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NEW YORK (AP) -- A monumental 20th century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter (GEHR'-hahrd RIHK'-tur) has sold for $37 million at a New York City auction....

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California, the school announced Tuesday night....

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, is willing to explore more Hollywood movies now that he's done his first....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday....

BOSTON (AP) -- A defamation lawsuit filed by the founder of the rock group Boston against the ex-wife of the band's late lead singer was reinstated Tuesday by the Massachusetts Appeals Court....

NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC is cutting its aging "Dancing With the Stars" back to two hours and one night next season, creating a slot for a new drama series based on the Marvel Comics world that's aimed at expanding the network's audience, its programming chief said Tuesday....

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less than $10....

NEW YORK (AP) -- He started from the bottom, but now he's on top at the BET Awards: Drake has 12 nominations....

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Husband-wife duo Shovels & Rope is the top nominee for this year's Americana Honors & Awards, but longtime favorites Buddy Miller and Emmylou Harris lurk nearby....

NEW YORK (AP) -- As the Twitterverse expands with millions of users, it can be hard to have a unique voice. Nicole Richie doesn't have that problem....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Univision Communications said Tuesday that it is pairing with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez on the English-language El Rey television network that is geared to young viewers and scheduled to debut this December....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and `60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of Battelle's company, on Tuesday....

Some highlights of ABC's moves in its schedule for next season....

CANNES, France (AP) -- Baz Luhrmann might never have gone on to direct "The Great Gatsby" - or anything else, for that matter - if not for the Cannes Film Festival....

ABC's prime-time schedule for the fall:...

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for May 6-12. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership....

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Nielsen Co. says ratings were largely status quo last week, with CBS maintaining a decisive lead....

Celebrities react to Angelina Jolie's revelation Tuesday in a New York Times editorial that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy:...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bill Hader is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after an eight-year run....