Posner says he failed to source material for book
NEW YORK (AP) -- An author and journalist who resigned last month from the Internet news site The Daily Beast over allegations of lifting material acknowledged that passages in his latest book are similar to those of another writer....
Reagan 'GE Theater' tapes restored, go to library
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- All 208 episodes of television's "General Electric Theater," hosted by then-actor Ronald Reagan, are being delivered to former first lady Nancy Reagan on Wednesday as part of the two-year celebration of the late president's 100th birthday....
Trump is reviving 'Apprentice' with regular folks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump isn't firing "The Celebrity Apprentice," but he's bringing back the regular edition of the show with 14 ordinary job-hunters plagued by the economic crisis....
French polemic over fake game show electrocutions
PARIS (AP) -- A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which credulous participants obey orders to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks to a man, who is really an actor, until he appears to die....
Review: The outer-borough farce `City Island'
Set in the Bronx during an eventful spring break and populated by sexual, dark-haired people, "City Island" could, on the surface, be confused for a "Jersey Shore" sequel....
Rolling Stones tunes supply 'Idol' surprises
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol."...
3 histories receive Bancroft Prize
NEW YORK (AP) -- Biographies of Abigail Adams and Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange are among the winners of the prestigious Bancroft Prize for history....
Norteno star denies knowledge of playing for gang
McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala said the lights went out, people started running and he and his band hit the floor when the Mexican military raided a drug cartel's holiday party in December....
Sony bets MJ fans won't stop 'til they get enough
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The man who spearheaded the record-breaking deal in which Michael Jackson's estate will get up to $250 million in the next seven years said Tuesday that Sony Music Entertainment bought a treasure trove of new Jackson music, some of it recorded "quite recently," some in collaboration with other artists....
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