
APNewsBreak: Gas trade group seeks fracking probe
A formal complaint filed with New York's lobbying board asks it to investigate whether Artists Against Fracking, a group that includes Yoko Ono and ...

Phil Ramone, Grammy-winning producer, dead at 79
Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel ...

Justin Bieber's monkey quarantined in Germany
Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said ...
Judge: Jolie didn't plagiarize 'Blood and Honey'
A federal judge says actress Angelina Jolie didn't steal the story for her movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey" from a Croatian author. City News ...

Singer India.Arie laughs off skin-lightening talk
India.Arie is laughing off talk that she may have lightened her skin. The R&B songstress is known for singing about being authentic and celebrating ...

Dufnering: A sleepy pose makes Dufner
Jason Dufner was sitting in a classroom with children for a charity event when he leaned against a wall and zoned out for a minute. That's all it took ...

Stephen Baldwin admits he failed to pay NY taxes
Stephen Baldwin, the youngest of four brothers in show business, said Friday he's looking forward to "clearing the wreckage of my past." Step 1 will ...

Morocco's rebel rapper released from prison
A Moroccan rapper known for his protest songs said Friday after completing a yearlong prison sentence that he will be concentrating on his studies and ...

'Harry Potter' actor Richard Griffiths dies at 65
Richard Griffiths was one of the great British stage actors of his generation, a heavy man with a light touch, whether in Shakespeare or Neil Simon.

Rapper Lil Wayne says he's an epileptic
Lil Wayne says he's an epileptic and has had seizures for years. In an interview with Los Angeles-based radio station Power 106 on Thursday, the ...

Singer Michelle Shocked sits in at canceled show
Her show had been cancelled, but that didn't stop alternative folk and rock singer Michelle Shocked from showing up at a Santa Cruz nightclub where ...
'Bachelorette' contestant sentenced for bar fight
Former "Bachelorette" contestant Kasey Kahl will avoid jail time after pleading no contest to battery stemming from a bar fight in California.

AP source: Barbara Walters to retire next year
Barbara Walters plans to retire next year, ending a television career that began more than a half century ago and made her a trailblazer in news and ...

It's a girl for Kristen Bell, fiance Dax Shepard
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are new parents of a baby girl. The engaged actors took to Twitter Thursday to announce the arrival of their daughter, ...

Charlie Daniels has successful pacemaker surgery
A representative for Charlie Daniels says the 76-year-old country singer is recovering after having a pacemaker implanted Thursday. Daniels was ...

Taylor Swift to guest star on Fox's 'New Girl'
A new girl is coming to Fox's "New Girl" and her name is Taylor Swift. A representative for the Grammy-winning singer said Thursday that Swift will ...

Lopez says late-night hosting days are behind him
Amid rumors of another "Tonight" show shake-up, comedian George Lopez says he has no desire to return to the late-night talk show scene. Lopez said ...

Pistorius allowed to leave SAfrica with conditions
Oscar Pistorius could compete at this year's world championships after a South African judge eased his bail restrictions and ruled Thursday that the ...

Tribeca to close with 'King of Comedy' restoration
The Tribeca Film Festival will close with a 30th anniversary restoration of Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy." This year's festival will bow out ...
Rapper Gucci Mane denied bond in assault case
Gucci Mane has been denied bond on charges stemming from a fan's accusation that the rapper hit him in the head with a champagne bottle at an Atlanta ...

Sanjay Dutt says he'll go to prison as ordered
Breaking down repeatedly, popular Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt said Thursday he will serve his prison sentence for a 1993 weapons conviction in a case ...

However court rules, gay marriage debate won't end
However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many ...

Lawyer: reality star learned of divorce from media
A lawyer for reality television star Porsha Williams says she learned from the media that her former NFL player husband had filed for divorce.

Actress Ashley Judd won't run for US Senate
Actress Ashley Judd announced Wednesday she won't run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, saying she had given ...

Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media
Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei joined millions of ...