2/8/2013 7:03 AM
Bowersox brings 2013 tour to Toledo
As expected, Crystal Bowersox is bringing her 2013 tour to Toledo with a date scheduled March 3 at the SeaGate Convention Centre.

2/7/2013 7:11 AM
Marley's birthday celebrated
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of tourists joined dreadlocked Rastafarian priests, leading reggae musicians and some of Bob Marley's relatives at the late reggae icon's old house in Jamaica to mark the 68th anniversary of his birth today.

2/6/2013 5:48 PM
Makeup artist behind Yoda dies
LONDON — Stuart Freeborn, a pioneering movie makeup artist behind creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” films, has died. He was 98.

2/9/2013 9:09 AM
Cat is new Monopoly token
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced today.

2/6/2013 2:08 PM
iTunes reaches 25B song purchase
LOS ANGELES — The answer to the trivia question will be: “Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch.” That's the 25-billionth song purchased on iTunes.

2/6/2013 2:03 PM
Walters plans return to 'The View'
NEW YORK  — Barbara Walters isn't “scratching too much” from chickenpox, but she says she won't be back at “The View” for three more weeks.

2/6/2013 12:00 AM
Walken: No one quite like him
DETROIT — That memorable voice is bending syllables in its famous way as Christopher Walken explains why he hasn't seen the Web item that has a photo of his younger self next to one of a surprising but convincing look-alike: Scarlett Johansson.

2/6/2013 12:00 AM
Orchid gets a bad rap as houseplant
AKRON — In the houseplant world, orchids have gotten a bad rap.

2/6/2013 12:00 AM
'Call Me Maybe' song of the year?
NEW YORK — Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” became the soundtrack for endless viral online fun last year: U.S. infantry soldiers lip-synched to it in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. So did James Franco and the U.S. Olympic swim team. Models from Abercrombie & Fitch showed off their abs to it, as did hair-whipping Miami Dolphins cheerleaders.

2/6/2013 12:00 AM
A 2nd chance for some TV series
Happy Days, the series that taught future generations the poetry of "Blueberry Hill" and the power of telling frenemies to "sit on it," has a more dubious claim to history.