Argentine illustrator wins child literature prize
Argentine illustrator and writer Marisol Misenta, better known as Isol, won the 5 million kronor ($780,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for ...

ESPN gives Robin Roberts an ESPY award for courage
ESPN is staying in the family in giving its Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Robin Roberts at its annual ESPY awards this summer. The "Good Morning ...

Viewers to choose ending of 'Psych' 100th episode
From a bank of chairs in an NBC Universal control room, technician Antonella Caruso counted down as if she were anticipating a rocket booster's ...
'Friday Night Lights' author hung up with dress-up
Buzz Bissinger never worries that he's got nothing to wear. In an article for GQ magazine he confesses that he's shelled out more than $600,000 on ...

Helen Mirren up for best actress at Olivier awards
Helen Mirren received another accolade for her royal performance as Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday — a best-actress nomination at Britain's Olivier ...
Soon-to-be-renamed Big East signs TV deal with CBS
The Big East conference will have a new name when it plays games on CBS. The conference that plans to rename itself this spring has signed a deal with ...

Crystal Bowersox of 'American Idol' eyes Broadway
Former "American Idol" contestant Crystal Bowersox will officially be taking a walk after midnight on Broadway. Producers of the Patsy Cline musical ...

BracketRacket: Dickie V and dolphins, oh my!
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. Today's edition includes a social media bracket, a touching moment ...
Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards dies
Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards has died at a hospice at age 68. Richards, whose real name was Dennis Lussier, died Sunday at the Whatcom ...
'Breaking Bad' script missing after car break-in
A man accused of breaking into "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston's car late last year and stealing a script for the popular television show set in ...

The art of the nap: Tilda Swinton at MoMA
It's not the kind of performance that will win her another Academy Award, but Tilda Swinton certainly has them buzzing at the Museum of Modern Art.

MTV's VMAs taking a road trip to Brooklyn in 2013
The Video Music Awards are taking a road trip to Brooklyn. MTV's showcase awards show is traditionally held in Los Angeles or Manhattan. This year the ...
'Croods' grab top spot at box office with $43.6M
"The Croods" stormed from their cave to open at No. 1 at the box office. The 3-D comedy from 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation made over $43.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Anthony Lewis dies at 85
Two-time Pulitzer winner Anthony Lewis, whose New York Times column championed liberal causes for three decades, died Monday. He was 85. Lewis worked ...

Film academy sets Oscar dates for 2014, 2015
Film fans can already mark their calendars for the Academy Awards in 2014 and 2015. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday ...
Tenor Bryan Hymel wins Met Opera's Sills award
A tenor from New Orleans has won the prestigious Beverly Sills Award that signals a star in the works. Bryan Hymel (EE'-mehl) accepted the $50,000 ...
Legion accepts CBS apology over 'Amazing Race'
The national commander of the American Legion says he accepts CBS' apology for a passage on "The Amazing Race" where contestants visited the wreckage ...
5 jailed in UK for inventing movie in tax scam
Five people were jailed Monday in Britain for pretending to make a Hollywood movie in a scam to defraud tax authorities of millions of pounds.

Jolie meets women in eastern Congo
Angelina Jolie is meeting with women and girls in eastern Congo, where sexual violence is rampant. Jolie, a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, ...

Prince Harry to visit US, skipping Vegas this time
Britain's Prince Harry is returning to the United States — but this time he's skipping Las Vegas. The 28-year-old prince will travel to the U.S.

Robin Roberts, model Vodianova getting DVF Awards
Diane von Furstenberg, herself an inspiration to some, is honoring the women she looks up to, including newscaster Robin Roberts. Recipients of this ...

WWE helps launch Superstars for Sandy Relief
WWE is joining with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to launch ...

Leonardo da Vinci gets 'Batman' treatment on Starz
In these 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci, he has upstaged every genius multi-tasker in his wake. (OK, not you, Benjamin Franklin and James Franco.
BracketRacket: Craft's shot, Sadler and Dunk City
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we see what happens when Ohio State hits a buzzer beater, ...

Amputee veteran helps train troops for war
The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing ...