NEW YORK – Michael Jackson had dozens of hits, but his most popular one wasn’t a solo smash or a tune with his brothers. It was a song with another icon. Billboard says “Say Say Say,” his 1983 hit with Paul McCartney, is the most popular Jackson […]
JFK and Marilyn Monroe Snapped Together 12 hours ago – ABC News 2:22 | 1839656 views The only known photo of the two together is revealed.
Melvin Van Peebles is tapped to direct Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Ray Liotta in the indie drama “Things Fall Apart.” Written by Jackson and Brian Miller, the film follows a star football running back (50 Cent) who faces a personal tragedy as well as his own mortality […]
A new survey shows consumers are “overwhelmingly leaning” toward the iPad instead of netbooks, and cheap laptops are also taking a toll on netbook sales. The study, which surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. consumers, was commissioned by consumer electronics site Retrevo. Apple’s iPad has proven popular with shoppers, as more than […]
NEW ORLEANS – Lenny Kravitz, Ani DiFranco and Mos Def are among the headliners for a benefit concert to support relief efforts for those affected by a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Kravitz, who lives part-time in New Orleans, was the first to sign […]
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Superhero sequel “Iron Man 2” is eyeing a box office assault on Batman on Friday as Hollywood’s summer blockbuster season gets under way aiming for another record-breaking year. A follow-up to 2008’s surprise hit “Iron Man,” the Marvel franchise about a billionaire arms-dealer-turned-crime-fighter, played by Robert Downey […]
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s estate has won a preliminary injunction against a group using the name of the superstar’s former charitable group. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee on Monday ordered the current Heal the World Foundation to stop using Jackson’s likeness and any trademarks that belong […]
Billy Ocean shows off his ‘best’ side 9 hours ago – AP 1:41 | 1227 views The king of British soul talks about his greatest hits album, ‘The Very Best of Billy Ocean,’ and his upcoming tour. (April 27)
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in “Fences” http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/denzel-washington-and-viola-davis-in-fences-19180493
WASHINGTON – Thanks to revived book sales after he became president, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $5.5 million last year. They paid about one-third of it in federal income taxes. The Obamas gave $329,100 to charities in 2009. The president, who released his tax returns Thursday, also donated his […]
Today first lady Michelle Obama embarked on her first foreign trip without her husband in tow, and even before her scheduled arrival in Mexico, the junket has yielded a surprising development — an unannounced stopover in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The side trip comes on the heels of the […]
LOS ANGELES – Damage reports from the U.S.-Mexico border region are growing after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Baja California that was felt from Tijuana and Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Phoenix. The quake struck south of Mexicali, Mexico, at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, but damage also was being reported north of […]
