AP - Sara Paretsky's latest installment in her series about feisty, female private detective V.I. Warshawski opens with the heroine outside a Chicago nightclub, the bloody body of a woman who was just shot to death in her arms.
AP - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.
AP - Rap and rock will collide once again — this time in a video game.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "Desperate Housewives" star and passionate anti-cancer advocate Marcia Cross is sending her well wishes to Michael Douglas following his diagnosis of a throat tumor.
Access Hollywood recently caught up with the actress and "Stand Up 2 Cancer" supporter where we got an update on her husband, Tom Mahoney, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2009.
AP - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million.
AP - Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.
AP - The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club.
Reuters - The Venice film festival on Friday honored Hong Kong director John Woo, one of the few Asian filmmakers to enjoy box office success in Hollywood as well as at home.
AP - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last.
Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.
Reuters - Please be advised that Friday's London story saying composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's private art collection is to go on show this month is wrong. The exhibition has already taken place. The following story has been withdrawn.
AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha introduced their newborn baby to Downing Street on Friday, posing for pictures outside the famous Number 10 door.
Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
AP - Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling."
Reuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences.
Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.
Reuters - Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.
Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.
Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.
Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.
Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.
Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.
Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.
Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.
Reuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.
Reuters - A Venezuelan politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his parliamentary election campaign.
Reuters - Brazil's election is a laughing matter again, at least for now.
Reuters - For Mike Monteiro, a transplanted Philadelphian who now lives in California, his T-shirt says it all.
Reuters - The British government has declared war on the profusion of unnecessary road traffic signs, railings and advertising boards, saying they blight towns' English character.
Reuters - Pope Benedict will be confronted by posters on London's famous red buses during his trip to the British capital next month which will call for the ordination of women priests.
Star Wars Celebration V drew Star Wars fans from all over the world to Orlando, Florida to celebrate everything they love about the ongoing saga.
Artist Katie Cook gives tips on how to draw the Zillo Beast from Season 2 of The Clone Wars.
Find out what to expect from the third season of The Clone Wars in the latest issue of Insider
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Season 3 of The Clone Wars starts airing September 17th, continuing a tradition of truly cinematic adventures on the small screen.
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Upcoming collection pays tribute to R2-D2, C-3PO, Boba Fett, Jabba the Hutt, Chewbacca, Han Solo in Carbonite and more!
Get highlights from a panel discussion of the prequels with Dave Filoni, James Arnold Taylor, Kyle Newman and others...
Enjoy a few choice words from the venerable Master Jedi!
Here's your chance to snag some of the limited edition prints offered by many of the artists attending Celebration V!
The Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary Artwork Collection unveils its sixth entry by artist Russell Walks, and is limited to just 100 pieces...
The innovative publishing teams of Penguin and Penwizard have come together to produce the first ever personalized Star Wars: The Clone Wars book.
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Car Enthusiast - Would our roads be safer and less congested if we were free of traffic lights and free to filter? Yahoo! Cars interviews the man behind the 'Roads FiT for People' movement.
Car Enthusiast - A man pictured drink-driving in his BMW while a friend clings onto the bonnet faces jail.
Car Enthusiast - A Mitsubishi Evolution seized from a suspected drink-driver was crashed by police officers.
Car Enthusiast - Shocking figures suggest that the Government's proposed changes to the MOT test could cause hundreds of extra road deaths.
Car Enthusiast - A study has shown that adults in the front seats of new cars are significantly safer than those travelling in the back.
Car Enthusiast - It's official: Ferrari is recalling the 458 Italia. We have the full inside story.
Car Enthusiast - The BBC lost a court battle to maintain the mystery surrounding the real identity of The Stig. Read on to find out who he really is.
Car Enthusiast - You'd be surprised how easy it is to bag a class city runabout for just £3,000.
Car Enthusiast - On September 7 Bentley will host a unique online reveal for its next-generation Continental GT.
Car Enthusiast - Citroen has unveiled its second DS model - the DS4.
Car Enthusiast - Mazda has revealed a four-door coupé concept car that will pave the way for future designs.
Car Enthusiast - Parking's enough of a chore as it is without the confusion of all the different lines. Our helpful guide tells you where you can and can't leave your car.
Car Enthusiast - It's almost a decade since the current vehicle registration format was introduced. Still confused? Here's a guide.
Car Enthusiast - Research by the Institute of Advanced Motorists has revealed that 70 percent of drivers have anger issues behind the wheel.
Car Enthusiast - An even faster Lotus Evora S will debut on the firm's Paris Motor Show stand, alongside a brand new model.
Car Enthusiast - Ford has confirmed that a high performance version of the new Focus will appear at the Paris Motor Show.
Car Enthusiast - The new Suzuki Swift supermini has achieved a glowing five-star safety rating in the latest Euro NCAP tests.
Car Enthusiast - Legally avoiding tax is a real satisfaction, so here are a few cars that do just that.
Car Enthusiast - A weird new speaker option for the Toyota Prius makes it sound like ET's runaround.
Car Enthusiast - An astonishing string of mishaps involving the Ferrari 458 Italia has led to claims that the new supercar is 'cursed'.
Car Enthusiast - Peugeot has unveiled the 3008 Hybrid4 - the world's first production diesel hybrid car.
Car Enthusiast - Two special edition Rolls-Royce Phantoms have been conceived for the Middle Eastern Market.
Car Enthusiast - Research by Which? has found that service centres are still taking customers for a ride.
Car Enthusiast - Genre-busting CLS 'four-door coupé' to be replaced by new model at the Paris Motor Show.
Car Enthusiast - The Peel P50 from the Sixties, made famous by Top Gear, has been re-launched with funding from Dragon's Den star James Caan.
Car Enthusiast - The Super Sport is the run-out version of the Bugatti Veyron supercar and it can reach 267mph.
Car Enthusiast - US engineer develops car that can run on human power only - and it's due for production.
Car Enthusiast - The Ford Transit van is celebrating its 45th birthday, but do you know everything about it?
Car Enthusiast - Jaguar will unveil the XJ Sentinel - an armoured version of the luxury saloon - at the Moscow Motor Show.
Car Enthusiast - Kia shows off new electric city car concept prior to its official debut at the Paris Motor Show.