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  Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

  Posted 10:35 PM 5/20/2013

  Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.

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  Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'strong'

  Posted 9:08 PM 5/20/2013

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.

  Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up.

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  'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music

  Posted 8:35 PM 5/20/2013

  HONG KONG (AP) Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.

  After she graduated from the University of Southern California and returned home to Taiwan, her (More)

  
  

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  Review: Spirited, sexy version of 'Master Builder'

  Posted 5:42 PM 5/20/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) If you didn't think Henrik Ibsen's work was sexy and racy, you'll be pleasantly surprised by BAM's production of "The Master Builder," which embraces a whole new interpretation of that classic 1892 tragedy.

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  Bernard Waber, children's author, dies at age 91

  Posted 4:10 PM 5/20/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died.

  Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday. He was 91.

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  Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation

  Posted 3:23 PM 5/20/2013

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.

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  Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

  Posted 3:18 PM 5/20/2013

  Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

  Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. He had been stricken by bile duct cancer.

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  Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host

  Posted 1:54 PM 5/20/2013

  LOS ANGELES (AP) Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.

  The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."

  MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among (More)

  
  

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  Gold becomes a theme at glitzy Cannes amfAR gala

  Posted 1:49 PM 5/20/2013

  There's always glitz and glamour at Cannes, France, during its annual film festival, and it's no different this year. But there's still a heavy infusion of gold to come this week at Thursday's amfAR gala, which will treat its celebrity guests to 40 of the world's top models in "The Ultimate Gold (More)

  
  

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  Rosie Pope helps navigate exotic baby gear

  Posted 1:37 PM 5/20/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) Amid the purveyors of belly casts and placenta pills, sonogram art and cord banks at a recent baby gear extravaganza stood a smiling Rosie Pope, pregnancy advice guru, mommy concierge to the rich and, with any luck, the Martha Stewart of maternity.

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  Archie Comics' gay kiss a poke at real controversy

  Posted 11:51 AM 5/20/2013

  It's just a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller.

  The Riverdale teen finds his life turned upside down after locking lips with his boyfriend, Devon, in Pop Tate's diner, drawing the ire of at least one disapproving Riverdale (More)

  
  

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  CNN's Peter Bergen writing book on terrorism in US

  Posted 10:58 AM 5/20/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S.

  Crown Publishers announced Monday that CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen has a deal for a definitive book on homegrown terrorism. The book will cover (More)