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Outside money fills airwaves in tight Senate races
Campaign cash from outside political groups is flooding into conservative states with close Senate races like Indiana, Arizona and Montana, where ...
Ranchers see increase in grass thefts amid drought
Petty crime and burglaries aren't unusual in New Mexico's isolated Guadalupe County, but lately Sheriff Michael Lucero has seen thieves steal ...
Fast, but not magical sales for Rowling book
Sales for J.K. Rowling's first adult novel were hardly magical during its first six days. But the publisher isn't complaining. Little, Brown and ...
The Spy Who Loved Video Games: 5 famous Bond games
James Bond hasn't been sipping martinis and firing his Walther in the game world for nearly as long as he has in movie theaters, but the gadget-loving ...
Who's a busy boy? Actor-playwright Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo is finishing a new play that he also stars in. That might be enough work for some. But not Colman Domingo. He can be seen in Spike ...
Afghan, NKorean films on display at Asian festival
Along with the now inevitable galaxy of stars promoting blockbusters from across Asia, this year's Busan International Film Festival will screen a ...
Wis. anchor: Viewer criticizing weight a 'bully'
Jennifer Livingston has always rebuffed personal attacks, so when the Wisconsin television anchorwoman got an email from a viewer criticizing her ...
Review: 'Butter' is hardly the high-priced spread
Having a taste for "Butter" depends almost entirely on whether you find the comedy of condescension and ridicule a hoot or a very cheap form of ...
Review: Burton revisits roots in 'Frankenweenie'
Tim Burton reminds us of why we love Tim Burton with "Frankenweenie," a feature-length version of the 1984 short that revealed early glimmers of the ...
Man told 'Dr. Phil' he didn't murder Texas woman
A man who taped an interview for the "Dr. Phil" show days before police say he confessed to killing his ex-girlfriend in Houston and then dumping her ...
CBS claims ratings win for 1st week of TV season
CBS is off to a rosy start as the 2012-13 season logs its first week. That network claimed a solid lead in total prime-time viewers, took 10 of the ...
Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreak
Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, authorities said, sparking major recalls there and in the U.
NBC gives full-season pickups to 3 new series
NBC has given an early sign of approval to three of its new series, handing each a full-season commitment. The network announced Tuesday it is picking ...
Auto sales, home prices help buoy weak US economy
The U.S. economy is looking more resilient, thanks in part to encouraging signs for the two most expensive purchases most Americans make: cars and ...
US allows visa-free travel for Taiwanese
The U.S. announced Tuesday visa-free travel for Taiwanese visiting America. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described it as a "logical ...
Humane Society president seeks seat on Tyson board
The president of an organization leading the fight against cramped cages for pregnant pigs said Tuesday he's seeking a spot on Tyson Food Inc.'s board ...
Leagues say NJ sports betting law is hypocritical
The major professional sports leagues and the NCAA say New Jersey's proposed sports betting law is hypocritical because it prohibits gambling on New ...
Zoinks! Cartoon Network celebrates 20 years
It's been a long, strange 20 years for the Cartoon Network, which has flourished during a time when animation traced its way from the likes of ...
Japan's NHK, Canada's CBC win Int'l Emmys for news
Television networks in Japan and Canada have won International Emmys in the news and current affairs categories for coverage related to devastating ...
TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity ...
MLB completes 8-year deal with Fox, Turner Sports
Major League Baseball agreed with Fox and Turner Sports on eight-year contracts that will run through 2021 and keep the World Series on Fox.
No mid-life crisis for 007 as Bond films turn 50
It was a meeting of the two most famous British people on the planet: Queen Elizabeth II turned to her tuxedo-wearing guest and said, "Good evening, ...
Online channel TakePart TV: relevant, entertaining
Hey, YouTubers! Have you danced your fill to "Gangnam Style"? Have you seen enough versions of "Call Me Maybe"? Now video grazers can check out a ...
Iranians attack French embassy over prophet film
Dozens of Iranians angered over an anti-Islam film made in the U.S. and caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in a weekly in France have ...
'Beasts of the Southern Wild' ineligible at SAG
The independent-film hit "Beasts of the Southern Wild" will be ineligible for the Screen Actors Guild Awards because it was not made under provisions ...