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Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options
Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health.
NYC school cancels workshop by John Galliano
Parsons The New School of Design in New York City has canceled a four-day workshop by the controversial fashion designer John Galliano. Galliano was ...
Wideroe crew strike grounds flights in Norway
The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 ...
A guide to NJ Gov. Christie's weight-loss surgery
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in ...
AP PHOTOS: Designers bling up Gulf women's garment
Just a few years ago, Gulf Arab women usually only felt comfortable showing off their fashion sense at ladies-only parties or family gatherings.
2 of 3 Rodin sculptures fetch $16M in NYC auction
Two early casts from Auguste Rodin's masterpiece "The Gates of Hell" have sold for a total of more than $16 million at a New York City auction.
Bacharach, Costello aiming for Broadway
One of television's most successful sitcom writers is joining with Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello to create a musical based on the artists' 1998 ...
Colorado shootings suspect to enter insanity plea
The man accused in the deadly Colorado theater shootings wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers said Tuesday, ...
A bit slimmer: Christie has weight-loss surgery
Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone ...
Correction: Tanning Beds-FDA story
In a story May 6 about proposed regulations for tanning beds, The Associated Press reported erroneously that an FDA proposal would not require ...
Michelle Obama at book-signing: 'Buy away'
Michelle Obama on Tuesday returned to the business of selling her first book, and she started by telling scores of people waiting in line at a popular ...
Television viewers make their choice of killers
The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest.
Pa. teen wins August Wilson Monologue Competition
A 17-year-old from Pittsburgh has won the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, performing a section of the playwright's "King Hedley II" ...
NCAA hoops semifinal games moving to cable in 2014
The Final Four's first two games are moving to cable next year. The national semifinals will air on TBS in 2014 and 2015, with the title game ...
Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany
A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas ...
Reports: UK comedian Jimmy Tarbuck arrested
British media say comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested and questioned about alleged child abuse — the latest in a long list of British ...
Jason Collins denies he is seeking book deal
Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal.
Stars put punk edge in their Met Gala outfits
Miley Cyrus, Anne Hathaway and Cameron Diaz were among the celebrities to embrace the punk theme at Monday night's Met gala, the fundraiser at the ...
Murakami: Relationships in new book intrigued me
In a rare public appearance, respected Japanese writer Haruki Murakami said his latest novel was an experiment and grew longer than expected as he ...
'Iron Man 3' finishes with $174.1M opening weekend
Disney's Marvel Studios continues to mine precious metal with a $174.1 million opening weekend for "Iron Man 3," the second-biggest domestic debut ...
Tiger, mountain lions seized from Kansas property
A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where they lived in ...
Tony bounce? What Tony bounce at the box office?
Tony Award nominations often mean a big bump at the box office, but not this year so far. "Kinky Boots," ''Matilda: The Musical," ''Pippin" and ...
Disney teams with EA on 'Star Wars' video games
Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all. A month after shutting down game production at Lucasfilm subsidiary LucasArts, The Walt ...
Fox's 'Cops' leaving network after 25 years
The "bad boys" are on the move. The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years and will be shown on the Spike network.