Posted: 7:38 AM PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island officials say actor James Woods will be testifying before a state legislative committee in support of a bill that would allow doctors to apologize for bad treatment outcomes, but ban those apologies from being used against them in malpractice lawsuits.
Updated: 1:14 PM What's believed to be a rare snowy owl has turned up at a Dallas area lake and the buzz about the bird has being drawing crowds.
Posted: 8:35 AM Netflix says it will stream certain movies from The Weinstein Co., including "The Artist," under an exclusive licensing agreement.
Posted: 8:09 AM KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - Georgia authorities say a commuter bus driver is recovering after being stabbed repeatedly with a pen when he tried to break up a fight between passengers that involved a dispute over a cell phone.
Posted: 8:06 AM LONDON (AP) - British royal officials say Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have named their black cocker spaniel puppy Lupo.
Updated: 1:49 PM Irish character actor David Kelly, who played Grandpa Joe in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," has died. He was 82.
Posted: 9:18 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pop star Whitney Houston's funeral service will be held Saturday in the New Jersey church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child.
Posted: 9:05 AM JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Angry Birds has joined Facebook.
Posted: 8:58 AM LONDON (AP) - The former Kate Middleton is spending her first Valentine's Day as a married woman nearly 8,000 miles away from her husband.
Posted: 8:54 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Director Michael Bay plans a fresh take on shape-shifting robots with the fourth installment in his "Transformers" franchise.
Updated: 5:03 PM Kinky Friedman is set to bring his one-of-a-kind stylings to Bryan.
Updated: 4:48 AM A CNN anchor and a former Texas A&M student has been suspended after comments he made on twitter.
Posted: 9:01 AM MIAMI (AP) - Univision and Disney are in negotiations to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.
Posted: 8:56 AM LONDON (AP) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain's queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
Posted: 8:54 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Madonna's not finished with stadiums.
Updated: 8:42 AM ATLANTA (AP) - The tallest skyscraper in the southern United States is going up for public auction after its owners missed mortgage payments.
Updated: 10:30 AM PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.
Posted: 8:09 AM PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man arrested 44 times without a conviction faces at least 32 years in federal prison for a pair of armed robberies.
Updated: 8:06 AM COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri professor recently diagnosed with cancer is documenting his treatment in online videos to teach others about medicine and mortality.
Posted: 8:03 AM WILTON, Conn. (AP) - A lead actor on the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" television series has been charged with driving under the influence in Connecticut.
Updated: 3:09 PM Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV's "Soul Train" who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75.
Posted: 12:42 PM Actor Barry Corbin, musician Meat Loaf and filmmaker Douglas McGrath will be honored at the 12th annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards.
Posted: 8:50 AM HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - The city of Frank Sinatra's birth has denied a request for a spinoff of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show to film in the city.
Posted: 8:34 AM SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Deen Castronovo, drummer in the rock group Journey, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Oregon to four misdemeanor charges related to a reported domestic violence incident in West Salem.
