LOS ANGELES

A music-industry executive died on Monday of wounds he suffered last week when a gunman opened fire on motorists in a famed Hollywood intersection, a hospital spokeswoman said.

British band The Kooks wrap up the current U.S. leg of their tour this week, setting their sights beyond their first three records and aiming to score a major hit in America with new music to come.

Three deer hunters have been detained, one of them having been arrested on suspicion of trespassing, for possibly shooting two male students participating in outdoor basketball tryouts at Harwell Middle School in south Texas on Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino told The Associated Press that authorities have theorized that the two were hit by errant or stray bullets fired from hunting pastures near the school.

Iran denied a U.S. request to return a surveillance drone captured by Iranian forces while on a CIA spying mission, saying the country should first apologize for violating Islamic Republic airspace.

Auctioneers are wigging out over Elizabeth Taylor.

It's not been a good year for former CSI star Gary Dourdan; He was arrested in November for domestic violence and drug possession the same night he was in a violent car crash and is now facing foreclosure on his home in California.

The Dwight Howard trade to New Jersey might be dead if it isn't completed by the end of the week, according to a report.

Could Alec Baldwin manage to get Liz Lemon, Tracy Jordan and Kenneth the Page tossed off of American Airlines' flights, too?

Copacabana singer Barry Manilow underwent hip repair surgery on Monday, the day after completing a seven-year run of shows in Las Vegas, his representatives said.

December 10 was a big day for avid video gamers as Spike's Video Game Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles, revealing the best 'Game of the Year.'

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) announced Monday it is hiring about 160 Merrill Edge Financial Solutions Advisors across Southern California and Arizona by the end of first quarter 2012 as part of the firm's plan to enhance the solutions it offers to preferred customers -- those with investable assets of $50,000 to $250,000.

After formally requesting a trade on Saturday, citing a tense relationship with general manager Otis Smith on Sunday, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard's time in the Disney City looked to be vanishing. However, a recent talk with new CEO Alex Martins and newly-signed Glen Big Baby Davis may have put that notion to some rest.

The potential deal that would've sent the New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers is off.

Wealthy jewelry collectors, movie fans and the just plain curious are training their eyes on this week's auctions of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor's collection of jewelry, haute couture and memorabilia.

Singer Miley Cyrus looked like a goddess on Sunday when she attended the fifth Annual CNN Heroes: All Star Tribute at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium with her handsome boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth. Robin Lim was named Hero of the Year for her work helping thousands of poor Indonesian women have a healthy pregnancy and birth, according to CNN.

Setting aside her First Lady duties for a day, Michelle Obama now holds the Guinness world record for most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.

As one of AT&T's only LTE-enabled smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket has a chance to become one of the best selling high speed devices in the U.S. That's in part due to the fact the other two LTE smartphones from AT&T are a half-step below the Skyrocket's features.

Anti-Wall Street demonstrators, confronted by police in riot gear, marched on several West Coast ports on Monday seeking to disrupt cargo traffic and re-energize their protest movement.

The Artist and The Harry Potter series will also receive special awards.

The Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Hornets have submitted a multiplayer deal that would send Chris Paul to the Clippers, according to a report.

It's not his top choice, but with the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks out of the picture, New Orleans point guard Chris Paul's new preferred choice are the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a report.