Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Democratic Governors Association filed an elections complaint in Ohio on Thursday alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds...

Jay Leno NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so sunny. "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" is pulling a smaller number...

Pat O'Brien and Lindsay Lohan (Getty) Pat O'Brien, a guest columnist in the September 3 print edition of the Hollywood Reporter, wrote this column about Lindsay Lohan, whose movie "Machete"...

Anthony Bourdain Food and travel provocateur Anthony Bourdain is celebrating the 100th episode of his genre-busting Travel Channel series "No Reservations" on Monday. The host, chef and author...

WASHINGTON — David Plouffe's days of spending time with his family may be nearing an end again. President Barack Obama may need him to run his 2012 re-election campaign. Plouffe, who was the...

News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said the global economy is still in an uncertain state and the media industry is going through a fundamental transformation that is unpredictable "I do...

Montana and Laurence Fishburne at an event in 2006 (Getty) Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne was eager to...

WASHINGTON — With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They...

It is not easy being Paris Hilton. You have to spend so much of your time focused on the "being Paris Hilton" part that it leaves very little time for much else. Like considering the state of the...

C OLUMBUS, Ohio — The Democratic Governors Association filed an elections complaint in Ohio on Thursday alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds...

Hugh Dancy and Elizabeth Olsen are set to star in the indie drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene" from BorderLine Films. Sean Durkin, the filmmaker behind the Grand Prix-winning short "Mary Last...

"Machete," co-directed by genre-meister Robert Rodriguez and tyro helmer Ethan Maniquis and produced by Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and Rick Schwartz. The other two pics represent more novel...

10 people to know in Toronto The famously unflappable Cameron Bailey is looking a touch puzzled, and has for weeks. The Toronto International Film Festival co-director is standing in his...

, Sept. 2, the headline is "Where Minimal Assets Are a Plus: Many women these days want to showcase their small chests, not pad them out. Retailers are listening"; on the Web, it's...

British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking, shown in this file photo, argues in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty...

It is a simple enough concept that has quickly turned into a raging debate: grading teachers based on their students' performance on standardized tests...

WASHINGTON — The first Middle East peace talks in nearly two years got off to a quick start Thursday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

Fox News has accepted an ad that takes on Fox’s parent company, News Corp. It could turn out to be a good public-relations move for the cable...

this video from Andrea Adelson , who says that "quarterbacks will take center stage'' in the game and says that UW has a good chance to break its 12-game road losing streak. She notes that BYU has...

(Credit: Voltage Pictures) For people worried that they may be accused of illegally sharing "The Hurt Locker," a movie about defusing bombs, the hope was that efforts to chase them down would...

Consumer Watchdog took its crusade against Google to new heights Thursday, running ads in New York's Times Square blasting CEO Eric Schmidt on privacy issues. The group's Inside Google...

A phone hacking scheme involving British royals and reporters working for one of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers went far beyond what was previously disclosed and prosecuted, according to...

"Paranormal Activity" on a spooky TV project. "Paranormal" writer-director Oren Peli and "Paranormal 2" screenwriter Michael R. Perry have co-created a new series idea that brings the horror...

Two industry giants managed to sign the biggest network carriage deal of the year just in time for Labor Day weekend. The Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest cable...

After starring in the defunct WB Network's "What I Like About You" opposite Amanda Bynes, Garth reprised her role as Kelly Taylor on the CW update. (She is also married to "Nurse Jackie" and ...

'); } Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming elections, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable — and is providing...

losing investors , Ronald Tutor and Colony Capital's Filmyard Holdings issued a statement Thursday that they have the equity in place and the deal...

The Democratic Governors Association has filed an elections complaint in Ohio alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds during a television appearance....

BUENOS AIRES (AdAge.com) -- Nike Argentina is playing with the concept of air itself to promote the launch of the latest Nike Air Max with an online game that lets consumers make the shoe float and...

LONDON (AdAge.com) -- Kimberly-Clark's Huggies is taking on Procter & Gamble's Pampers in the U.K. with an online branded content initiative that uses well-known comedians to focus on the funny side...

"Never Let Me Go" Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will be headlining this year's Telluride Film Festival, which kicks off Friday. Colorado mountain fest, now in its 37th...

Bryan Cranston (Getty) Emmy winner Bryan Cranston will host "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 2, the actor announced on an ESPN radio show, the Los Angeles...

On the heels of winning the Emmy for outstanding reality series, ABC has given a second-season order to "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution." ABC has picked up six new episodes of the show from Ryan...

"Hellcats" To promote its new fall cheerleading series "Hellcats," The CW is staging an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. On Sept. 4, the network will turn the Frisco Memorial Stadium...

Hillary Clinton today stepped into the international spotlight, assuming the day-to-day responsibility of trying to broker a Mideast peace that has eluded...

James Lee, the bomb-laden gunman who was killed by police in the lobby of the Discovery Channel, was once convicted and imprisoned for smuggling illegal immigrants into the country from...

WASHINGTON — Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday opened their first direct peace negotiations in 20 months, a long-shot attempt to end the conflict that host Secretary of State Hillary...

failed to meet a midnight deadline, but ABC, ESPN and The Disney Channel will remain available to Triad cable customers as the talks continue. Disney agreed to keep its programing available through...

"The American" Focus Features' moody crime thriller "The American," starring George Clooney, fetched $1.7 million in its first day of domestic release on Wednesday. The Universal specialty...

Morgan Creek Prods. founder James Robinson, who had eyed a role as a major investor in Miramax Films, along with construction magnate Ron Tutor and private equity firm Colony Capital, is out of the...

Josie Ho. BEIJING –- Steven Soderbergh is bringing his fear-of-disease thriller “Contagion” to shoot in Hong Kong in a move that is likely to stir up painful memories of the...

Huffington Post reported the news citing city Correction Department records. Robert "Joe" Halderman served four months of his six-month sentence in the case. He got time off for good behavior...

A 24-year-old woman working on an apparent car stunt during a "Transformers 3" shoot in northwest Indiana suffered a serious head injury Wednesday night, according to various reports. A medical...