KIRKWOOD, Mo., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The man police say went on a shooting spree during a council meeting in a St. Louis suburb had a history of conflict with city officials, it was reported.

LOS ANGELES, March 3 (UPI) -- The FBI in Los Angeles recovered a Norman Rockwell painting -- stolen more than 30 years ago -- from the collection of movie director Stephen Spielberg.

NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Rascal Flatts' "Me and My Gang" edged out Toby Keith's "White Trash with Money" to hold onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Cable TV's Oxygen network is working with rapper LL Cool J on a concert broadcast that will let viewers choose the songs to be performed.

LOS ANGELES, July 15 (UPI) -- Actor/musician LL Cool J is starring in an urban remake of the 1987 thriller "Fatal Attraction" for Lions Gate studios.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Sponsors of a bipartisan Texas bill say it would clarify a state law that bans the use of corporate and union money for most political purposes.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Rapper LL Cool J has joined Queen Latifah in the cast of "Last Holiday," a remake of the 1950 British comedy that starred Alec Guinness.

Veteran rockers ZZ Top are set to hit the road in support of the band's 14th album, "Mescalero," due out April 15.

Former Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford will headline the 2003 Metal Gods Tour, a multi-band package featuring the headliner's quintet Halford, co-headliners Testament, Immortal, Symphony X, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, Carnal Forge and more.