
23 hours ago - By Alicia Rancilio, Associated Press Writer
It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been "hideous."
23 hours ago - By Associated Press
R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.

23 hours ago - By Lisa Orkin Emmanuel, Associated Press Writer
Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past. But one of the nation's leading literary festivals isn't giving up on readers in a bad economy.

Nov 6 - By Bruce Desilva, For The Associated Press
"Loot the Moon" (Minotaur), 276 pages, $24.99, by Mark Arsenault: Billy Povich, former investigative reporter, has been reassigned to write obituaries — his newspaper's way of encouraging him to quit.

Nov 6 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.

Nov 6 - By Damian Grass, Associated Press Writer
Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse.

Nov 6 - By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Writer
The Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colorful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier's opening.

Nov 5 - By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Writer
Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay."
Nov 5 - By Associated Press
Partial list of winners from the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas:

Nov 5 - By Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Writer
Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.

Nov 5 - By Jerry Harkavy, For The Associated Press
"Woodrow Wilson" (Knopf, 704 pages, $35), By John Milton Cooper Jr.: Soon after he was elected president in 1912, Woodrow Wilson told a former colleague at Princeton University that all of his preparation for office was in the domestic sphere and it would be "an irony of fate" if his administration were to be consumed by concerns over foreign policy.

Nov 5 - By Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.

Nov 5 - By Associated Press
Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday.
Nov 5 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Winners of the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, presented Thursday:

Nov 5 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose.
Nov 5 - By Associated Press
ESPN had better watch its back.
Nov 5 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: