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Hilary Duff's dad to spend 10 days in Texas jail

HOUSTON - A judge in Texas has ordered the father of actress and singer Hilary Duff to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court. Bob Duff was led away in handcuffs Wednesday during a court heari...

Thousands of anti-war protesters march in Denver after concert

DENVER - Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converged near security gates outside the Democratic National Convention hall on Wednesday, chanting slogans and asking to talk to party officials about ge...

U.S. actors and advertisers agree to extend commercials contract

LOS ANGELES - Two actors unions and the U.S. advertising industry say they have agreed to extend a contract covering commercials on TV, radio, the Internet and other new media by six months through Ma...

Jailed Cuban punk rocker to stand trial Friday for 'social dangerousness'

HAVANA - Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trail on Friday for "social dangerousness," a charge that could ca...

Olympic champ Phelps to sink or swim as host of 'SNL' premiere

LOS ANGELES - Butterfly, freestyle, relay - or monologue? Michael Phelps is trading the pool for the "Saturday Night Live" stage. The recording-breaking swimmer, who took home eight gold medals ...

Wellesley museum loses prized 1921 cubist painting

WELLESLEY, Mass. - Wellesley College has lost a 1921 painting by French cubist Fernand Leger that was likely worth millions of dollars, officials said. "Woman and Child" had been in the collection ...

Rage Against the Machine draws 9,000 in Denver at anti-war concert

DENVER - An anti-war concert headlined by the reunited Rage Against the Machine drew thousands of fans to the Denver Coliseum, many with tattoos, body piercings or "Iraq Veterans Against the War" T-sh...

Florida jury acquits man in shooting of Latin songwriter Estefano

MIAMI - A Florida jury has acquitted a former handyman of trying to kill Latin songwriter Estefano in a shooting at his Miami waterfront mansion. Jurors deliberated less than three hours Wednesday ...

Venice Film Festival opens with Hollywood flash and 'Burn After Reading'

VENICE, Italy - The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday night with the premiere of the Coen brothers' dark comedy "Burn After Reading," giving a flash of Hollywood glamour to a festival lineup with ...

Atlantic Film Festival launches 28th edition with focus on young local filmmakers

HALIFAX - Organizers of the 28th edition of the Atlantic Film Festival say this year's program is bolstered by a bumper crop of feature films by young local filmmakers making their directorial debuts....