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Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir

Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of "happiest mayor in the universe." Now, two years into a ...

  • Updated: 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, ...

  • Updated: 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A tornado moves past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'strong'

Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado. Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up. The city has embraced Keith's celebrity and his name is ...

  • Updated: 11:10 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 file photo, Taiwanese singer-actress Michelle Chen smiles at a promotional event for her new song album "Me, Myself and I" in Hong Kong. Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster “You Are the Apple of My Eye.” Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. The 29-year-old actress said she poured her heart and soul into her first studio album, “Me Myself and I.” (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music

Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. After she graduated from the University of Southern California and returned home to Taiwan, her initial attempts ...

  • Updated: 10:37 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
Simon Cowell attends "The X Factor" season two premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Rowland, Rubio joining Cowell's show

Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor." Rowland and Rubio will be on the show when it starts its third season on Fox this fall. They replace Britney Spears and record producer ...

  • Updated: 9:49 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
'Mike & Molly' co-stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy attend the CBS network upfront presentation at The Tent at Lincoln Center, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in New York.

CBS pulls comedy season-ender because of tornado

CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple. The network said it replaced the comedy with a rerun on Monday out of sensitivity to victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma. CBS said ...

  • Updated: 9:43 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas displays her gold medal during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Douglas is back in the gym.The Olympic all-around champion was to practice Monday afternoon, May 20, 2013 after meeting with coach Liang Chow to discuss her comeback plan. The workout is in her old gym in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Beam her up: Gabby Douglas is back in the gym

Gabby Douglas had been looking forward to this appearance for a long time. The Olympic all-around champion returned to the gym Monday, going through her first practice since the London Games after meeting with coach Liang Chow to discuss her comeback plan. "She is very excited to be coming back," ...

  • Updated: 9:28 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, before the House subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on Advocating for American Jacob Ostreichers Freedom after two years in Bolivian detention. Ostreicher was arrested in June 2011 by Bolivian police after it was alleged that he did business with “people wanted in their countries because of links with drug trafficking and money laundering.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man

Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors. Penn said international pressure on Bolivian President Evo Morales could help free Jacob ...

  • Updated: 8:39 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. An AEG Live accounting executive testified Monday, May 20, 2013, in a Los Angeles courtroom that the company spent $24 million on preparations for Jackson’s ill-fated “This Is It” shows, however never paid the singer’s personal doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter because a fully-signed agreement was never obtained. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

Jackson concert director worked without contract

Michael Jackson's doctor was not the only person working on the singer's ill-fated "This Is It" tour without a fully executed contract, a corporate attorney for concert promoter AEG Live LLC testified Monday. The tour's director Kenny Ortega was being paid based on an agreement laid out solely in emails, ...

  • Updated: 8:05 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
FILE - This May 12, 2011 file photo shows the marquee for "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" outside the Foxwoods Theatre in New York. Ambassador Theatre Group said Monday, May 20, 2013, it has acquired The Foxwoods Theatre, the current home of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” The theater has about 2,000 seats. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, file)

Lease to Broadway's biggest theater sold

Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million. Ambassador Theatre Group said Monday it has acquired rights to The Foxwoods Theatre, the 2,000-seat current home of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." The ...

  • Updated: 7:32 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
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