
London Marathon to proceed after Boston bombings
Determined to show solidarity with Boston, the London Marathon will go forward as planned Sunday with a race that will be watched by about 1 million ...

Chris Tucker to host BET Awards on June 30
Chris Tucker will host this year's BET Awards. The network announced Tuesday that the comedian-actor will host the show June 30 from the Nokia Theater ...
Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts
Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will furlough U.S.

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, ...

Pulitzer means jump in sales for fiction winner
After a year's hiatus, the Pulitzer Prize remains golden for fiction writers. Adam Johnson's "The Orphan Master's Son" was in the top 10 on Amazon.

Louvre Abu Dhabi gives peek at collection
Abu Dhabi's new branch of the Louvre considers no artistic subject to be off limits but will not "shock for the sake of shocking", a top overseer said ...

Ozzy Osbourne denies marriage split rumors
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has denied rumors of a split from his wife Sharon and apologized to his family for returning to drink and drugs. The Black ...

Benny Blanco to receive Songwriters Hall honor
Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting ...

London Marathon confirms race will be held Sunday
Determined to put on a show of "solidarity" for Boston, London Marathon organizers will stage the race on Sunday. The British capital has long been ...

Indian state stops Playboy beach club from opening
India's going to have to wait for its first Playboy bunnies. After a month of heated debate, the government in the tourist hotspot of Goa refused ...

Wahlberg disgusted over Boston Marathon tragedy
Mark Wahlberg was in a somber mood at the New York premiere of his new film, "Pain and Gain"— still grappling with the tragedy that struck his ...

Son of Magic Johnson talks about being gay
The 20-year-old son of basketball great Magic Johnson is surprised by the public interest in his being gay, something that he revealed to his ...

Online nonprofit InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer
In a sign of a rapidly changing media world, a relatively unknown New York-based online nonprofit news site joined some of the country's most ...
Mantel, Kingsolver on Women's Prize shortlist
Hilary Mantel, Barbara Kingsolver and Zadie Smith are among three British authors and three Americans shortlisted for the Women's Prize for fiction.

Boston Marathon tragedy looms over CinemaCon
Just hours after two bomb blasts provided a deadly conclusion to the Boston Marathon, principals from "Star Trek Into Darkness" were doing their jobs: ...

On screens, familiar images of terror flash
The Boston Marathon explosions and their aftermath were captured in chilling images that ran as relentless tape loops of terror online and on TV ...
Connections hamper jury selection in Jackson case
The extensive connections of Michael Jackson, his family and friends became a challenge Monday for a judge trying to seat an impartial jury for his ...

McIntyre tweets he's OK after Boston marathon run
New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre tweets that he's OK after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon minutes after he ...

Caroline Shaw wins 2013 Pulitzer for music
Caroline Shaw isn't your typical Pulitzer Prize for music winner. The violinist and vocalist is just 30, a freelance musician in New York, a grad ...

Fiction Pulitzer returns and Adam Johnson wins it
Adam Johnson's "The Orphan Master's Son," a labyrinthine story of a man's travails in North Korea, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, restoring ...

Weinstein, Chapman welcome baby boy
Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman have added a baby boy to their family. A spokeswoman for the 61-year-old co-chairman of the Weinstein Co.

Alicia Keys campaigns for HIV education
Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer met with women who ...
Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails to play Voodoo Fest
The rock band Nine Inch Nails is making its first public appearance since 2009 at this year's Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans.

Rihanna cancels Houston show because of illness
Rihanna has canceled another date on her latest tour because she is ill. Live Nation says the Grammy-winning singer is unable to perform at Monday's ...
Correction: Church Abuse-Religious Order story
In an April 14 story about confidential personnel files on Roman Catholic religious order priests, The Associated Press reported erroneously that such ...