NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Anna Nicole Smith has become an election-season liability for the Bahamian government, which has had to defend its decision to grant her permanent residency while the former reality TV star fights eviction from a secluded waterfront mansion.Smith’s quick path to Bahamian residency and the high priority given to an investigation into […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Two fraternity boys from a South Carolina university want to make lawsuit against “Borat” over their drunken appearance in the hit movie.The legal action filed Thursday on their behalf claims they were duped into appearing in the spoof documentary “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” […]

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) – Police said Friday that Denise Richards won’t face charges for throwing two laptop computers over a balcony in a tussle with paparazzi in western Canada.The actress was accused of hurling two laptops from a balcony at the River Rock Casino and Hotel on Wednesday, hitting two elderly women below.The incident […]

Sci Fi conjures ‘Dresden Files’ Let the supernatural sleuthing begin.The Sci Fi Channel has begun production on the first of 12 episodes of Lionsgate-produced “The Dresden Files,” starring Paul Blackthorne. Shooting in Toronto, the drama combining hard-boiled detective action and fantasy elements will premiere in January.Based on the best-selling series by Jim Butcher, the series […]

After years of hype and speculation, the latest round of video game console wars is finally about to begin.Unlike past battles waged since the 1970s, consumers this time around will have some truly distinct options among three contenders, as each device is tuned to different tastes and budgets.The sleek PlayStation 3 by Sony Corp. is […]

The recent find of a Bangor man on the scene of a former gold-mining venture in Maine not more than 20 miles from Bangor has excited some of those who are familiar with the hunt for gold at that place a quarter of a century ago and aroused in their mind visions of the wealth […]

ROME (AP) – From George Clooney’s estate on Lake Como to Mussolini’s former residence on Garda Lake, media speculation on where in Italy Hollywood’s most high-profile betrothed couple will tie the knot has only one consistent element: A lake.The likely site of the wedding of Tom Cruise to Katie Holmes, who are set to marry […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Juvenile has been cleared in a lawsuit claiming the rapper was responsible for an off-duty police officer injuring her knee while trying to break up a mall fight involving the rapper in 1999.Following a weeklong trial, a six-member jury ruled in favor of the New Orleans-based rapper Thursday.“We got them, we […]

Ed Bradley, the 60 Minutes reporter who beguiled television viewers with richly detailed stories while confounding his CBS colleagues with meticulously planned pranks, died of leukemia Thursday. He was 65.Bradley died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Blanchet.In his 35-year career at CBS, Bradley reported memorable stories […]

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) – “Hey, man, look. It’s you,” one of the producers says, handing Taye Diggs a copy of the National Enquirer.Inside is a full-page ad for “Day Break,” featuring the actor, buffed and stoic. Diggs’ eyes light up. “I’m simply too excited,” he says. But right now, just days before the show’s premiere, […]