US judge dismisses non-U.S. claims against Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit brought by vehicle owners in 14 other countries who said their Toyotas lost value because of the Japanese automaker's mishandling of alleged unintended acceleration problems.
Dark Knight Rises prologue hitting 32 IMAX theaters
The prologue to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated final Batman movie will be shown in 32 IMAX theaters across the U.S., Warner Bros. announced Friday.
Yahoo shuts down The Projector and The Set blogs
Yahoo is letting The Projector and The Set flicker out and die, the movie and television blogs acknowledged on Twitter Friday.
Only two PGA documentary nominees on Oscars shortlist
Reinforcing that the 2011 documentary-awards picture is almost as confusing as the Oscar Best Picture race, the Producers Guild of America nominated five films for its top doc award on Friday -- and only two of the five even made the final 15 in the Oscars doc category.
Civil rights groups want FCC to open an investigation
The percentage of women and people of color running television and radio companies is falling, despite the rise in minority populations, and civil rights groups want the Federal Communications Commission to do something about it.
Prime Suspect up 18 percent but Fox wins the night
NBC's troubled crime drama Prime Suspect received an encouraging bump in the ratings Thursday night, while Fox dominated overall with X Factor and Bones, according to preliminary numbers.
Drafthouse Films acquires documentary on Golan and Globus
Drafthouse Films has acquired U.S. rights to a documentary about Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, the Israeli-born cousins who founded Cannon Films, the indie studio announced Thursday.
Crisis PR guru Sitrick settles employee stock suit
Michael Sitrick and Reliance Trust Co. have agreed to settle a lawsuit charging the crisis public relations guru with undervaluing an employee stock option plan (ESOP), TheWrap has learned.
California man accused of having massive child porn collection
A Southern California man was arrested on Friday and accused of possessing what prosecutors called one of the largest child pornography collections ever recovered.
Harry Potter theme parks set to expand
Harry Potter fans could be getting a second theme park in the United States, and possibly further attractions in Japan and Singapore, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
Doremus Like Crazy method: mix tapes instead of scripts
Drake Doremus doesn't do scripts.
Talent manager arrested on child molestation charges
A manager who represented child actors was arrested Tuesday in Santa Monica and charged with molesting an underage client, TheWrap has confirmed.
Los Angeles wind storm disrupts flights, cuts power
A powerful wind storm with gale-force gusts left much of the Los Angeles area strewn with toppled trees and downed power lines on Thursday, slowing traffic, damaging homes and knocking out electricity to over 350,000 customers.
Neil Patrick Harris apologizes for slur on Live!
You just know that Regis Philbin would never find himself in this kind of mess -- mainly because he probably doesn't know what a tranny is.
Fake gun creates real panic at TV shoot
David Lubin was only trying to shoot a segment for a television show. But police were concerned that another type of shooting altogether might occur when they took Lubin down at a San Francisco filming location Wednesday.
Ukulele player Bill Tapia dies at 103
Ukulele player Bill Tapia, believed to be the oldest performing musician in the world, died on Friday at the age of 103, his official website said.
Housewives star Taylor Armstrong writing memoir
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong, whose estranged husband Russell killed himself in August, is penning a memoir about her life experiences, TheWrap has confirmed.
California homicide rate drops 7.8 percent in 2010
A state government report said on Friday that California's homicide rate fell by 7.8 percent in 2010 to the lowest level since 1966, in-line with a U.S. drop in violent crimes that researchers have attributed in part to better police work.
Federal Judge Rejects Apple Bid to Block Samsung Galaxy Sales in the U.S.
Apple Inc. failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling some Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global patent battle between the two companies.
Michael Jackson doctor plans to appeal conviction
Michael Jackson's doctor filed court papers on Friday indicating he plans to appeal his involuntary manslaughter conviction over the singer's death and his four-year jail sentence.
Judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales
Apple failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling some Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global patent battle between the two companies.
Olympus Won't Get Extension of Reporting Deadline: Sources
Japanese regulators will not extend a deadline for Olympus to report its financial results, sources with knowledge of the matter said, leaving the scandal-hit company with less than two weeks to correct two decades of accounting and avoid delisting.
Olympus won't get extension on reporting deadline: sources
Japanese regulators will not extend a deadline for Olympus to report its financial results, sources with knowledge of the matter said, leaving the scandal-hit company with less than two weeks to correct two decades of accounting and avoid delisting.
MF Global Mixed Funds, Transferred Them Abroad: Reuters
Regulators investigating the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd. have determined that the firm combined money between securities and futures accounts owned by customers, and transferred funds outside the country to at least one entity, a source said on Friday.
Sovereign-Debt Funds Needed in All Eurozone States: Germany
Every country in the Eurozone needs to set up a special national fund for sovereign debt that is more than 60 percent of gross domestic product, Germany's finance minister told a newspaper in comments released on Saturday.
Debt funds needed in all eurozone states: Germany
Every country in the euro zone needs to set up a special national fund for sovereign debt that is more than 60 percent of gross domestic product, Germany's finance minister told a newspaper.
Online fraudster who helped probe Google gets 70 months prison
A man who admitted online fraud and helped federal agents investigate search engine giant Google was sentenced in Rhode Island on Friday to more than five years in jail and ordered to pay $10 million.
Wall St. caps stellar week on drop in jobless rate
Stocks ended flat on Friday but capped the best week for Wall Street bulls in almost three years after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a 2-1/2 year low.
Lockheed F-35 output should slow: program chief
Production of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the costliest arms purchase in history, should be slowed because of the potential number of airframe cracks and hot spots turning up in testing and analysis, the Pentagon's F-35 program director said.
Congress subpoenas Corzine on MF Global collapse
Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine was subpoenaed to testify before Congress, setting up an awkward legal situation for the ex-senator facing multiple probes into the firm's collapse.