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Paul McCartney's ballet debut writing an orchestral score and tale of love about an ocean dwelling princess received poor, early reviews on Friday that called his music agreeable but the story and staging bland.

A California councilman named Derek Reeve is under fire for he avowed in a council meeting on Sept. 6 that he named one of his two dogs after Muhammad-- the Muslim prophet. However, Muslims regard dog as unclean. The other dog is named America.

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, has been charged with overdosing pop icon Michael Jackson with a drug that led to the death of the singer. If convicted, Murray would be sentenced up to four years prison.

Ten Muslim college students in California were convicted and sentenced to probation on Friday for disrupting a speech at their university by Israel's ambassador to the United States.

Despite all the rumors of Justin-Selena break-up, and all the analysis and over-analysis of the media if they should still stay together, the cute couple is going strong. And whats new? Justin Bieber has done one of the most romantic things a girl can possibly dream of.

Baby boomers may remember classical sitar player Ravi Shankar from his legendary appearances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock, or his influence on popular music culture at the time.

The opener of a three-game series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was rained out on Friday and will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Sunday.

Attorneys in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor peppered potential jurors with questions on Friday in a format one prosecutor likened to speed dating to seat a panel by day's end.

Obama’s L.A. campaign office windows smashed.

The Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson have joined the line-up of a controversial Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain.

NASA officials and research teams spent the past few weeks playing a guessing game on where and when debris from the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will land. The latest estimates Friday morning delayed the satellite's time of re-entry and increased the possibility that Carter may encounter debris. On Thursday, NASA officials said that there was no chance that the debris would land in North America.

The New York Yankees have already clinched the American League East title but catcher Russell Martin has another goal in mind, knocking down the bid by arch-rival Boston Red Sox to reach the postseason.

In the 1920s Kid Bombardos was the ring name of a young French boxer admired for his hard punches and his speed.

The FBI, on Thursday, arrested an alleged member of the LulzSec, a hacking group, in connection with an extensive computer attack against the computer systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment earlier this year, officials said.

The St Louis Cardinals allowed six runs in the ninth inning to lose 8-6 to the New York Mets on Thursday and miss their opportunity to gain ground on the Atlanta Braves in the National League wild card race.

A pair of the iconic ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz is going up for auction with an estimated price of $2 - $3 million.

‘Moneyball’ getting good reviews from critics.

Big, brash new singing contest The X Factor was thumped on its U.S. TV debut, with American audiences preferring comedy Modern Family in their millions, ratings figures showed on Thursday.

A defunct satellite originally meant to analyze the Earth’s ozone layer is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and crash land Friday, according to reports from NASA released Thursday.

Federal authorities are assisting Southwest Airlines in investigating a series of mysterious Arabic symbols that have appeared on the underbelly of several aircraft.

R.E.M. bid adieu to its fans after three decades of delivering extraordinary music.