ATLANTA, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The man known as the "Godfather of Soul," James Brown, died early Monday in an Atlanta hospital of a heart attack. He was 73.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- New York's East End has seen plenty of movie filming since it was first used in 1921, but now Shelter Island is taking steps to dull it down.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed in Ohio alleges plagiarism on the part of Carmen Bryan, the ex-girlfriend of rap star Nas and author of a new book on the hip-hop music scene. The suit was filed Columbus federal court by Tannel Davis, who claims he actually wrote "It's No
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The cast and crew of Uma Thurman's new film will have an extra week off after the star broke her wrist on the set in Connecticut. Sources told the New York Daily News that Thurman fell on her hand recently and woke up the next day with a badly swollen wri
LONDON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The 81-year old comedian Charlie Drake died at his home in London following an illness caused by two strokes, announced his manager.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The new Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson flick "Night at the Museum" has taken the No. 1 spot at the box office with nearly $31 million in gross U.S. ticket sales.
PESARO, Italy, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Singer Luciano Pavarotti has turned to Italian faith healer Rita Cutolo to help him recover from pancreatic cancer surgery earlier this year.
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- George Latshaw, who helped make puppets popular through half a century of work with the devices, died in Wesley Chapel, Fla., after a long illness.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Byron Hurt's new documentary, sponsored by the Independent Television Service in San Francisco for PBS, shows how hip hop has changed U.S. youth.
SEATTLE, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Kate Fleming, a well-known 41-year-old audio book narrator, died recently when her home in Seattle was hit with a flash flood.
LONDON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Britain's Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, accustomed to mixing with celebrities, mixed it up with Hollywood star Bill Murray over a luxury apartment.
BERLIN, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Germany now has its first television station for people over the age of 50 called "Bono TV" and it will show ads after 8 p.m., unlike other stations. Germany has around 30 million Baby Boomers who are now over 50, and on average retired people watch telev
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The star of the U.S. television series "Lizzie McGuire," will have a Barbie doll fashioned after her called the "Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll." Hilary Duff, 19, is going the same route that Reese Witherspoon, Beyonce Knowles and the late Lucille Ball
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Fans and the uninitiated can catch up on the U.S. television series "Ugly Betty" on New Year's Eve by watching a 12-hour marathon on the ABC Family channel. The series premiered this fall and has been well received by viewers and the critics.
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- British fans of the Beatles are circulating a petition to have Ringo Starr knighted like Mick Jagger, Cliff Richard and fellow Beatle Paul McCartney. Ringo's fans have made him the subject of a petition to Prime Minister Tony Blair recommending that the Q
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A key scene in the classic Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" nearly didn't make the final cut after star Jimmy Stewart refused to shoot another take. Author Stephen Cox wrote in Saturday's Los Angeles Times that the powerful barroom scene in which St
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Former U.S. vice president Al Gore was named winner of the "Celebration Honor" this week by Hollywood's Jim Henson Company. While Gore and celebration might not often be linked in the minds of most people, the Henson firm said in a release that the 2000 D
LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The British Embassy in Dublin has awarded U2's Bono an honorary British knighthood for his humanitarian work. Ambassador David Reddaway will bestow the honor in a ceremony in the Irish capital after the first of the year. However no title, such as "Sir" w
Surfers ride the waves at Fort Point by the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 24, 2012. The bridge is set for its 75th anniversary celebration on May 27. UPI/Terry Schmitt
