NEW YORK- Reclusive author J.D. Salinger won a legal victory on Wednesday when a Manhattan judge suspended the publication of a novel by a Swedish author based on his character Holden Caulfield....

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, known for his distinctive nose and roles opposite Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On The Waterfront," has died, officials said...

PETERSBURG, Britt Kennerly - For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference. But while there were a few...

BERLIN, Simon Sturdee - The grande dame of modern dance choreography, Pina Bausch of Germany, died on Tuesday aged 68, the theatre in the western city of Wuppertal where she was director for over 35...

LOS ANGELES, Rob Woollard - Michael Jackson's body will make a poignant final journey to Neverland Ranch, it was reported Tuesday, fueling speculation that the sprawling fantasy retreat could become...

BERLIN - A Bavarian minister has called for Adolf Hitler's autobiography-cum-manifesto "Mein Kampf" to be republished despite a German ban, but with accompanying commentary from historians....

SYDNEY, June 29, 2009 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is "uber-cute" -- and even hotter than US President Barack Obama, gay fashionista Bruno declared Monday. Bruno, the alter ego of...

MADRID- Locations from the ancient city of Caral-Supe in Peru to China's sacred Buddhist mountain of Wutai were among 16 that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, while a German area was...

PARIS, Sarah Shard - Although the name of Madeleine Vionnet is hardly known today, in her heyday she was regarded as being as important to fashion as Picasso was to painting. A landmark first...