LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man who embraced education for himself and other Filipinos as an escape from poverty is the CNN Hero of the Year.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.... Read More
DETROIT (AP) -- Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- The gleaming glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 has been auctioned off for $350,000.... Read More
LONDON (AP) -- An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) -- Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.... Read More
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild.... Read More
OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- John Travolta and his family have helped raise money for charities in their home state of Florida with a screening of his new comedy... Read More
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.... Read More
DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors, its river of red ink stemmed by a trip through bankruptcy court, reported a narrower quarterly loss and said it would start repaying billions of dollars in government loans that helped keep it alive.... Read More
SEATTLE (AP) -- Bamboo has sprouted all over. It's being used everywhere from floorboards to tableware to inline skates and T-shirts, as consumers increasingly seek out products considered gentler on the Earth.... Read More
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Get lost, Hugh Jackman. This year's "Sexiest Man Alive" is once again Johnny Depp.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ian Somerhalder is in two of TV's hottest show - but can't say much about either.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spike TV says the action-adventure video game "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards.... Read More
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Fresh off her triumph at the Country Music Association Awards, Taylor Swift has netted a deal to create a line of greeting cards.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Equipment that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster in 1993 was recently returned to Earth and is going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried to help, but says he rebuffed her attempts to intervene.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing well.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees. And Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" wasn't one of them.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two Web sites that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents apiece should remain shut down indefinitely, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- The 60th annual National Book Awards was a night to celebrate literature and to wonder about its future.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A ladies' man is bringing his charms to "The Simpsons."... Read More
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection - a 6th century reliquary containing the purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified - has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made."... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to Tom Waits never thought the two would ever inhabit the same musical orbit, let alone work together on a CD.... Read More
VIENNA (AP) -- Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy "Knight & Day."... Read More
LONDON (AP) -- Eating disorder experts criticized Kate Moss on Thursday after the supermodel cited a phrase used on pro-anorexia Web sites as her motto.... Read More
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Sex. Drugs. Prostitution. Pedophilia. Rape. Pedro Almodovar has been able to translate some of the most delicate subjects to the big screen with grace and humor.... Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Army now says it will allow media limited access to Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- The only art fair in the United States featuring works exclusively from Latin American artists is under way in New York and drawing artists, collectors and museum representatives from around the world to the PINTA art fair.... Read More
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side."... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to make his first court appearance Friday.... Read More
BEIJING (AP) -- When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.... Read More
PARIS (AP) -- A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jennifer Lopez plans to include a boxing ring, fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather, chains and handcuffs into his.... Read More
DETROIT (AP) -- Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.... Read More
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board.... Read More
ATLANTA (AP) -- Attorneys for actor Wesley Snipes have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider the star's three-year prison sentence for federal tax convictions.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.... Read More
SUFFERN, N.Y. (AP) -- A judge has convicted an influential New York City television newsman of attempting to assault his wife.... Read More
CHICAGO (AP) -- For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Going Rogue" is going big.... Read More
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.... Read More
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick has ended deliberations for the day without a verdict.... Read More
