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Walters back at 'The View' after weeks on the mend
Barbara Walters is back. Sidelined for six weeks by chickenpox and a concussion, Walters returned to ABC's "The View" on Monday. She got a thunderous ...
CNBC tries reality TV after business hours
Buzz-worthy reality shows are often a ticket to riches for cable networks, even when the shows seem to have little to do with the network's reason for ...
'Glee' and 'Archie' bridge comics, TV in crossover
Blaine Anderson and Kevin Keller? Betty Cooper and Noah Puckerman? Things are not as they usually are in the halls of William McKinley and Riverdale ...
Heidi Klum new judge on 'America's Got Talent'
NBC says Heidi Klum has been added to "America's Got Talent" as its fourth judge. The network announced Monday that the supermodel will join fellow ...
Musical of 'The Fortress of Solitude' heads to NYC
A musical based on Jonathan Lethem's celebrated 2003 novel "The Fortress of Solitude" is heading toward New York. The Public Theater said Monday that ...
Purdue U. teacher wins $100,000 poetry prize
Marianne Boruch, a Purdue University creative writing teacher, has won this year's $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, a California university ...
Brad Meltzer writing books for kids
Best-selling suspense novelist Brad Meltzer is working on a children's series. Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), ...
9 authors and playwrights receive $150K Yale prize
Yale University has announced nine winners of the Windham Campbell Prize, a new literary award worth $150,000 for each recipient. Winners include ...
Volkswagen's Golf named Europe's Car of the Year
The Volkswagen Golf has been named Europe's Car of the Year by automotive journalists from more than 20 countries. Introduced in 1974 and recently ...
Dutch police arrest Romanian in major art heist
Dutch police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Romanian woman in connection with a major art heist from the Kunsthal gallery in Rotterdam, ...
Stoppard and Margulies plays Broadway-bound
Two celebrated stage works about marriages in crisis by Tom Stoppard and Donald Margulies are heading to Broadway. The Roundabout Theatre Company said ...
Russian officials hassle Pussy Riot play director
A Swiss theater director said Monday that Russian immigration officials, Cossacks, and several police officers barged into a Moscow theater in a ...
Spain's Iberia cancels flights as strikes resume
Spanish airline Iberia says some 1,300 flights will be canceled this week as workers begin a second round of strikes to protest the loss-making ...
Report: Australian miners fired for 'Harlem Shake'
Up to 15 miners were fired from their high-paying jobs in an Australian gold mine after a "Harlem Shake" performance underground was deemed a safety ...
Splashy A-B ads tackle lawsuit over watery beer
The maker of Budweiser is using splashy newspaper ads to poke fun at a lawsuit that alleges its beer is watered down. In full-page ads in 10 U.S.
Mo. taxidermist preserves man's best friend
Growing up on the family farm, Anthony Eddy learned early on not to get too attached to animals, including household pets. His devoted customers are ...
'Giant Slayer' scares up ho-hum $28 million debut
It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" won the weekend at the box office. The Warner Bros. 3-D action extravaganza, based on ...
AP Exclusive: Family told to keep IndyCar, IMS
The Hulman-George family should retain ownership of the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, according to a report from a consulting group ...
Minn. pol's TV spat a chance for money, ratings
Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than just a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's an ...
2nd Jonah Lehrer book being pulled from shelves
A second Jonah Lehrer book is being pulled off the shelves. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Friday that Lehrer's "How We Decide" was being taken ...
US seizes 2,200 pieces of artwork in NJ
The massive trove of artwork arrived in New Jersey last year from Texas on an 18-wheeler — its contents a mystery. After five days of inventory, the ...
15 weapons taken from shop on 'American Guns' show
Police in suburban Denver say 12 handguns and three rifles were taken from the gun shop featured on Discovery Channel's "American Guns." Wheat Ridge ...
Groupon fires CEO, still faces underlying problems
Now that Groupon has gotten rid of its quirky founder and CEO, the chief question is whether the company's underlying online deals business is ...
Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day At a Time' star, dies
Bonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress whom millions came to identify with for her role as divorced mom Ann Romano on the long-running sitcom ...
US criticizes NKorea for wining and dining Rodman
The State Department is criticizing North Korea for, quote, "wining and dining" visiting ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman while its own people go hungry.