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All rights reservedSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:08:40 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/celebrity/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArQzlpscKVfxXU2MYVotKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T182458Z_4_CBRE96J1DC700_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HELENTHOMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" align="left" title="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists&#039; organization said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:08:40 -0400Reuterslong-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/long-time-white-house-reporter-helen-thomas-dies-141349325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArQzlpscKVfxXU2MYVotKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T182458Z_4_CBRE96J1DC700_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HELENTHOMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" align="left" title="File photo of Helen Thomas taking her seat after recovering from a long illness in the Briefing Room at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists&#039; organization said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gHyXMf7Fs8uMRuQ6fjJeug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T124129Z_1_CBRE96I0Z9800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-HONGKONG-BRUCELEE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" align="left" title="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" border="0" /></a>By Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father&#039;s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 08:41:29 -0400Reutersbruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gHyXMf7Fs8uMRuQ6fjJeug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T124129Z_1_CBRE96I0Z9800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-HONGKONG-BRUCELEE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" align="left" title="Shannon Lee, daughter the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, poses in front of a portrait of her father at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" border="0" /></a>By Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father&#039;s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/62t_s4i2mO5D94eYUhpw1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T161829Z_1_CBRE96G19B200_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-TINATURNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" align="left" title="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>ZURICH (Reuters) - Singer Tina Turner has married her long-time partner in a civil ceremony in Switzerland ahead of a Buddhist celebration at their home on the banks of Lake Zurich on Sunday. The 73-year-old &quot;Simply the Best&quot; singer tied the knot with German-born record producer Erwin Bach at a registry office in the Kuesnacht suburb of Zurich where they live, a municipal official said on Wednesday. &quot;Turner had the civil ceremony a few days ago,&quot; Kuesnacht official Hannes Friess told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:58:08 -0400Reuterstina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-weds-longtime-partner-quiet-swiss-suburb-161829251.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/62t_s4i2mO5D94eYUhpw1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T161829Z_1_CBRE96G19B200_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-TINATURNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" align="left" title="U.S. pop singer Tina Turner waves during photocall before the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2011 women&#039;s collection show at Milan Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>ZURICH (Reuters) - Singer Tina Turner has married her long-time partner in a civil ceremony in Switzerland ahead of a Buddhist celebration at their home on the banks of Lake Zurich on Sunday. The 73-year-old &quot;Simply the Best&quot; singer tied the knot with German-born record producer Erwin Bach at a registry office in the Kuesnacht suburb of Zurich where they live, a municipal official said on Wednesday. &quot;Turner had the civil ceremony a few days ago,&quot; Kuesnacht official Hannes Friess told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s1uEO.3Empj72vvvytmmdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T001203Z_1_CBRE96I00KB00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-KANYEWEST-LEAKEDAUDIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>(Note: The story has strong language in paragraphs 5 and 6) By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ever wanted to be at a 2009 MTV VMA afterparty with Kanye West to hear why he so brazenly interrupted Taylor Swift&#039;s acceptance speech? Well now you can be. Allegedly. Gawker obtained audiotape that sounds an awful lot like Mr. West and friends ranting after the awards show, searching for justification in West&#039;s now-infamous microphone-stealing act. Apparently, the reason West bumrushed the country singer is because he spent two days re-writing his verse on &quot;Run This Town. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:12:03 -0400Reuterskanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-goes-bananas-leaked-tape-taylor-swift-001203071.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s1uEO.3Empj72vvvytmmdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T001203Z_1_CBRE96I00KB00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-KANYEWEST-LEAKEDAUDIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>(Note: The story has strong language in paragraphs 5 and 6) By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ever wanted to be at a 2009 MTV VMA afterparty with Kanye West to hear why he so brazenly interrupted Taylor Swift&#039;s acceptance speech? Well now you can be. Allegedly. Gawker obtained audiotape that sounds an awful lot like Mr. West and friends ranting after the awards show, searching for justification in West&#039;s now-infamous microphone-stealing act. Apparently, the reason West bumrushed the country singer is because he spent two days re-writing his verse on &quot;Run This Town. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Josh Dickey LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Extortion accusations lodged against Hollywood bulldog attorney Martin Singer by a former reality TV star have been thrown out by a California appeals court, TheWrap has learned. It all started in 2011, when Singer sent a letter on behalf of a client to Mike "Boogie" Malin, accusing the "Big Brother" alum of embezzling more than $1 million in funds from the client's restaurant. The letter also made clear they knew how Malin was using the money: to feed a spree of anonymous sex with several older men he'd been meeting on Craigslist. ...http://news.yahoo.com/court-dumps-big-brother-stars-sex-drenched-extortion-195540681.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:55:40 -0400Reuterscourt-dumps-big-brother-stars-sex-drenched-extortion-195540681<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IN01BJYJ3_yRYRnVB7h8xQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T160445Z_1_CBRE96G18OD00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah defied the ingenue stereotype early in her career to transform into a futuristic robot, a mermaid and a sword-wielding killer, and in her latest role she battles age and sexist stereotypes as a lesbian basketball player. Hannah, 52, is part of the ensemble cast that includes Brooke Shields and Wanda Sykes in &quot;The Hot Flashes,&quot; out in theaters and video-on-demand now and on DVD August 13. The film follows a group of women dealing with menopause who form a basketball team to raise money for a breast cancer screening van. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:04:45 -0400Reutersminute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-daryl-hannah-hot-flashes-age-activism-160445271.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IN01BJYJ3_yRYRnVB7h8xQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T160445Z_1_CBRE96G18OD00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Hannah poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hot Flashes&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah defied the ingenue stereotype early in her career to transform into a futuristic robot, a mermaid and a sword-wielding killer, and in her latest role she battles age and sexist stereotypes as a lesbian basketball player. Hannah, 52, is part of the ensemble cast that includes Brooke Shields and Wanda Sykes in &quot;The Hot Flashes,&quot; out in theaters and video-on-demand now and on DVD August 13. The film follows a group of women dealing with menopause who form a basketball team to raise money for a breast cancer screening van. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kevin Clash, the scandal-beset former puppeteer and voice of "Sesame Street" character Elmo, is seeking to have a fourth lawsuit accusing him of underage sex dismissed, after prevailing in three other similar lawsuits. In a brief filed in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Clash argues that the lawsuit brought by accuser Sheldon Stephens, on the grounds that Sheldon's claim is barred by the statute of limitations. Earlier this month, a New York judge barred three other complaints against Clash on the same grounds. ...http://news.yahoo.com/elmo-puppeteer-kevin-clash-seeks-4th-underage-sex-235148318.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:51:48 -0400Reuterselmo-puppeteer-kevin-clash-seeks-4th-underage-sex-235148318By Peter N Henderson TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian artist Alex Colville, who won international fame with precise, detailed paintings of everyday scenes, has died at the age of 92, according to a message on his official website. Colville, who died on Tuesday, developed an iconic style that captured tranquil moments with realistic figures in commonplace settings, such as a cow in a moonlit field, or two swimmers relaxing on a beach. His work was often compared with that of Norman Rockwell, the American illustrator of the ordinary. ...http://news.yahoo.com/alex-colville-painter-laureate-canada-dies-184913776.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:49:13 -0400Reutersalex-colville-painter-laureate-canada-dies-184913776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Io2Z5gylXN._N9VyGR1KJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T042411Z_2_CBRE96F1TQ500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ACTORS-HIGHESTPAID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With estimated earnings of $75 million, &quot;Iron Man&quot; Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood&#039;s highest paid actor, ahead of Channing Tatum and Hugh Jackman, according to Forbes.com. Downey, 48, starred in Disney&#039;s Marvel superhero films &quot;The Avengers&quot; in 2012 and &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in 2013, each of which earned more than $1 billion at the box office, assuring him the top spot in the annual ranking of Hollywood&#039;s top acting earners. &quot;Every studio in town would love to cast him, and now they&#039;ll pay big buck for the privilege,&quot; Forbes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 00:24:11 -0400Reutersiron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-042411388.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Io2Z5gylXN._N9VyGR1KJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T042411Z_2_CBRE96F1TQ500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ACTORS-HIGHESTPAID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With estimated earnings of $75 million, &quot;Iron Man&quot; Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood&#039;s highest paid actor, ahead of Channing Tatum and Hugh Jackman, according to Forbes.com. Downey, 48, starred in Disney&#039;s Marvel superhero films &quot;The Avengers&quot; in 2012 and &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in 2013, each of which earned more than $1 billion at the box office, assuring him the top spot in the annual ranking of Hollywood&#039;s top acting earners. &quot;Every studio in town would love to cast him, and now they&#039;ll pay big buck for the privilege,&quot; Forbes. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/elizabeth-taylors-cleopatra-headdress-jewels-auction-100653307.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WZaDbQpWcAAWOzs7IB6grw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T100653Z_1_CBRE96F0S3W00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-ELIZABETHTAYLOR-AUCTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A falcon headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film &quot;Cleopatra&quot; is pictured in this undated handout photograph" align="left" title="A falcon headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film &quot;Cleopatra&quot; is pictured in this undated handout photograph" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of late actress Elizabeth Taylor&#039;s personal items, including jewelry, cocktail dresses and film costumes, will go under the hammer in Beverly Hills, California, Julien&#039;s Auctions said on Tuesday. The collection, which comes from an unidentified former employee of Taylor, will first go on display in Ireland on Tuesday and will hit the auction block on October 12. The top item, an 18-karat gold, multi-gem earring and necklace set, is expected to fetch between $10,000 and $15,000. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/elizabeth-taylors-cleopatra-headdress-jewels-auction-100653307.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 06:06:53 -0400Reuterselizabeth-taylors-cleopatra-headdress-jewels-auction-100653307<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/elizabeth-taylors-cleopatra-headdress-jewels-auction-100653307.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WZaDbQpWcAAWOzs7IB6grw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T100653Z_1_CBRE96F0S3W00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-ELIZABETHTAYLOR-AUCTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A falcon headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film &quot;Cleopatra&quot; is pictured in this undated handout photograph" align="left" title="A falcon headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film &quot;Cleopatra&quot; is pictured in this undated handout photograph" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of late actress Elizabeth Taylor&#039;s personal items, including jewelry, cocktail dresses and film costumes, will go under the hammer in Beverly Hills, California, Julien&#039;s Auctions said on Tuesday. The collection, which comes from an unidentified former employee of Taylor, will first go on display in Ireland on Tuesday and will hit the auction block on October 12. The top item, an 18-karat gold, multi-gem earring and necklace set, is expected to fetch between $10,000 and $15,000. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stevie-wonder-boycott-florida-over-stand-ground-law-215850984.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YnYsr7dfzXmdWRG0OO4RSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T220207Z_2_CBRE96F1P2P00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Stevie Wonder arrives at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication ceremony at the National Memorial in Washington" align="left" title="Stevie Wonder arrives at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication ceremony at the National Memorial in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Rhythm and blues singer Stevie Wonder said he will not perform in Florida until the state discards a &quot;stand your ground&quot; law that played a prominent role in the defense of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman who was acquitted in a racially charged murder trial. The black Rock and Roll Hall of Fame enshrinee made his comments at a concert on Sunday in Quebec City, Canada, according to a video posted on YouTube. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stevie-wonder-boycott-florida-over-stand-ground-law-215850984.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:02:07 -0400Reutersstevie-wonder-boycott-florida-over-stand-ground-law-215850984<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stevie-wonder-boycott-florida-over-stand-ground-law-215850984.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YnYsr7dfzXmdWRG0OO4RSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T220207Z_2_CBRE96F1P2P00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Stevie Wonder arrives at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication ceremony at the National Memorial in Washington" align="left" title="Stevie Wonder arrives at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication ceremony at the National Memorial in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Rhythm and blues singer Stevie Wonder said he will not perform in Florida until the state discards a &quot;stand your ground&quot; law that played a prominent role in the defense of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman who was acquitted in a racially charged murder trial. The black Rock and Roll Hall of Fame enshrinee made his comments at a concert on Sunday in Quebec City, Canada, according to a video posted on YouTube. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dx8lwvEcdDJ1iVY2.OzZ9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T161931Z_2_CBRE96G03SQ00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA-US-CORYMONTEITH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" align="left" title="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" border="0" /></a>By Nicole Mordant VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox Television&#039;s musical-comedy series &quot;Glee,&quot; died of an apparently accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, Canadian authorities said on Tuesday. The British Columbia Coroners Service said in a release that post-mortem testing on the star, who was found dead on Saturday in a downtown Vancouver hotel room, died of &quot;mixed-drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol.&quot; It said Monteith&#039;s death was unlikely to have been intentional. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:19:31 -0400Reutersglee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-monteith-died-heroin-alcohol-overdose-005112393.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dx8lwvEcdDJ1iVY2.OzZ9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T161931Z_2_CBRE96G03SQ00_RTROPTP_2_CANADA-US-CORYMONTEITH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" align="left" title="A view of the outside of the hotel where Canadian actor Cory Montieth was found dead, in Vancouver" border="0" /></a>By Nicole Mordant VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox Television&#039;s musical-comedy series &quot;Glee,&quot; died of an apparently accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, Canadian authorities said on Tuesday. The British Columbia Coroners Service said in a release that post-mortem testing on the star, who was found dead on Saturday in a downtown Vancouver hotel room, died of &quot;mixed-drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol.&quot; It said Monteith&#039;s death was unlikely to have been intentional. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kevin-costner-negotiations-star-guillermo-del-toros-midnight-235800980.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X9ysmrTtnoQcQUccsWXYMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T235800Z_1_CBRE96E1UKY00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-KEVINCOSTNER-MIDNIGHTDELIVERY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US actor and director Kevin Costner reacts on stage after receiving an Honorary Award during the 38th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris" align="left" title="US actor and director Kevin Costner reacts on stage after receiving an Honorary Award during the 38th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hot off his turn as Pa Kent in &quot;Man of Steel,&quot; Kevin Costner is in negotiations to star in &quot;Midnight Delivery&quot; for Universal Pictures. &quot;Pacific Rim&quot; director Guillermo del Toro will produce along with David Linde of Lava Bear Films. Gary Ungar, Tory Metzger and Russell Ackerman will serve as executive producers. Neil Cross, who created the BBC series &quot;Luther&quot; and co-wrote Universal&#039;s hit horror movie &quot;Mama,&quot; has written the script, which is based on an original idea by del Toro. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kevin-costner-negotiations-star-guillermo-del-toros-midnight-235800980.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:58:00 -0400Reuterskevin-costner-negotiations-star-guillermo-del-toros-midnight-235800980<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kevin-costner-negotiations-star-guillermo-del-toros-midnight-235800980.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X9ysmrTtnoQcQUccsWXYMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T235800Z_1_CBRE96E1UKY00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-KEVINCOSTNER-MIDNIGHTDELIVERY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US actor and director Kevin Costner reacts on stage after receiving an Honorary Award during the 38th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris" align="left" title="US actor and director Kevin Costner reacts on stage after receiving an Honorary Award during the 38th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hot off his turn as Pa Kent in &quot;Man of Steel,&quot; Kevin Costner is in negotiations to star in &quot;Midnight Delivery&quot; for Universal Pictures. &quot;Pacific Rim&quot; director Guillermo del Toro will produce along with David Linde of Lava Bear Films. Gary Ungar, Tory Metzger and Russell Ackerman will serve as executive producers. Neil Cross, who created the BBC series &quot;Luther&quot; and co-wrote Universal&#039;s hit horror movie &quot;Mama,&quot; has written the script, which is based on an original idea by del Toro. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-protest-leader-navalny-found-guilty-theft-052131600.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EarkmDyAoJR79FZ2hrLb9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T124627Z_1927172234_GM1E97I1LHG01_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a courtroom in Kirov" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a courtroom in Kirov" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska KIROV, Russia (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which supporters said proved President Vladimir Putin was a dictator ruling by repression. Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner who led the biggest protests against Putin since he took power in 2000, hugged his wife Yulia and his mother, shook his father&#039;s hand and then passed them his watch before being led away in handcuffs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-protest-leader-navalny-found-guilty-theft-052131600.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:13:12 -0400Reutersrussian-protest-leader-navalny-found-guilty-theft-052131600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-protest-leader-navalny-found-guilty-theft-052131600.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EarkmDyAoJR79FZ2hrLb9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T124627Z_1927172234_GM1E97I1LHG01_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a courtroom in Kirov" align="left" title="Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a courtroom in Kirov" border="0" /></a>By Gabriela Baczynska KIROV, Russia (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which supporters said proved President Vladimir Putin was a dictator ruling by repression. Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner who led the biggest protests against Putin since he took power in 2000, hugged his wife Yulia and his mother, shook his father&#039;s hand and then passed them his watch before being led away in handcuffs. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-protest-leader-wins-one-battle-faces-another-162059611.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CAbmOScvYDrx_LKwyblKFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T162059Z_1_CBRE96G19F500_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny holds his Moscow mayor candidate registration certificate as his wife Yulia looks on in Moscow" align="left" title="Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny holds his Moscow mayor candidate registration certificate as his wife Yulia looks on in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Maria Tsvetkova and Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny won a rare victory on Wednesday by being accepted as a candidate in a Moscow mayoral election which he sees as a stepping stone to challenging Vladimir Putin for the presidency. But his ability to contest September&#039;s election and the next presidential vote in 2018 depend on a judge&#039;s verdict on Thursday in the most prominent trial of an opposition figure in Russia since Soviet times. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-protest-leader-wins-one-battle-faces-another-162059611.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:20:59 -0400Reutersrussian-protest-leader-wins-one-battle-faces-another-162059611<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-protest-leader-wins-one-battle-faces-another-162059611.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CAbmOScvYDrx_LKwyblKFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T162059Z_1_CBRE96G19F500_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-NAVALNY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny holds his Moscow mayor candidate registration certificate as his wife Yulia looks on in Moscow" align="left" title="Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny holds his Moscow mayor candidate registration certificate as his wife Yulia looks on in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Maria Tsvetkova and Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny won a rare victory on Wednesday by being accepted as a candidate in a Moscow mayoral election which he sees as a stepping stone to challenging Vladimir Putin for the presidency. But his ability to contest September&#039;s election and the next presidential vote in 2018 depend on a judge&#039;s verdict on Thursday in the most prominent trial of an opposition figure in Russia since Soviet times. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amy-pascal-alex-gibney-elected-academy-board-governors-235453420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bFV6oocsNkj.Ibt3xEClPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T235453Z_1_CBRE96E1UG000_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-MEDIA-ACADEMYBOARD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Gibney poses at the International Documentary Association&#039;s annual celebration of the Academy Awards Documentary nominees in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Director Gibney poses at the International Documentary Association&#039;s annual celebration of the Academy Awards Documentary nominees in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Alex Gibney, Amy Pascal and Nancy Utley have been elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS announced on Monday. Those first-time governors are part of an unusually large group of 10 first-time governors who join the board, which has expanded by five members to 48, its largest number ever. Sony Pictures&#039; co-chairman Pascal was elected by the Executives Branch, while Utley, who currently serves as the president of Fox Searchlight, was elected by the Public Relations Branch. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amy-pascal-alex-gibney-elected-academy-board-governors-235453420.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:54:53 -0400Reutersamy-pascal-alex-gibney-elected-academy-board-governors-235453420<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amy-pascal-alex-gibney-elected-academy-board-governors-235453420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bFV6oocsNkj.Ibt3xEClPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T235453Z_1_CBRE96E1UG000_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-MEDIA-ACADEMYBOARD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Gibney poses at the International Documentary Association&#039;s annual celebration of the Academy Awards Documentary nominees in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Director Gibney poses at the International Documentary Association&#039;s annual celebration of the Academy Awards Documentary nominees in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Alex Gibney, Amy Pascal and Nancy Utley have been elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS announced on Monday. Those first-time governors are part of an unusually large group of 10 first-time governors who join the board, which has expanded by five members to 48, its largest number ever. Sony Pictures&#039; co-chairman Pascal was elected by the Executives Branch, while Utley, who currently serves as the president of Fox Searchlight, was elected by the Public Relations Branch. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-probation-revoked-due-traffic-accident-004457954.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HUQfLJ1_CpeeVJJB2fqQiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T004457Z_3_CBRE96E1T1Y00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-CHRISBROWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" align="left" title="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&amp;B singer Chris Brown had his probation revoked on Monday by a judge in Los Angeles after he was charged in a hit-and-run traffic accident last month. Brown, who has been on probation for criminal assault for beating his former girlfriend and fellow R&amp;B singer, Rihanna, on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, could face jail time if he is found to have violated his probation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-probation-revoked-due-traffic-accident-004457954.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:44:57 -0400Reuterssinger-chris-brown-probation-revoked-due-traffic-accident-004457954<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-probation-revoked-due-traffic-accident-004457954.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HUQfLJ1_CpeeVJJB2fqQiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T004457Z_3_CBRE96E1T1Y00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-CHRISBROWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" align="left" title="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&amp;B singer Chris Brown had his probation revoked on Monday by a judge in Los Angeles after he was charged in a hit-and-run traffic accident last month. Brown, who has been on probation for criminal assault for beating his former girlfriend and fellow R&amp;B singer, Rihanna, on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, could face jail time if he is found to have violated his probation. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-152528553.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EIgDMJQzkdHC_nBNHaKwtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T152528Z_2_CBRE96E1LZQ00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-CORYMONTIETH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" align="left" title="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Canadian authorities said on Monday they will perform an autopsy including toxicology tests to determine the cause of death of actor Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox&#039;s musical-comedy television series &quot;Glee&quot; who was found dead on Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room. The British Columbia Coroners Service said the autopsy will be carried out immediately but results will not be available for several days. Toxicology tests are used to determine if drugs, alcohol or other substances were in his body at the time of death. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-152528553.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:25:28 -0400Reuterscanadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-152528553<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-152528553.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EIgDMJQzkdHC_nBNHaKwtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T152528Z_2_CBRE96E1LZQ00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-CORYMONTIETH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" align="left" title="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Canadian authorities said on Monday they will perform an autopsy including toxicology tests to determine the cause of death of actor Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox&#039;s musical-comedy television series &quot;Glee&quot; who was found dead on Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room. The British Columbia Coroners Service said the autopsy will be carried out immediately but results will not be available for several days. Toxicology tests are used to determine if drugs, alcohol or other substances were in his body at the time of death. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-chef-silk-road-travels-inspire-las-hinoki-081756669.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sRHhUnNP60kq4o8gJS9pnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T081756Z_1_CBRE96F0N2G00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-FOOD-CHEFS-MYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chef and owner of the restaurant Hinoki &amp; the Bird David Myers poses with chef Kuniko Yagi in the restaurant with one of their signature dishes" align="left" title="Chef and owner of the restaurant Hinoki &amp; the Bird David Myers poses with chef Kuniko Yagi in the restaurant with one of their signature dishes" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The exotic, earthy aroma from smoking sheets of smoldering hinoki wood hovering over exquisite black cod is the first hint that diners at celebrated chef David Myers&#039; newest restaurant are in for a culinary adventure. Hinoki &amp; the Bird, the Japanophile chef&#039;s Silk Road-inspired restaurant, borrows heavily from the travels of Myers and Executive Chef Kuniko Yagi, who left banking a decade ago and worked her way up from the kitchen&#039;s lowest rungs to her current, globe-trotting career. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/world-chef-silk-road-travels-inspire-las-hinoki-081756669.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 04:17:56 -0400Reutersworld-chef-silk-road-travels-inspire-las-hinoki-081756669<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-chef-silk-road-travels-inspire-las-hinoki-081756669.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sRHhUnNP60kq4o8gJS9pnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T081756Z_1_CBRE96F0N2G00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-FOOD-CHEFS-MYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chef and owner of the restaurant Hinoki &amp; the Bird David Myers poses with chef Kuniko Yagi in the restaurant with one of their signature dishes" align="left" title="Chef and owner of the restaurant Hinoki &amp; the Bird David Myers poses with chef Kuniko Yagi in the restaurant with one of their signature dishes" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The exotic, earthy aroma from smoking sheets of smoldering hinoki wood hovering over exquisite black cod is the first hint that diners at celebrated chef David Myers&#039; newest restaurant are in for a culinary adventure. Hinoki &amp; the Bird, the Japanophile chef&#039;s Silk Road-inspired restaurant, borrows heavily from the travels of Myers and Executive Chef Kuniko Yagi, who left banking a decade ago and worked her way up from the kitchen&#039;s lowest rungs to her current, globe-trotting career. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/halle-berry-olivier-martinez-marry-france-193626133.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FETfigAiIAvJYE69m2jtaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-14T201426Z_1_CBRE96D1K8400_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-HALLEBERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of actress Halle Berry and partner Olivier Martinez at Variety&#039;s 4th Annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="File photo of actress Halle Berry and partner Olivier Martinez at Variety&#039;s 4th Annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Halle Berry and French actor Olivier Martinez were married over the weekend in France, her representative said on Sunday. Berry, 46, a best actress Oscar winner for the 2001 film &quot;Monster&#039;s Ball,&quot; is pregnant with the couple&#039;s child due this fall. They announced their engagement early last year. Berry and Martinez, 47, who starred in &quot;Unfaithful&quot; and &quot;Dark Tide,&quot; the latter co-starring with Berry, married on Saturday at a chateau in Vallery, France, attended by friends and family members. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/halle-berry-olivier-martinez-marry-france-193626133.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 15:36:26 -0400Reutershalle-berry-olivier-martinez-marry-france-193626133<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/halle-berry-olivier-martinez-marry-france-193626133.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FETfigAiIAvJYE69m2jtaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-14T201426Z_1_CBRE96D1K8400_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-HALLEBERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of actress Halle Berry and partner Olivier Martinez at Variety&#039;s 4th Annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="File photo of actress Halle Berry and partner Olivier Martinez at Variety&#039;s 4th Annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Halle Berry and French actor Olivier Martinez were married over the weekend in France, her representative said on Sunday. Berry, 46, a best actress Oscar winner for the 2001 film &quot;Monster&#039;s Ball,&quot; is pregnant with the couple&#039;s child due this fall. They announced their engagement early last year. Berry and Martinez, 47, who starred in &quot;Unfaithful&quot; and &quot;Dark Tide,&quot; the latter co-starring with Berry, married on Saturday at a chateau in Vallery, France, attended by friends and family members. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-204613960.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/haFzmJazG6R0e_ljCFUQWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T204613Z_1_CBRE96E1LZQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-CORYMONTIETH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" align="left" title="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Canadian authorities said on Monday they will perform an autopsy including toxicology tests to determine the cause of death of actor Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox&#039;s musical-comedy television series &quot;Glee&quot; who was found dead on Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room. The British Columbia Coroners Service said the autopsy will be carried out immediately but results will not be available for several days. Toxicology tests are used to determine if drugs, alcohol or other substances were in his body at the time of death. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-204613960.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 16:46:13 -0400Reuterscanadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-204613960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-authorities-perform-autopsy-glee-star-monteith-204613960.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/haFzmJazG6R0e_ljCFUQWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-15T204613Z_1_CBRE96E1LZQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-CORYMONTIETH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" align="left" title="File photo of actor Cory Monteith arriving at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Canadian authorities said on Monday they will perform an autopsy including toxicology tests to determine the cause of death of actor Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox&#039;s musical-comedy television series &quot;Glee&quot; who was found dead on Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room. The British Columbia Coroners Service said the autopsy will be carried out immediately but results will not be available for several days. Toxicology tests are used to determine if drugs, alcohol or other substances were in his body at the time of death. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-233922575.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2GaSB6pdFnsq_ZUn5DfbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T233922Z_1_CBRE96F1TQ500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ACTORS-HIGHESTPAID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With estimated earnings of $75 million, &quot;Iron Man&quot; Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood&#039;s highest paid actor, ahead of Channing Tatum and Hugh Jackman, according to Forbes.com. Downey, 48, starred in Disney&#039;s Marvel superhero films &quot;The Avengers&quot; in 2012 and &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in 2013, each of which earned more than $1 billion at the box office, assuring him the top spot in the annual ranking of Hollywood&#039;s top acting earners. &quot;Every studio in town would love to cast him, and now they&#039;ll pay big buck for the privilege,&quot; Forbes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-233922575.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 19:39:22 -0400Reutersiron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-233922575<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-leads-forbes-highest-233922575.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2GaSB6pdFnsq_ZUn5DfbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T233922Z_1_CBRE96F1TQ500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ACTORS-HIGHESTPAID.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Cast member Robert Downey Jr. waves next to co-star Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere of &quot;Iron Man 3&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With estimated earnings of $75 million, &quot;Iron Man&quot; Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood&#039;s highest paid actor, ahead of Channing Tatum and Hugh Jackman, according to Forbes.com. Downey, 48, starred in Disne

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