'Speed Racer' gets passed in its debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Speed Racer" was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as "Iron Man" continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday....
Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies in tour bus wreck in Mo.
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) -- Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and struck an embankment. She was 74....
Former 'Idol' winner Carrie Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her....
Vanessa Williams receives diploma from Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Vanessa Williams has received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University, nearly 25 years after she dropped out to become the first black Miss America....
