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Documentary on life of rapper Heavy D to air

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The story of late rap pioneer Heavy D will be chronicled in a documentary airing Sunday on Centric TV....

Oscars to drop Kodak name from awards show

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place - but with a different name....

'X Factor' teenager Crow signs TV, record deal

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rachel Crow was a tearful runner-up on "The X Factor," but she's a winner now....

Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' heads to Chicago

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this fall....

Pa. museum automaton has link to Scorsese's 'Hugo'

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Franklin Institute's automaton can't help you find a good sushi place, direct you out of a traffic jam or check your bank balance....

First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies

NEW YORK (AP) -- Barney Rosset was a publisher, not an author, and struggled for decades to write the story of his brave and wild life. But few over the past 60 years had so profound an impact on the way we read today....

Ukrainian party accused of racism in pop scandal

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- A small Ukrainian nationalist party came under fire Wednesday after a high-profile member suggested a singer of African descent was a bad choice to represent the country in the Eurovision song contest....

Journey drummer ordered to anger management

DALLAS, Ore. (AP) -- Drummer Deen Castronovo from the rock group Journey was sentenced to 80 hours of community service in Oregon and ordered to attend anger-management classes for a domestic violence dispute....

'Linsanity' explored in book about NBA sensation

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new book promises to give a Lin-side look at the NBA's newest sensation....

Former 'Columbo' star Falk leaves $3M to UCLA

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The estate of former "Columbo" star Peter Falk has donated $3 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, for student scholarships....