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TIBURON, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ceramic artist Edith Heath, whose commercial work is included in major museums around the United States, has died in Tiburon, Calif., at age 94.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles man says he's not "a nut case" but admits sitting through a number of duds among the 187 movies he saw in 2005.

British fans like 'Imagine' the best ... Rapper Obie Trice shot in Detroit ... Murder charges against rap star dropped ... Lopez's 'Carmen' appears dead ... News from United Press International.

DECATUR, Ga., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Murder charges were dropped against rapper Gucci Mane because of a lack of evidence, DeKalb County (Ga.) prosecutors have announced.

ATLANTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Conservative talk show host Bill Bennett plans to join CNN as a political analyst, it was reported Saturday.

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U2 frontman Bono says his anti-poverty activism caused some tensions within the Irish rock band early on.

DETROIT, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Eminem protégé Obie Trice was shot on a Detroit freeway early Saturday.

CAPRI, Italy, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jennifer Lopez's plan to star in a "tough, hard" big screen version of the opera "Carmen" has apparently been quashed by Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- "The O.C." star Adam Brody is about to get busy behind the camera as well.

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Listeners of Britain's Virgin Radio have chosen John Lennon's "Imagine" as their favorite song of all time.

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- More than half of 1,183 respondents to a British poll knew little about classical music, but the same amount said more should be taught in school.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- ABC News says its "World News Tonight" with Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff will be different from CBS' failed experiment with Dan Rather and Connie Chung.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Seattle rockers Pearl Jam have won their case against a group using the Internet domain name pearljams.com to sell a variety of goods.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- NBC has ordered a second go-round for its Christmas week special run of the game show "Deal or No Deal."

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- TV networks have a number of projects in development, including what is believed to be the first primetime drama about Chinese-Americans.