...
Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum
MILWAUKEE - Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last United States' appearance likely for many years at the Milwauke...
3-D movies help boost movie box office worldwide to record $30 billion
LOS ANGELES - The appeal of 3-D movies helped boost movie ticket sales by nearly 8 per cent to a record US$29.9 billion worldwide in 2009, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. Th...
Art patron's collection heading to auction, includes Picasso, Matisse
NEW YORK - A late philanthropist's modern art collection featuring a rarely seen work by Pablo Picasso is being auctioned in New York City. The seminal painting by Picasso is called "Nude, Green Le...
Carrie Underwood goes for broke with her 'Play on Tour' opening this week
NASHVILLE - After selling more than a million tickets to her last concert tour, Carrie Underwood is aiming higher this time. Really high. She plans to fly over the audience, for starters. "We're...
'Lost'star de Ravin says Pattinson smart to switch gears with 'Remember Me'
TORONTO - "Twilight" heartthrob Robert Pattinson ditches the vampire fangs in his newest love story, "Remember Me," a straight-ahead romantic drama that nevertheless preserves his reputation as this g...
Actress Reese Witherspoon says first lady toppled Elle Woods as top fashionista
WASHINGTON - Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama. Speakin...
Author Margaret Atwood shoots cameo for the film 'Score: A Hockey Musical'
TORONTO - Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood says she's joined the star-packed cast of the film, "Score: A Hockey Musical." The writer blogs about a recent day on set that saw her hanging out w...
Charlie Sheen due back at work on CBS' 'Two and a Half Men' after rehab
LOS ANGELES - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom. Publicist St...
'Green Zone'a failure of intelligence, pales compared with 'Hurt Locker'
All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm...
'Lost Boys'star Haim remembered as bright 'firecracker' who struggled with drugs
TORONTO - In the 1980s, Corey Haim became a teen pin-up favourite, a baby-faced idol with an infectious grin and a "firecracker" personality. But as he shot to stardom with a string of hit films in...
A 12-hour adaptation of Dostoyevsky novel set for Lincoln Center
NEW YORK - A 12-hour adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel will be among the highlights of Lincoln Center Festival 2010, running for 45 performances this summer. Festival director Nigel Redden said Wed...
Jerry Seinfeld guest co-host Thursday on 'Live!' alongside Kelly Ripa
NEW YORK - You don't see much of Jerry Seinfeld on his own new NBC show, "The Marriage Ref," which he lets someone else host. But the 55-year-old comedian and former red-hot sitcom star will be on ...
Mark-Anthony Turnage's 'Anna Nicole' opera to premiere in London next year
LONDON - The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy playmate...
Percy Sledge, Atlanta Rhythm Section at Alabama Music Hall of Fame
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Performers appearing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include hall members Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Executive director David J...
'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim, whose career was blighted by drug use, dies at 38
TORONTO - Former teen idol Corey Haim, best known for his role in the 1987 hit "The Lost Boys," has died after a well-documented battle with drug addiction and a string of B-movie roles aimed at retur...
'Are you filming the next "Cove"?' Defensive Japanese fishermen close ranks against the media
OTSUCHI, Japan - As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me, yelling "No!" and pushing me out of the building. Another smeared his rubber fish gutting glove across my lens, while a third...
Google to digitize thousands of old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence
ROME - Google says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its ...
'Lost Boys' Corey Haim, career blighted by drug use, dies at Burbank hospital
LOS ANGELES - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. The Toronto-born actor died at 2:15 a.m....
Hanks, Spielberg go to war with 'The Pacific,'follow-up to 'Band of Brothers'
LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people's war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." The unsparing and visceral d...
Designer Theyskens'book uses a camera to catch fashion shows' unposed moments
NEW YORK - The scene backstage at a fashion show is far different than the one along the runway. Yes, it's frantic; yes, it's frenzied. And, of course, there are the models there to do their job an...
Thriller or pale ghost of 'Phantom'? 'Love Never Dies' gets mixed reviews
LONDON - It got an opening-night standing ovation but Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical extravaganza has received a mixed reception from London critics. Some said Wednesday that "Love Never Dies...
Canadian actor Corey Haim dies in Los Angeles at 38
BURBANK, Calif. - Canadian actor Corey Haim, known best for his role in the 1987 hit "The Lost Boys" has died, the Los Angeles coroner's office said Wednesday. He was 38. Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWi...
Osmonds return to Vegas show after break following death of Marie's son
LAS VEGAS - Entertainer Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope w...
