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Updated: 9:05 AM PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance.
Updated: 9:05 AM PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance.
Posted: 8:22 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation's cultural capital this weekend for inauguration visitors.
Updated: 9:14 AM WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An eclectic trove of memorabilia from the famed 1970s New York nightclub Studio 54 is hitting the auction block in Florida.
Updated: 9:10 AM JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African singing sensation Lira says she will dedicate a Zulu love song to United States President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, when she performs at Monday's inaugural ball in Washington D.C.
Updated: 10:14 AM Notre Dame said a story that star Manti Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia — a loss he said inspired him all season and helped him lead the Irish to the BCS title game — turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker.
Updated: 8:59 AM HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Grand Opera plans to present the futuristic Fura dels Baus productions of Wagner's four Ring Cycle operas over four consecutive seasons.
Updated: 8:57 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 12th season of "American Idol" is under way with new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban.
Updated: 8:58 AM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - "The Voice" winner Cassadee Pope has a new record deal.
Updated: 12:54 PM LONDON (AP) - Britain's media watchdog has fined Playboy 100,000 pounds ($160,000) for failing to protect children from accessing two of its U.K.-based pornographic websites.
Updated: 12:26 PM LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Conrad Bain, who starred as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers in the TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," has died.
Updated: 9:03 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - A misdemeanor case over allegations that Lindsay Lohan lied to police about a traffic accident is due back in a Los Angeles courtroom.
Updated: 1:20 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is confirming that Lance Armstrong came clean to her about his use of performance-enhancing drugs during their 2 1/2 hour interview Monday.
Updated: 8:48 AM NEW YORK (AP) - A new Dan Brown novel is coming in May, and the subject is Dante.
Posted: 3:20 PM President Barack Obama is joking that Jack Lew's nomination as treasury secretary nearly fell through because of Lew's loopy signature.
Updated: 9:45 AM BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
Updated: 9:13 AM Here's the list of winners of the 2013 People's Choice Awards.
Updated: 9:07 AM NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Grammy-winning R&B singer Fantasia has joined the growing list of musical acts set to perform for New Orleans Super Bowl weekend.
Updated: 9:06 AM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Even though he's been a Hollywood star for three decades, Tom Cruise says he still has fun making movies.
Posted: 4:48 PM The gig is almost up for one of the eight Monopoly tokens. But which will it be? Iron? Thimble? Top Hat?
Updated: 9:20 AM NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of gunning down radio and TV personality DJ Megatron in New York City has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
Updated: 9:15 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - The "Twilight" finale had better reviews than the franchise's previous four movies, but you'd never know it from the Razzie nominations singling out Hollywood's worst of the year.
Updated: 9:18 AM LONDON (AP) - Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations at the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars.
Updated: 9:19 AM NEW YORK (AP) - The musical based on the film "Diner" has postponed its Broadway opening.
Updated: 9:20 AM BEIJING (AP) - Brad Pitt is now on China's version of Twitter, and his mysterious first tweet has drawn thousands of comments.
Updated: 9:19 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Actress Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to appear in court to face assault charges in connection with a fight at a Manhattan nightclub.