French soprano Régine Crespin dies

Acclaimed French soprano Régine Crespin, the elegant and luminous performer who sang at the world's top opera venues, had died at the age of 80.

Live Earth hopes to raise global chorus to fight climate change

Organizers of round-the-world Live Earth concerts in nine major cities hope some two billion people will tune in on Saturday to watch megarock stars press home the dangers of global warming. Although staging such a planetary event has not been without...

Longoria, Parker tie the knot in Paris civil ceremony

"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria on Friday married basketball beau Tony Parker during a civil ceremony at a Paris city hall, a day before a church wedding and lavish celebrations at a nearby 17th-century chateau. Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe p...

What's hot on TV this summer

It's easy to say summer TV is where the rubbish is shown. There's some truth in that, but before you toss the remote, there are some very good things on these days.

'Odin Sphere' embraces 2-D

Whatever else it does, "Odin Sphere" proves one thing: Flat is not dead. The game actually holds a position on the PS2 much like "Valkyrie Profile's" on the PSOne. Both games were made toward the end of their consoles' life spans, when a new generation of systems was t

Steve Miller still loves the music, still hates the business

At age 63, rocker Steve Miller, who had his biggest success in the mid-1970s with the albums "The Joker," "Fly Like An Eagle" and "Book of Dreams," still loves the business of playing music. It's the music business he doesn't like so much.

Director drawn to French singer's story

Olivier Dahan just had a feeling. After seeing a photo of a 17-year-old Edith Piaf, the French director was overwhelmed by the urge to tell the troubled chanteuse's story.