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Correction: Michigan ArtPrize story
In a story Oct. 5 about the fourth annual ArtPrize international competition in Michigan, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the first name of ...
Freeze, drought take bite out of fall tourism
Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, ...
Bear Grylls making competition series for NBC
Bear Grylls will soon have some company on his in-the-wild adventures. NBC said Monday that it is making a competition series with Grylls. He is the ...
CNN starting film unit
CNN says it is starting a new unit to make feature-length documentaries to show both on television and in movies theaters. Its first project, "Girl ...
Nobel literature award to be announced Thursday
The Swedish Academy says it will reveal the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, completing the schedule of this year's Nobel ...
'Wizard of Oz' dress up for auction
The Dorothy dress is going up for auction. Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien says Judy Garland's original costume from "The Wizard of Oz" could sell ...
Welcome to Wellington, NZ - make that Middle-earth
Call it hobbit fever. New Zealand's capital is preparing for the world premiere of the opening film in "The Hobbit" trilogy by showcasing an artisan ...
Living room built around NYC Columbus statue a hit
Anyone hoping to commune with Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day will be disappointed: He's booked solid. Monday's tickets to the art installation ...
Rothko mural defaced at London's Tate Modern
A vandal scrawled graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern on Sunday. The mural, one of Rothko's Seagram ...
Neeson doubles the take with $50M 'Taken 2' debut
Critics don't like "Taken 2," but Liam Neeson's action sequel has proved twice the hit among fans as the original movie was. "Taken 2" led the box ...
Broadway stars Audra McDonald, Will Swenson wed
Audra McDonald and Will Swenson have tied the knot, cementing a relationship between two of Broadway's best looking and talented stars. According to ...
Some in Vt. not sweet on standard syrup grading
In a state that has a long history of maple syrup production and fiercely protects the purity of its brand, Vermont producers are proud of their ...
Miss Manners on sentiments in the digital age
In an age when people can choose among text messages, email, Facebook and old-fashioned stamps and printed cards, the chance to use the wrong method ...
From North Korea's Oz to its forgotten cities
From here, Pyongyang can seem like a dream. At what passes for rush hour on a Wednesday morning, there are few sounds in Kaesong's main traffic circle ...
AP PHOTOS: Preserving a revolution's graffiti
A group of artists, photographers and a publisher have joined hands to preserve Egypt's graffiti. "Wall Talk" — their newly released 680-page book — ...
O'Reilly, Stewart joust at mock debate
This high-stakes debate had some props that even the presidential candidates might want at their own events. Jon Stewart came prepared with a ...
Preserving Egypt's revolutionary graffiti
Graffiti has been among the most powerful art forms and tools of Egypt's revolution and the turbulent months since, but it also has proven to be its ...
A star Rockets rookie faces his fear of flying
Royce White couldn't wait any longer. Last weekend, just before the Houston Rockets opened training camp, he called his agent and told him he had a ...
Phoning home again: 'E.T.' 30 years later
How old is too old to sob like a little girl at "E.T. — the Extra-Terrestrial"? Not 40, apparently. The Steven Spielberg film that would become a ...
Tourist safety in Vietnam's famed bay questioned
By the time Michael Chai spotted the other boat bearing down on his craft, it was too late to shout a warning to the captain, ...
Sneezing sea lion dies after treatment at NY zoo
A sea lion that had been receiving treatment for sneezing has died unexpectedly at a New York zoo. The 6-year-old male sea lion was named Puff. It was ...
Highest free-fall jump postponed due to winds
The highest, fastest free fall in history has been postponed. Red Bull Stratos announced Friday that the jump by extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner ...
Review: Apple's maps app lets you follow the voice
Apple's new maps app came out the day I started a 2,243-mile road trip through four states. As complaints about it trickled in and Apple's CEO ...
Blackout looms for 2M Dish subs in TV fee fight
A dispute over fees threatens to leave more than 2 million Dish subscribers in 19 cities without access to local television stations owned by Gannett ...