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Obama, Romney use humor into connect with voters

Obama, Romney use humor into connect with voters
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Have you heard the one about the kid who thinks President Barack Obama's job is to "approve this message?" Or the time Mitt Romney compared another presidential run to giving birth? At presidential fundraisers and rallies, the jokes are easy

Schmidt: Autographs getting way too hard to read

Schmidt: Autographs getting way too hard to read
By MIKE SCHMIDTFor The Associated Press Since when did the signatures of today's celebrity athletes become worse than your local physician's scrawl on a prescription slip? Yes, I know, some now put their uniform number under their scribble. Have the constant paparazzi-like, autograph-

Michael Richards opens up to Jerry Seinfeld about his comedy club meltdown

Michael Richards opens up to Jerry Seinfeld about his comedy club meltdown
By Liz Raftery, Michael Richards says he hasn't performed standup or even worked on new material since he went on a racist tirade in a comedy club in 2006 after an audience member interrupted his set.

Phoenix police release 911 calls in terrorist hoax

Phoenix police release 911 calls in terrorist hoax
By WALTER BERRYAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Most of the people who saw a masked teenager wearing a sheet and armed with a grenade launcher told authorities they assumed the weapon was a fake as he pointed it at passing cars in northwest Phoenix, according to 911 calls released Thursday. All

Phoenix police release 911 calls in terrorist hoax

Phoenix police release 911 calls in terrorist hoax
By WALTER BERRYAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Most of the people who saw a masked teenager wearing a sheet and armed with a grenade launcher told authorities they assumed the weapon was a fake as he pointed it at passing cars in northwest Phoenix, according to 911 calls released Thursday. All

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys
By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The terrorism thriller "Homeland" and "Modern Family" were the top winners at Sunday's Emmy Awards in a ceremony that veered between daring and predictability in honors and Jimmy Kimmel's turn as host. The four awards for "Modern

'Gangnam Style' has sharp social riff, 220M views

'Gangnam Style' has sharp social riff, 220M views
By FOSTER KLUG and YOUKYUNG LEEAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" video has 220 million YouTube views and counting, and it's easy to see why. No Korean language skills are needed to enjoy the chubby, massively entertaining performer'

'Gangnam Style' has sharp social riff, 220M views

'Gangnam Style' has sharp social riff, 220M views
By FOSTER KLUG and YOUKYUNG LEEAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" video has 220 million YouTube views and counting, and it's easy to see why. No Korean language skills are needed to enjoy the chubby, massively entertaining performer's

Philly pizza museum serves up slices, memorabilia

Philly pizza museum serves up slices, memorabilia
By KATHY MATHESONAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - How much does Brian Dwyer love pizza? Let us count the ways: He holds the Guinness World Record for largest collection of pizza memorabilia; he has a caricature of himself, eating pizza, tattooed on his back with the phrase "Totally

Artwork records words, beams them to Philly skies

Artwork records words, beams them to Philly skies
By JOANN LOVIGLIOAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but it's probably not what you think. Montreal-based artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is preparing to flip the switch on "Open Air," an interactive work that