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Vanessa Williams kicks off NY cancer fundraiser

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - "Ugly Betty" star Vanessa Williams has kicked off a breast cancer fundraiser by driving a pink fence post into the ground in suburban New York City. Williams was in Mount Kisco ...

Elvis Costello's new TV show 'Spectacle' offers different look at music

NEW YORK - During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new television show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl." Instead, the conversat...

Pop icon Madonna, baseball star Rodriguez in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY - New York Yankees third-baseman Alex Rodriguez appeared in Mexico City on the same weekend as Madonna - a turn of events he called "very good." The 33-year-old baseball star spent two ...

'Four Christmases' makes $31.7 million debut at Thanksgiving weekend

LOS ANGELES - Thanksgiving weekend movie crowds gobbled up the Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn holiday comedy "Four Christmases," which debuted at No. 1 with $31.7 million, according to studio esti...

Roselyn Sanchez marries Eric Winter

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Actress Roselyn Sanchez was married Saturday at an historic San Juan fort in front of 250 guests who included Eva Longoria Parker. Sanchez and actor Eric Winter arrived at t...

End of the yellow brick road for Oz Festival

CHESTERTON, Ind. - An annual Wizard of Oz festival that once attracted 75,000 fans of the classic film to see actors who played Munchkins has been cancelled, its organizers announced. Brenda Maynar...

'Christmas Story'fans celebrate film's 25th year

CLEVELAND - Fans of the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made. The 1983 film, an adaptati...

Country star Crystal Shawanda big winner at Aboriginal Music Awards

Country music star Crystal Shawanda was the big winner at the 10th annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards on Friday, taking home five trophies. Shawanda - an Ojibwa from the Wikwemikong reserve on...

'Durham County,' 'The Englishman's Boy' win big at Gemini Awards

TORONTO - The gritty cable drama "Durham County" and the CBC miniseries "The Englishman's Boy" ruled over the sexy historical series "The Tudors" at the Gemini Awards on Friday, picking up multiple tr...

Review: NBA Live 09

EA Sports'NBA Live 09 is an improvement over last year's iteration... but it's not like the bar was set very high in 08, so "improvement" is relative. That said, there are several things NBA 09 doe...