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Zimbabwe arrests British music presenter

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Organizers of a classical music festival in Zimbabwe say authorities arrested a prominent British music personality at a concert in the second city of Bulawayo.
Tear-jerker 'Mud' ends Cannes competition lineup

CANNES, France — The Cannes film festival on Saturday wrapped up the movies in competition wading deep in the Mississippi river with "Mud," a heart-wrenching, Mark Twain-influenced tale of a teenage boy searching for the meaning of life in a harsh world and starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon.
Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision song contest

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Sweden's Loreen clinched the top spot at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit "Euphoria," pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer.
Matthew McConaughey pulls off Cannes double header

CANNES, France — To have one film competing at the Cannes Film Festival is a privilege. To have two, Matthew McConaughey says, is wonderful good fortune - and the reward for a spell of hard labor in the trenches of independent cinema.
Reopening of Berlin Staatsoper faces new delay

BERLIN — Officials say Berlin's Staatsoper opera house will not reopen until 2015 after a new problem arose at the building site in the German capital.
Jenna Jameson arrested for suspected DUI in Calif.

WESTMINSTER, Calif. — Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has been arrested in Southern California for investigation of driving under the influence after she struck a light pole with her vehicle.
After winning 'Dancing With the Stars,' Packers' Driver comes home

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver has always been a fan favorite in Wisconsin.
Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own

RABAT, Morocco — Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor - even as dissident Moroccan musicians are imprisoned for their anti-establishment lyrics.
Wildfire blows heavy smoke near Disney World

ORLANDO, Fla. — A wildfire that is burning in Orlando blew heavy smoke near the busy hotel and attractions district of Walt Disney World at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend.
TV director-producer Robert Finkel dies at 94

LOS ANGELES — Emmy Award-winning TV director and producer Robert Finkel has died. He was 94.
Court orders woman to stay away from Jeff Goldblum

LOS ANGELES — A judge on Friday granted Jeff Goldblum a temporary restraining order against a woman who has been repeatedly ordered to stay away from the actor in recent years.
Katie Finneran to join cast of Broadway's 'Annie'

NEW YORK — Katie Finneran is about to get evil - playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Broadway.
China has a dangerous liaison with a classic

CANNES, France — Western directors have been looking east for years, remaking and borrowing from countries such as China and South Korea with Tarantino-esque abandon.
Britney Spears debuts on 'X Factor' show

AUSTIN, Texas — Britney Spears has been on the job just two days and she's already proving to be a popular judge on "The X Factor."
Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies

They protect Earth from the dastardly aliens who roam among us, but Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones can only manage mediocre reviews from critics in "Men in Black 3."
Kidman returns to TV for HBO mini-series 'Hemingway & Gellhorn'

PASADENA, Calif. — Nicole Kidman hasn't worked in TV since the 1989 mini-series "Bankock Hilton." Since then, she's been busy as a movie star.
TNA claims WWE tried to poach its wrestlers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two giants in the wrestling world are getting ready to rumble - in a courtroom.
Facebook ads less than lucrative for many businesses

LOS ANGELES — As the public joined the frenzy around Facebook Inc.'s Wall Street debut, well-connected institutional investors were hearing a more sobering message: The social network's main business, advertising, was sputtering.
Bullets fly relentlessly in History channel's atmospheric miniseries 'Hatfields & McCoys'

Revenge is served cold. Sometimes it's served piping hot. And it's served again and again, until the gunmen retreat into the foggy woods.
Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend freed from Pa. prison

LORETTO, Pa. — An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway has been released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam.