Flamenco guitarist Manitas de Plata, who sold nearly 100 million records worldwide and broke boundaries for Gypsy musicians, has died in southern France. He was 93. More>>
Australian rock band AC/DC says the arrest of its drummer in an alleged murder-for-hire plot won't affect its upcoming tour or album release. More>>
Entertainment executive Jerry Perenchio says he's making a huge donation of artwork to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art because the city helped make his career possible. More>>
Over the years, psychiatrist Keith Ablow has diagnosed President Barack Obama as a man with abandonment issues dating back to his upbringing, a person with a victim's mentality who secretly identifies more with Africa... More>>
Philip Roth, Gillian Flynn and Don DeLillo are among 75 authors and artists contributing annotated editions of their work for a PEN American Center auction. More>>
How much for a guitar played by Bruce Springsteen, an hour lesson on how to play it, a lasagna dinner at his house and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle? $300,000. More>>
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles says it has acquired the Edouard Manet artwork "Spring," a celebrated portrait of a Parisian actress as an embodiment of the season. More>>
The new "Star Wars" film has a title. More>>
Miranda Lambert has reached new heights as a female country performer: The fiery singer is the most decorated female artist in the history of the Country Music Association Awards. More>>
CBS News has expanded its reach to a digital streaming network that features live, anchored coverage 15 hours each weekday. More>>
There is no end in sight to the upstairs-downstairs drama of "Downton Abbey." More>>
Like man, the way to a dog's heart is through its stomach. More>>
The remains of a 20th Century Fox executive who disappeared more than two years ago have been found in a rural desert area of Southern California, authorities said. More>>
One of the founders of popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested under an Interpol warrant as he was crossing into Thailand from Laos, police said Tuesday. More>>
In July 1944, Orson Welles wrapped up one of his wartime radio broadcasts with a brief, emotional reading of one of the country's favorite authors, John Steinbeck. More>>
The children's eyes dart from their reflections in the mirrored wall to the dance instructor as they try to imitate her straight posture from elbow to knee. Some of the budding dancers wear tutus and soft leather shoes... More>>
Miranda Lambert was the reigning queen of Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards, but Luke Bryan marked a long-earned breakthrough by winning entertainer of the year. More>>
Winners of the 48th annual Country Music Association Awards presented Wednesday night in Nashville: More>>
Luke Bryan further cemented his country superstar status on Wednesday night with his first entertainer of the year trophy at the Country Music Association Awards. More>>
The drummer for rock band AC/DC has been charged in New Zealand with attempting to procure murder. More>>
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testified for more than two hours to start Ray Rice's appeal hearing on Wednesday, a person familiar with the case told The... More>>
A celebrated portrait of a Parisian actress by Edouard Manet set a new auction record for the artist during the second day of a major fall sale of impressionist and modern art. More>>
Suge Knight has pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge filed over an incident in which a celebrity photographer accused the Death Row Records founder of stealing her camera. More>>
The mother of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's son said Wednesday she supports a plea deal that gave Peterson probation on a charge of abusing the boy. More>>
Minnie Driver is joining the cast of NBC's "Peter Pan Live!" More>>
A book about attempted escapes under the Berlin Wall and the support of American television has been acquired by Crown Publishers and optioned for a feature film. More>>
Steve Wynn has had his fill of Cirque du Soleil and thinks Las Vegas visitors have, too. More>>
An 85-foot Norway spruce that belonged to a central Pennsylvania family of "Christmas elves" will serve as Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree this year. More>>
The farewell to the Broadway musical "Motown" may get upstaged by a concert from some original Motown stars - The Temptations and The Four Tops. More>>
Tom Brokaw will take NBC Sports Network viewers with him on a trip to his native South Dakota for pheasant hunting season, a special that could become the template for a regular series. More>>
It's always a safe bet that the Country Music Association Awards will include a surprise moment or two each year, whether it's an unexpected win or a never-before-seen performance. More>>
Jennifer Lopez wants to share a life lesson with her fans: Learn to love yourself first. More>>
Tony Award-winner Faith Prince will lead the trio of vengeful ex-spouses in "The First Wives Club" musical. More>>
The sketches of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' Chicago museum show a flowing white building topped with a hovering ring. The newly unveiled architectural designs for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art were drawing a... More>>
There were neither tears nor cheers at this TV-season premiere. More>>
A rare piece of artwork painted by Vincent van Gogh weeks before his death sold for $61.8 million Tuesday and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti took in over $100 million at a sale kicking off New York City's fall art... More>>
Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson avoided jail Tuesday by reaching a deal with Texas prosecutors to resolve a child abuse case that revived a national debate about corporal punishment. More>>
In one corner you've got the starring members of the country boys' club: The veteran George Strait; the Australian guitar player who rocks the shaggy bangs, Keith Urban; the best-selling party boy Luke Bryan; and... More>>
A woman accused of stabbing the father of R&B singer Mary J. Blige during a domestic dispute in Michigan has been sentenced to jail. More>>
A January trial date has been set for U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo on misdemeanor domestic violence charges. More>>
Television viewers proved to not have much interest in seeing Kate Walsh as a misbehaving judge, a manufactured Utopian society created for the cameras or the "How I Met Your Mother" love interest portraying a lawyer in love. More>>
Maureen O'Hara's most recent film credit was more than a dozen years ago, but the 94-year-old actress said she's ready for a role anytime. More>>
Several country musicians jumped at the chance to record with The Doobie Brothers on their new album, "Southbound," but the classic rock band found even more country singers who wanted to collaborate live. More>>
Actress Shailene Woodley and singer Sam Smith are the leading nominees for the 2015 People's Choice Awards with four nods apiece. More>>
A personal story of grief and raptors that combines memoir, biography and nature writing has won Britain's leading literary award for nonfiction. More>>
A Disney princess no longer needs a prince to experience true love. More>>
Forget paying for a baby sitter. Why not take the kids to Broadway? More>>
She's the "Yankee Diva" from Kansas who sang the national anthem at last week's World Series - invited after fans clamored for her voice in a social media campaign that went viral. More>>
Devon Still figures it will be the most emotional game he'll ever play. More>>
Citing illness incurred from her weeks-long book tour, Lena Dunham has postponed two appearances in Europe until early December. More>>
Oprah Winfrey and Tom Brokaw are among the featured commentators for an "enhanced" e-book of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." More>>
After decades of telling his story through music, Paul Simon is ready to rely on words alone. More>>
Time is relative, especially for young actors tasked with playing brilliant theoretical physicists. More>>
Theater fans can now stream some Shakespeare, if they have the bandwidth for the Bard. More>>
American director Darren Aronofsky has been chosen to lead the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. More>>
Shy bladder sufferers want DirecTV to stop airing a television ad where a "painfully awkward" actor Rob Lowe says that he can't urinate in public. More>>
Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case filed appeal papers Tuesday, saying they believe a judge did not correctly apply the law when she found the Olympic athlete not guilty of murder for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. More>>
The Roots are tapping into their resources to help raise funds for their alma mater in Philadelphia. More>>
It's a story important enough for NBC's "Nightly News": Weather forecaster Mike Seidel did not relieve himself in the snow. More>>
Baseball's Johnny Damon, TV journalist Geraldo Rivera and mother of eight Kate Gosselin will be among the contestants on the upcoming "Celebrity Apprentice." More>>
Tom Magliozzi, a Boston-area mechanic and MIT graduate who became an unlikely radio star as part of the brother duo that hosted "Car Talk," one of public radio's most popular show's ever, died of complications from... More>>
After decades of telling his story through music, Paul Simon is ready to rely on words alone. More>>
Blake Shelton isn't the only person Miranda Lambert is texting these days - she's also been chatting it up with breakthrough singer Meghan Trainor. More>>
Spotify stopped streaming Taylor Swift's music at her request Monday, setting up a business struggle between the leading purveyor of a new music distribution system and the industry's most popular artist. More>>
"Dancing with the Stars" is packing up its ballroom and hitting the road. More>>
The Broadway musical "Pippin" is packing up its tent and moving on. More>>
Tom Magliozzi, one half of the brother duo who hosted National Public Radio's "Car Talk," where they bantered with callers and commiserated over their car problems, died Monday of complications from Alzheimer's... More>>
Anna Nicole Smith's manager can be retried on conspiracy charges related to obtaining prescription drugs for use by the model, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. More>>
The last time the Minnesota Twins searched for a manager, Paul Molitor was in the mix. He withdrew from consideration, with the franchise's future uncertain during Major League Baseball's failed attempt to... More>>
Ahead of Election Day, Hollywood had its own version of a recount. "Ouija" squeaked past "Nightcrawler" in final tallies to belatedly claim the top spot at the box office. More>>
It was a meltingly hot October day outside the East Los Angeles warehouse converted to a wrestling ring. Inside, things were about to get equally torrid. More>>
An adviser to the Polish president accused U.S. authorities on Monday of "absolute ignorance" in seeking the arrest of film director Roman Polanski, a Holocaust survivor, while he was in Poland last week for the opening of... More>>
Julia Collins and Arthur Chu will be among the winningest "Jeopardy!" contestants who return to battle for a $250,000 grand prize with 13 other former champions in the "Tournament of Champions" starting next Monday. More>>
From Hillary Rodham Clinton to Hugh Jackman to Mikhail Baryshnikov, luminaries of the fashion, entertainment and media worlds packed a Manhattan church on Monday for the private funeral of legendary fashion designer Oscar... More>>
Sting, Idina Menzel and the cast of "Sesame Street" will be among the stars celebrating at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. More>>
The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison after spending 40 years behind bars. More>>
Talk about typecasting: Tom Hanks has a book deal for a collection of stories inspired in part by his personal collection of typewriters. More>>
Rap music figure Marion "Suge" Knight will post bail and return to California to face a robbery charge following treatment at a Las Vegas hospital for a blood clot in his chest discovered after he fell in jail, his... More>>
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined Austrian cross-dressing pop star Conchita Wurst on Monday in calling for an end to bias based on a person's sexual orientation. More>>
By The Associated Press Nov. 9: Actor Charlie Robinson ("Night Court") is 69. Actor Robert David Hall ("CSI") is 66. Actor Lou Ferrigno ("The Incredible Hulk") is 63. Drummer Dee Plakas of L7 is 54.... More>>
Lena Dunham was in a "rage spiral" as she disputed a writer's contention that she sexually abused her little sister. More>>
The year's most buzzed about new country artist is one most country fans may never heard on the radio. More>>
You don't get to be the longest-running children's show in U.S. TV history by doing the same thing over and over. So even though parents who grew up watching "Sesame Street" can still see old favorites like Big... More>>
Wayne Static, the frontman for the metal band Static-X, has died at age 48. More>>
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press The explosion of a Virgin Galactic rocket ship during a test flight over California has almost certainly dashed founder Richard Branson's goal of starting passenger... More>>
Jay Leno is coming back to the "Tonight" show - at least for one night. More>>
Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world Sunday with two hair-raising skyscraper crossings on high wires without a safety net or a harness, and performing one blindfolded. More>>
Lauren Hill felt so good after fulfilling her dream that she felt inspired to play another game. More>>
English clarinet player Acker Bilk, who beat the Beatles and other British rockers to the top of the U.S. music charts with the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore," has died at the age of 85. More>>
Kristin Scott Thomas is about to don Helen Mirren's tiara. More>>
Homes of slaves who served President James Madison at his Montpelier estate in Virginia will be rebuilt for the first time over the next five years, along with other refurbishments to the home of one of the nation's... More>>
Shirley MacLaine pulled no punches when asked about her take on life at age 80. More>>
There was a bit of a British invasion at the Beverly Hilton hotel, as BAFTA Los Angeles hosted its annual Britannia Awards, honoring film and television talent from both sides of the pond, including director Mike Leigh and... More>>
In a scary close finish, the Jake Gyllenhaal crime thriller "Nightcrawler" and the board-game adaptation "Ouija" tied for first at the box office with $10.9 million each over the Halloween weekend. More>>
Eliza Dushku got a rude welcoming to Providence when arriving for Rhode Island Comic Con. More>>
Just in time for Halloween, J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of what makes a wicked witch tick. More>>
JT Mollner likes to compare haunted house visitors to bungee jumpers and skydivers - they want to be safe, but they also want an adrenaline rush. More>>
With Chicago's chilling winds howling in the background, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda declared Friday he's ready to attempt two back-to-back skyscraper crossings, one of them blindfolded. More>>
Reality TV star Tameka "Tiny" Harris, the wife of rapper T.I., has the attention of skeptical eye doctors and social media haters over a procedure she underwent to permanently lighten the color of her eyes. More>>
I dropped my cable TV service more than a year ago and have been relying on Netflix, Hulu and other services to fill my television needs. But I get my shows at least a day late. With CBS' new All Access streaming... More>>
Hello Kitty cuteness is taking over Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles as the city hosts the first Hello Kitty fan convention. More>>
The creator of the board game Operation needed his own operation, and it turned out he couldn't afford to pay for it. More>>
A Denver radio station that sponsored a heavy-metal Halloween ball is pleading for the return of a bust of John Denver that went missing during the party. More>>
The lawyer for a man who was punched by Chris Brown outside a Washington hotel says he has settled a lawsuit against the singer. More>>
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press The explosion of a Virgin Galactic rocket ship during a test flight over California has almost certainly dashed founder Richard Branson's goal of starting passenger... More>>
Kristin Scott Thomas is about to don Helen Mirren's tiara. More>>
Since playing the lucky-unlucky lottery winner Hurley on "Lost," Jorge Garcia's career has moved along nicely from "Alcatraz" to "Hawaii Five-0" and upcoming big-screen movies. More>>
Gregg Allman has been dropped from a lawsuit by the family of a film worker killed by a train during shooting of a biographical movie about the Allman Brothers Band singer, attorneys said Thursday. More>>
A New Jersey professor suspended after he posted an online photo containing a quote from "Game of Thrones" has had his punishment rescinded by the college. More>>
A jury should decide a claim by the children of Marvin Gaye that the 2012 hit song "Blurred Lines" improperly copied elements of their father's music, a federal judge ruled Thursday. More>>
The Vatican revealed a closely kept secret Thursday: The Sistine Chapel's precious frescoes were starting to turn white from the air pollution caused by so many visitors passing through each day to marvel at... More>>
Welcome to New York, Taylor Swift! The locals are kvetching about you already. More>>
ABC's daytime chat show "The View," which has failed to catch fire following an overhaul this fall, is switching to the network's news side after being part of ABC's entertainment operation for 18 years. More>>
Prosecutors in Poland questioned filmmaker Roman Polanski on Thursday at the request of U.S. prosecutors who are seeking his arrest on charges from 1977 of having sex with a minor. More>>
Rap music figure Marion "Suge" Knight had a Las Vegas traffic warrant reduced to a parking ticket on Thursday, but was returned in custody to the Clark County jail to await a Monday extradition hearing in a California... More>>
Twenty-one rarely seen letters by Thomas Jefferson have gone on display at the Museum of the City of New York. More>>
A famous Latvian aviator who joined a Nazi killing squad during World War II is being brought to life in a musical that has outraged Jews in the Baltic country and beyond. More>>
After the sitcom "Happy Endings" was, ironically, abruptly canceled, writer Brian Gallivan looked close to home for his next gig: His own family inspired "The McCarthys," a new CBS comedy about sports-obsessed brood with... More>>
Galway Kinnell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who opened up American verse in the 1960s and beyond through his forceful, spiritual takes on the outsiders and underside of contemporary life, has died at age 87. More>>
Suge Knight and comedian Katt Williams were arrested and charged with robbery Wednesday after a celebrity photographer reported the men stole her camera last month. More>>
Orson Welles's last film may finally be nearing release after decades as one of cinema's most storied unfinished creations. More>>
A psychologist who stars on a reality TV show testified at a murder trial that a California man accused of killing an animal control officer had a hoarding disorder and could have reacted violently to anyone trying to take... More>>
Disgraced Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega's lawsuit over his inclusion in a 2012 "Call of Duty" video game has been dismissed by a judge who determined the game's use of his likeness is protected by the First... More>>
Actress Elizabeth Norment, who portrayed the secretary to Kevin Spacey's hard-driving politico Frank Underwood in the Netflix series "House of Cards," has died. She was 61 years old. More>>
A new three-day country music festival starring Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley will debut in New York City next summer. More>>
Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a western Kentucky man who spent more than a week in jail for posting violent song lyrics to his Facebook page. More>>
The Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band will headline the tailgate party before the inaugural College Football Playoff national championship game in January. More>>
Herbie Hancock doesn't begin or end his newly published memoir "Possibilities" by recalling any of the many highlights in his 50-plus-year career such as receiving the 2008 Album of the Year Grammy Award for "River:... More>>
PBS' average prime-time household rating for the 2013-14 season was up 5 percent over the year before, the public TV service said Wednesday. More>>
Elton John called Pope Francis "my hero" for his compassion and push to accept gays in the Catholic church at his annual AIDS benefit. More>>
Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to go to great lengths to prove that a Democratic and Republican U.S. senator could work together. More>>
Tony and Emmy Award-winner Tyne Daly and Tony-winner Harriet Harris will be returning to Broadway in a wedding comedy. More>>
Two of the stars of the upcoming movie "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" have added some Hollywood heft to a Detroit-area group's efforts to protect bats. More>>
An exhibit chronicling Paul Simon's career will debut at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. More>>
Monica Potter is like most fans of NBC's "Parenthood" - she's in denial that the show is in its final season. More>>
In person, Shota Sometani is still and quiet, speaking in a soft, almost lackadaisical voice. His ideal acting role, he says, would be one in which he couldn't rely on facial expressions, such as a character wearing a... More>>
A Chinese online video site says it is bringing the "Big Brother" reality TV show to China. More>>
Several St. Louis Cardinals were among thousands of people who crowded into a cemetery near the Dominican Republic's north coast for Tuesday's burial of former major league outfielder Oscar Taveras. More>>
A judge has finalized Jane Lynch's divorce from her wife more than four years after the couple were married. More>>
British pop star Phil Collins on Tuesday handed over his vast collection of artifacts related to the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of Texas. More>>
A Tennessee man being arrested on charges of illegal marijuana possession told police he was Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington. More>>
With Halloween imminent, MTV is ready to "Scream." More>>
There's a World Series going on, television fans. Not that many people seem to care. More>>
"Doctor Strange," ''Black Panther," ''Captain Marvel" and the "Inhumans" are joining the Marvel cinematic universe. More>>
More transcripts of White House tapes from the Richard Nixon administration will be published next August, focusing on 1973, the year the world learned the recordings existed. More>>
Former President George W. Bush will be back in the public eye as he promotes "41," his upcoming book about his father, former President George H.W. Bush. More>>
Spider-Man, X-Men and The Hulk loomed large in a federal appeals court Tuesday as a Colorado company fought its latest battle with Disney for the rights to Marvel's iconic comic book characters. More>>
Will Chase's character on ABC's "Nashville" is the quintessential superstar. More>>
NBC is bringing Neil Patrick Harris back to series television as host of a comedy-variety series. More>>
The Logo TV network wants to explore how a gay and straight man look at pop culture differently. More>>
Taylor Swift is getting double the love from Madame Tussauds wax museum with her figure being unveiled in both Washington and Hollywood. More>>
Nearly 9,000 unpaid interns stand to benefit from a $6.4 million settlement with NBCUniversal over back wages. More>>
The winner of the Funniest Person in the World competition is a brown-haired, slightly rotund stand-up comic from Finland who boasts he has hit on the perfect solution to the planet's international monetary woes. More>>
By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer Mike Matheny needed some time to figure out what to say. Like the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals, the manager was leveled by the sudden death of Oscar Taveras. More>>
MGM Resorts International and the organizers of Rock in Rio USA announced additions to the music festival's lineup Monday and offered a glimpse of what to expect when the event comes to Las Vegas next year. More>>
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Monday that findings from a recent investigation into academic fraud at the University of North Carolina are troubling, disturbing and shocking. More>>
Marty Garrett and Salumeh Eslamieh gave up their garage for Hello Kitty. More>>
The shooting death of the beloved captain of South Africa's national soccer team during an apparent house robbery stunned a country long accustomed to violent crime, and police launched a manhunt Monday for the intruders. More>>
The mystical board game adaptation "Ouija" summoned $19.9 million for a box-office topping debut over the Keanu Reeves revenge thriller "John Wick." More>>
By MICHAEL McCALL Associated Press A former college football quarterback, Sam Hunt might be expected to huddle up with all the macho, in-your-face male country singers currently filling the radio... More>>
Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case said Monday they will file appeal papers in the next few days against the verdict and sentence after the Olympic runner was convicted of culpable homicide and given a five-year... More>>
The latest "Fast and Furious" movie has been retitled "Furious 7." More>>
Sotheby's says proceeds from the sale of 44 pieces of jewelry from the collections of Estee Lauder and Evelyn Lauder will benefit two charities. More>>
In defiance of Ukraine, a revered Soviet-era crooner has traveled from Russia to the rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine to perform in support of separatists fighting the Ukrainian government. More>>
The next Rolling Stones project will cost you a lot more than the average concert ticket. More>>
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Monday he was stunned by the death of 22-year-old outfielder Oscar Taveras in a car accident and his players were struggling with deep anguish after losing a young teammate. More>>
When Taylor Swift released the Grammy-winning, banjo-tinged "Mean" in 2010, haters fired shots at the then-20-year-old. More>>
George R.R. Martin knows all the signs of Boba Fett Syndrome. More>>
Sketch-comedy shows are like frozen-yogurt shops: While there are probably way too many, most are good enough to stay afloat. More>>
Taylor Swift will be shakin' it up in New York City's Times Square on New Year's Eve. More>>
Want a body like Beyonce's? Now you can buy clothes she's designed for exercising. More>>
Marcia Strassman, who played Gabe Kaplan's wife, Julie, on the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," has died. She was 66. More>>