Clegg, Groff among fiction nominees for National Book Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Lauren Groff and Bill Clegg and a story collection by Edith Pearlman are among the 10 nominees on the fiction longlist of the National Book Awards.
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White House hopefuls embrace late-night comedy shows
By day, White House hopefuls make speeches, meet voters and kiss babies. Late-night talk shows — which are taped in the evening and broadcast just before midnight — are an institution in American television. Traditional viewing audiences have waned, but are still in the millions — not too shabby for a presidential candidate looking to boost his or her profile before the primaries.
New buyer offers more for David Cassidy's Florida home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A new buyer has offered $2 million for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, home owned by former teen idol David Cassidy, surpassing the $1.8 million bid made at a recent auction.
Song by Tejano star Selena released 20 years after her death
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A new song by Tejano star Selena has been released two decades after she was killed by her fan club president.
Emmy nominees answer: What TV world would you hang out in?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most TV stars are also TV fans. That means the year’s Emmy nominees all have their favorite shows, and some have imagined what it might be like to hang out in one of the alluring worlds of the small screen.
Kid Rock called for jury duty at suburban Detroit courthouse
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Kid Rock has been called for jury duty in suburban Detroit.
Wes Ball, Hollywood's new blockbuster visionary
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Wes Ball didn’t mean to have a signature hat. He can’t even remember where he got the tattered, sweat-stained, beige baseball cap with the white embroidered “Catskill Mountains” stitching. But he knows one thing for sure — he’s not taking it off anytime soon, and definitely not during production.
New exhibit combines Toy Hall of Fame with toys' creators
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The world’s most famous toys and the people who created them are being honored together for the first time at the new Toy Halls of Fame opening at The Strong museum in Rochester.
New shows battle old favorites in US fall TV line-up
A naked woman, covered in tattoos, emerges from a duffel bag in Times Square. Carrie Mathison has left the CIA and is living in Berlin. Get your DVRs ready, refresh your Netflix queue and make sure your on-demand service is up and running.
Cambodian PM backs Angelina Jolie's Khmer Rouge film
Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Thursday voiced his support for Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s upcoming film about the murderous Khmer Rouge regime after the pair met in Phnom Penh. The actress-turned-director is adapting “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers”, a memoir by Cambodian rights activist Loung Ung about surviving the communist regime. In its quest for an agrarian Marxist utopia, the brutal Khmer Rouge killed up