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.
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.
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) -- TV networks have a number of projects in development, including what is believed to be the first primetime drama about Chinese-Americans.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Media buyers were surprised Friday by the cancellation of the third annual TV Syndication Days in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
WESTWOOD, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh" star Drake Bell was in serious condition Friday with injuries from a head-on collision in Santa Monica, Calif.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Rapper Pimp C of the duo UGK was released from Huntsville (Texas) State Prison Friday after serving half an eight-year sentence for parole violation.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Actor Brad Renfro's arraignment for attempted heroin possession in Los Angeles was postponed Friday because he is back in rehab.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Anti-litter proponents Lance Armstrong, Erykah Badu, Owen Wilson, Matthew McConaughey and Los Lonely Boys are warning "Don't Mess With Texas."
OTTAWA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- London's Tate Gallery is loaning A.Y. Jackson's 1919 painting of Canadian troops returning to Halifax harbor to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles City Attorney's office says ABC "Lost" star Michelle Rodriguez could wind up in the county jail if she violated her probation.
2005 a record year for concerts ... 'Old School' actor Pat Cranshaw dead at 86 ... 'Jump the couch' is top slang term of 2005 ... Trump said to be mulling gubernatorial bid ... News from United Press International.
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
