SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died at age 92....

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Celebrity author Han Han has filed a defamation lawsuit in Shanghai against a writer who alleges some of Han's prolific works were penned by others....

Rachel McAdams wakes up in the hospital after a serious car accident with no memory of the past five years of her life.

With the blue waters of the South Pacific behind him and a cloudless sky above, Dwayne Johnson was beaming about his homecoming to Honolulu. Not every guy, not even The Rock, can count on the opportunity to star in a big-budget 3-D adventure on Oahu, where he once lived, and add millions to the local economy.

NORFOLK Fiery singer/guitarist Bernard Allison, who plays the Attucks Theatre on Saturday, couldn't help but get into music, particularly the blues. It's in his DNA and upbringing.

You can sum up this year’s Grammy Awards in one word – or one name, rather: Adele. The 23-year-old ruled the charts last year with her “21” album, which spawned the No. 1 singles “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You,” and she’s likely to rule at the Grammys on Sunday.

Is it possible for an action movie to have too much action? For the more gung-ho of ticket buyers, maybe not, but for the rest of us, the thriller “Safe House” tests our nerves as well as our patience. Although it would clearly like to be Bourne again, the film lacks the smarts of the best of the manhunt/spy series starring Matt Damon.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Oscars aren't until Feb. 26, but winners of the Pawscars are already celebrating....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Oscars aren't until Feb. 26, but winners of the Pawscars are already celebrating....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Well, now we know how she does it: With lots of YouTube breaks and double-brewed coffee. In this so-much-information era, designer Cynthia Rowley spilled her work habits to the audience gathered Thursday night for the runway preview of her fall collection during New York Fashion...