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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
By The Associated Press CANNES, France (AP) - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: JAMES CAAN GOES BACK TO THE 70S They don't make movies like they used to - which is why James Caan was happy to go back to the 1970s in Guillaume Canet's "Blood

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
By KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner,

Wade Robson: 'Pedophile' Michael Jackson Abused Me For 7 Years

Wade Robson: 'Pedophile' Michael Jackson Abused Me For 7 Years
TODAY.COM - In 2005, Wade Robson was the first defense witness at Michael Jackson's trial, where the singer was accused of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor. At the time, Robson was unequivocal: He was not sexually abused by the man known as the King of Pop. But eight years later

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the

Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher

Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is closing higher after shaking off a morning slump. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 60 points to close at 15,275 Wednesday, a gain of 0.4 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose eight points to 1,658, or 0.5 percent. Both the Dow and S&P are

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks. Google made it available in the U.S. Wednesday for

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee. The service puts the Internet

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming