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Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old

A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said. A suspect turned info...
08-11-2009 - 03:34

Sacramento mayor engaged to DC schools supe

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington schools superintendent Michelle Rhee are engaged. The former NBA star and the nationally known education reformer have regularly been seen together ever since Johnson launched his mayoral bid in early 2008....
07-11-2009 - 10:03

Augusten Burroughs shares his holiday stories

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." The best-selling author of books like "Running with Scissors" and "Dry" has compiled a bo...
07-11-2009 - 06:33

Berlin inaugurates repainted Wall section

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. Berlin on Friday inaugurated the restored...
07-11-2009 - 06:33

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)" by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (TOR Books) 2. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 3. "True Blue" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) 4. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell (Pu...
07-11-2009 - 03:24

New Woodrow Wilson bio presents a complex figure

"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 wo...
06-11-2009 - 23:26

Estelle, Ludacris pay tribute to late Otis Redding

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." On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she...
06-11-2009 - 17:17

Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'

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. The film, which includes "4-D" eleme...
06-11-2009 - 15:35

'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery

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. The surgery took place Wednesday and went "very, very well," said friend and colleagu...
06-11-2009 - 12:11

Midler announces end date for her Las Vegas show

Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31. Midler's show has had a home for nearly two years at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Her stint at Caesars began on Feb. 20, 2008. Midler says in a sta...
06-11-2009 - 06:53

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