CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a close.

An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.

Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.

Ladies? Don't make him laugh.

You may not recognize Robert Taylor as anyone other than the title character he plays on the crime drama "Longmire." But he's no newcomer.

An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflict for his next project: the American Revolution.

The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis are the highlights of the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season.

An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction.

One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.

An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday _ she lost.

A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" by the innovative Fiasco Theater company and an Australian take on "Peter Pan" are among next season's offerings at The New Victory Theater.

The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season.

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Shooting the Midwest in monochrome came naturally for Alexander Payne in his father-son road trip "Nebraska."

A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group.

Paolo Sorrentino has a thing about food _ appropriately enough, for the director of a sumptuous feast of a film, "The Great Beauty."

Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first.

Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.

Lea Michele has stories to share about the many auditions she has passed.

One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.