Steve Shickles

AP - Four more aspiring singers failed to convince viewers that they have what it takes to win the star-making talent contest “American Idol.”

Reuters - The author of a bestselling autobiography
that told the story of a young Jewish girl saved by wolves
while hiding from the Nazis in wartime Europe has admitted that
most of the story was made up.

Playbill - Principal casting has been announced for Bailiwick Repertory Theatre’s Chicago world-premiere production of rocker Dennis DeYoung’s epic new musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he asked an Ohio museum to return his Austrian army tank because he was concerned about the upkeep and wants to offer rides to schoolchildren.

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he asked an Ohio museum to return his Austrian army tank because he was concerned about the upkeep and wants to offer rides to schoolchildren.

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he asked an Ohio museum to return his Austrian army tank because he was concerned about the upkeep and wants to offer rides to schoolchildren.

AP - “There was a melancholy feel to the `70s. I was so into the bicentennial. No joke. I bought a Liberty Bell necklace that was pewter. It was like a prized possession.” — Will Ferrell, who stars in the new film “Semi-Pro,” about a fictional ABA basketball team, which is set in the ’70s.

AP - “There was a melancholy feel to the `70s. I was so into the bicentennial. No joke. I bought a Liberty Bell necklace that was pewter. It was like a prized possession.” — Will Ferrell, who stars in the new film “Semi-Pro,” about a fictional ABA basketball team, which is set in the ’70s.

AP - Magic Johnson, Alec Baldwin and Michael Moore are among the writers and celebrities who will speak at this year’s BookExpo America, to be held in Los Angeles from May 30 to June 2.

AFP - German sportswear group Puma said Thursday it had agreed to buy a majority stake in fashion designer Hussein Chalayan’s London-based business as well as the brand by the same name.