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Garcelle Beauvais writing children's book series
NEW YORK (AP) Actress Garcelle Beauvais is planning to share life lessons through a series of children's books. A statement released Monday says the "Franklin & Bash" star has an agreement with Stranger Comics for three books that will "address
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Today In History
Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 150th day of 2012. There are 216 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1453 - Turks capture Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire. Some historians list date as end of
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Court won't reduce student's music download fine
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court won't reduce the $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Joel Tenenbaum, of
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Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, a Disneyland attraction in California based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attractions at theme
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'Forrest Gump' actor Sinise to raise money for vet
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) Actor Gary Sinise, known for playing Vietnam War amputee Lt. Dan in the film "Forrest Gump," is keeping his promise to raise money for a southwest Virginia Marine who lost his limbs while on a mine sweep
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Bogart's son to help Ohio farm where parents wed
LUCAS, Ohio (AP) The oldest child of actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is helping to raise money to renovate part of the Ohio farm where the pair married in 1945. The News Journal in Mansfield (http://ohne.ws/L8mZ4n ) reports Stephen
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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Jackson raises money for quake-damaged Va county
MINERAL, Va. (AP) Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake. A benefit concert by Jackson drew 6,000 people to Louisa County on Sunday night. Jackson performed
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S.Africa's most famous township gets new theater
JOHANNESBURG (AP) Playwright, director and actor John Ledwaba gave up theater during South Africa's turbulent 1980s and left his Soweto home to train to be an anti-apartheid guerrilla. But he soon stopped training to lead the fight through theater, staging
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Katie Couric urges UVa grads to persevere
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Television journalist Katie Couric has urged University of Virginia graduates to take risks and persevere. The Daily Progress reports (http://bit.ly/L9Zxnj ) that the former "Today" host and CBS News anchor addressed about 6,400 graduates on Sunday. She
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'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney's superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and took
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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1
"The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases.
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3 charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans
A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.
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Singer Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.
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Feminist group protest at Cannes premiere
CANNES, France (AP) A French feminist group upset about the lack of female directors at this year's Cannes Film Festival is protesting on the red carpet. Five women from La Barbe stood wearing fake beards in the torrential rain on
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds on day after IPO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to "married." Zuckerberg wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend of nearly a decade, according to a guest authorized to speak for
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Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant loses
TORONTO (AP) The first-ever transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant strutted the runway Saturday night, making it to the penultimate round before losing her bid to win the title. Jenna Talackova, 23, competed with 61 contestants
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Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.
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Action! New film incentives in Colorado become law
AURORA, Colo. (AP) It took many flops, but the eighth installment of a proposal from Colorado lawmakers to boost film incentives finally became a blockbuster. Republican Rep. Tom Massey, a "film buff forever," directed many of the past attempts and
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APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Associated Press has discovered documents that show country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe. The documents show Lynn is 80, not 77. The new age found in
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Jennifer Aniston to make movie in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) A company producing a new Jennifer Aniston movie has opened offices in Wilmington. The StarNews of Wilmington reports (http://bit.ly/JPI16B ) that EUE/Screen Gems Studios has opened the production office and that the film has been scouting locations
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Private family funeral planned for Donna Summer
NEW YORK (AP) Donna Summer's funeral will be a private one for family and close friends. Publicist Brian Edwards said in a statement Friday that Summer's family is overwhelmed and appreciates the outreach from fans and friends, but that her
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Riviera casino embraces bingo, creates online link
LAS VEGAS (AP) The Las Vegas Strip's only bingo room is going virtual. The Riviera Hotel and Casino is launching a partnership with Buffalo Studios, the company behind the popular Facebook game Bingo Blitz, in a move designed to help
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David McCullough talks up 'The Great Bridge'
NEW YORK (AP) Walking briskly across the Brooklyn Bridge, smiling under a splendid morning sky, David McCullough is in the mood for telling stories, like the time he had a chat with James Cagney. "I asked him if he ever
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