Israeli university to honor Barbara Streisand with Ph.D
JERUSALEM -- A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month.
Entertainment
Woman on Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him'
CHICAGO-- An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and...
Annotated 'Harry Potter' 1st edition on auction
LONDON -- A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale at a charity auction.
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.
Review: Daft Punk seduces machines into singing
Daft Punk, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia) On its wildly anticipated fourth studio album, "Random Access Memories," helmeted duo Daft Punk go harder, better, faster, stronger than ever before.
Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes
CANNES, France -- Director Takashi Miike says shooting an action movie in Japan is a lot harder than it looks.
Stefon steals the show on Bill Hader's last SNL
UNDATED -- Cambridge native Ben Affleck uses his SNL monologue to apologize for characterizing his marriage to Jennifer Garner "as work" during his Oscar-acceptance speech.
Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.
'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
LOS ANGELES -- "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.
Today in History - May 20, 2013
Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:
Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.
Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV show
CANNES, France -- A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover.
In Miami, Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans
MIAMI -- The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented Haiti's handmade carnival masks -- in wearable form.
Preview: Season finale of SNL
Change is afoot at "Saturday Night Live".
NYers furious over photos taken through windows
NEW YORK -- In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.
Aguilera, Green, Levine, Shelton to return to 'The Voice'
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Illustrating the continuity between its original and current coaches lineup, “The Voice” will bring back Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton for its fifth cycle in fall and will pair Levine and Shelton with Shakira and Usher for the sixth cycle in midseason.
Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business
BERLIN -- Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal.
$1 million in jewels stolen near Cannes film fest
PARIS -- Suspected thieves ripped out a small safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with about $1 million worth of jewelry inside, a French police official said Friday.
Tim McGraw recasts ACM's TV special, airing Sunday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star immediately flashed on the program's format.
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