Pop songwriters find excitement in stage musicals
NEW YORK (AP) -- There was a time when most of the songs played on the radio came from Broadway. Now some popular hit makers like Cyndi Lauper and Sting are finding it still feels like home....

Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
CANNES, France (AP) -- The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter....

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival....

Ryan Gosling breaks Cannes' heart, misses premiere
CANNES, France (AP) -- The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling....

Redford swept away in shipwreck saga 'All is Lost'
CANNES, France (AP) -- Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in shipwreck drama "All is Lost."...

'GMA' host Roberts to write memoir about illness
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir....

Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading
NEW YORK (AP) -- Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is....

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
PHOENIX (AP) -- It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet....

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
BEIJING (AP) -- Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power....

Closings arguments begin at Donald Trump trial
CHICAGO (AP) -- An attorney for an 87-year-old grandmother who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a condo deal has told jurors the "Apprentice" star lied on the witness stand....