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'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown speaks in NH

Entertainment - 3 hours 45 min ago

Best-selling author Dan Brown made a rare public appearance in New Hampshire on Friday, saying very little about his next novel other than he's well into the writing process.


Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13

Entertainment - 3 hours 54 min ago

Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.


George Clinton, Black Eyed Peas settle song suit

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 20:45

George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of using his music without proper permission.


Hagar: Not surprised at Van Halen tour woes

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 20:40

Right now, Sammy Hagar is awfully glad he's not in Van Halen anymore.


German baritone opera singer Fischer-Dieskau dead

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 20:37

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the renowned German baritone who performed for more than five decades on stages in Berlin, Vienna, London and New York, died Friday. He was 86.


APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 20:12

Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.


Clint Eastwood's family gets real on new E! series

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 20:01

Dina Eastwood has heard the question repeatedly: Why put her family and superstar husband Clint Eastwood on display for a reality TV show, generally the province of D-list or wannabe celebrities?


French opera hits the right note in the US

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 19:54

French opera seems to be hitting just the right note in the United States.


Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:40
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Imprisoned star of 'Reality' impresses at Cannes

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:38

The breakout performance at the Cannes Film Festival this year is Aniello Arena's turn as a Naples fishmonger who becomes obsessed with appearing on a "Big Brother"-style TV show in "Reality."


Exhibit shows Grosz's take on Dallas in '52

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:18

Twenty paintings from 1952 that capture Dallas as more skyscrapers went up and the city began to sprawl away from downtown, are going on exhibit together for the first time in more than a half-century.


National Book Festival announces lineup of authors

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:15
Novelist Philip Roth, Jeffrey Eugenides who wrote "The Virgin Suicides," mystery writer Patricia Cornwell and singer Jewel are joining the lineup of authors for the 2012 National Book Festival on the National Mall later this year.

VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut

Technology - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:11
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.

Spirited singing fails to enliven Mozart opera

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:00
All the lovely singing fails to save the Vienna State Opera's new production of Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito."

Sean Penn holds Haiti fundraiser at Cannes

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 17:50

Sean Penn tried to turn the conversation at the Cannes Film Festival to Haiti, hosting a fundraiser for the earthquake-ravaged and poverty-stricken country.


Facebook shares see modest debut

Technology - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 17:49
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.

Queen's Jubilee guest list raises eyebrows

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 17:20

Britain has come under criticism for inviting the king of Bahrain, whose Gulf state has engaged in a brutal crackdown on political dissent, to a lunch Friday celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.


Willie Nelson picks his 'Heroes,' including Snoop

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 17:20

When Snoop Dogg passed through Willie Nelson's neck of the woods during South By Southwest in March, he took some time to pay tribute to his unlikely friend.


Pa. art collection completes controversial move

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:58

The Barnes Foundation is no longer the greatest art collection you'll never see.


Man pleads not guilty to stalking Mila Kunis

Entertainment - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:51

A man charged with stalking Mila Kunis pleaded not guilty Friday to two felony charges and was denied a request to leave jail without having to post bail.