NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. comedian Amy Borkowsky has taken a vow of "cellibacy," surrendering her mobile phone for two months so she can connect with people face to face.
PARIS , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The artist who created the collection of black-and-white striped columns installed at France's Palais Royal called the artwork's neglect "state vandalism."
BERLIN, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Berlin Zoo is in talks with a Hollywood producer who wants to make an animated film about its popular polar bear cub, Knut, it was reported Monday.
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Malaysia's king and queen picked up some turquoise jewelry and cowboy spurs in El Paso, Texas, last weekend while on their way to a horse race in New Mexico.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The iconic British rock band Led Zeppelin plans to perform at the upcoming Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee, the Daily Mirror reported Monday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- NBC said Monday it plans to air the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony, despite the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Publishing giant HarperCollins said it planned to release a book by Benazir Bhutto, completed about a week before she was assassinated, as soon as possible.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- British rock icon Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills reportedly had a post-Christmas spat after McCartney took their daughter home late.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Hollywood actors Ken Olin, Danny Glover and Steven Weber will be guest stars in an upcoming episode of the U.S. TV drama "Brothers & Sisters."
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna and her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie are reportedly looking into adopting a little girl from Cambodia.
NECKER ISLAND , British Virgin Islands, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Hollywood film star and "Saturday Night Live" alum Jimmy Fallon has married his producer girlfriend Nancy Juvonen on a Caribbean island, People.com reported.
Rep: Kidman not pregnant ... Rowling: 8th Potter book a possibility ... Huckabee to be guest on 'Tonight Show' ... Miley: Nothing wrong with those photos ... News from United Press International.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. pop singer and TV star Miley Cyrus says there is "nothing wrong" with photos showing her sharing a piece of candy mouth-to-mouth with a female friend.
BALLATER, Scotland, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly reportedly escaped injury when he was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the A939 near Ballater.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- British novelist J.K. Rowling said she hasn't completely ruled out writing another book about the magical world she created in her Harry Potter series.
BURBANK , Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is slated to be a guest on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" when the show tapes Wednesday.
COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Some 20,000 Alevi Muslims took to the streets of Cologne, Germany, Sunday to protest a public television plotline depicting incest in an Alevi family.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Baltimore Sun television critic David Zurawik Sunday slammed scenes from HBO's "The Wire," set in a thinly veiled mock-up of the newspaper's newsroom.
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A 22-year-old California woman may soon become an overnight musical sensation if her song is picked to play during the Super Bowl.
GARLAND, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old Texas girl won't be getting free Hannah Montana concert tickets after it was learned she submitted a made-up story about her father dying in Iraq.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The CatHouse Loungerie has opened at Las Vegas' Luxor Hotel despite the notable absence of its scheduled host, actress Mischa Barton.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. recording industry has intensified its fight against illicit downloading, saying it is illegal for someone to transfer music from a CD onto a computer.
'National Treasure' stays No. 1 ... Geena Davis drops suit against non-profit... Playboy model: Police scuffle hurt career ... Chinese actor Sun Daolin dead at 86 ... News from United Press International.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
