Donna Summer dead at 63
Gloria Martin
17 May, 2012 2
The "queen of disco," Donna Summer, passed away Thursday morning after a battle with cancer at the age of 63.
Summer was a five-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the 70s with that sensual sensation "Love to Love You Baby" and her other iconic hits like "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."
Got story? Hollywood happy to build narratives, characters around popular brands
Sandy Cohen, The Associated Press
17 May, 2012 0
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Hollywood is known for snatching up bestselling books and turning them into big-screen blockbusters: "Twilight," ''Harry Potter," ''The Hunger Games," ''The Help" and countless others. But the adaptations hitting theatres this week didn't need a novel's characters or built-in n
'Three Cups of Tea' readers take case to federal appeals court
The Associated Press
17 May, 2012 0
HELENA, Mont. - Four people who bought Greg Mortenson's books are taking their claims of fraud against the humanitarian to a federal appeals court. Last month, U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon dismissed their lawsuit that alleged that Mortenson, his publisher, his co-author and his charity lied in his
'Spider-Man' producers ordered to turn over documents to ex-stuntman
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press
17 May, 2012 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" were ordered Thursday to turn over any relevant information to a stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing as the comic book hero. Justice Ellen M. Coin of State Supreme
Malcolm X bio among finalists for new book prize: the Andrew Carnegie Medal
The Associated Press
17 May, 2012 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Malcolm X and a bestseller about Catherine the Great are among the finalists for a new literary prize. The American Library Association and the Carnegie Corporation of New York announced the nominees for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
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