• Rapper DMX pleads not guilty to felony charges 7/24/2008, 2:52 p.m. EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft.

• Tyminski gathers no moss during break from Krauss 7/24/2008, 1:30 p.m. EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With Alison Krauss touring this summer with Robert Plant, the guys in her band, Union Station, had some time to kill, like enough to read biographies of all 43 presidents and maybe paint their houses and their neighbors' houses, too.

• Capsule reviews of `Step Brothers' and other films 7/24/2008, 1:26 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

• Correction: Comic-Con story 7/24/2008, 1:18 p.m. EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a July 23 story about Comic-Con, The Associated Press reported erroneously that more than 100,000 people a day attend the comic-book convention. More than 125,000 guests are expected over the four-day event. It also misidentified the movie studio involved. It is named Summit Entertainment, not Summit Films.

• Little to believe in with new `X-Files' movie 7/24/2008, 1:07 p.m. EDT
(AP) — The makers of the new "X-Files" movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Really, it just invites a whole bunch of bad jokes which, unfortunately, are justified.

• PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS 7/24/2008, 12:34 p.m. EDT
(AP) — HARDCOVER FICTION

• USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS 7/24/2008, 12:33 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

• WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS 7/24/2008, 12:32 p.m. EDT
(AP) — FICTION

• Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show 7/24/2008, 11:12 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again — but not like that.

• Bale asks for privacy in assault allegations 7/24/2008, 10:57 a.m. EDT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal.

• Ruling reveals ID of online Oscar ticket seller 7/24/2008, 9:37 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge's ruling has brought the organization that hosts the Academy Awards a step closer to discovering how tickets to this year's show got online.

• Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse 7/24/2008, 8:02 a.m. EDT
LONDON (AP) — Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.

• Waging the image campaign overseas 7/24/2008, 7:53 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama has packed his overseas trip with presidential images: a helicopter ride over Iraq with the U.S. military commander; a visit to a Holocaust memorial; a meeting at Afghan President Hamid Karzai's palace.

• Dissident actors could sway outcome of SAG talks 7/24/2008, 7:50 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with Hollywood studios.

• Ruling reveals ID of online Oscar ticket seller 7/24/2008, 7:45 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge's ruling has brought the organization that hosts the Academy Awards a step closer to discovering how tickets to this year's show got online.

• Lucy Liu joins Samuel L. Jackson in `Afro Samurai' 7/24/2008, 7:41 a.m. EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lucy Liu is set to embrace her inner warrior.

• 50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign 7/24/2008, 7:17 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.

• Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain 7/24/2008, 6:22 a.m. EDT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault.

• Sony opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers 7/24/2008, 1:19 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore.

• Dissident actors could sway outcome of SAG talks 7/23/2008, 11:01 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with Hollywood studios.

• Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album 7/23/2008, 9:13 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter."

• Ferrell and Reilly step down with `Brothers' 7/23/2008, 8:36 p.m. EDT
(AP) — The title is "Step Brothers." You know, because there are two of them.

• Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife 7/23/2008, 8:19 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife and is embarrassed by recent photos of him kissing a topless Sienna Miller in Italy.

• Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain 7/23/2008, 7:25 p.m. EDT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault.

• 'Watchmen' video game will prequel film 7/23/2008, 6:57 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Watchmen" is already getting a prequel — and the film's not out until next year.

• 2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free 7/23/2008, 6:54 p.m. EDT
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

• Ethan Hawke and wife welcome daughter Clementine 7/23/2008, 6:48 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl.

• Comics, film and figurine fans flock to Comic-Con 7/23/2008, 6:47 p.m. EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The most passionate Spider-Men, Storm Troopers, Harry Potters and other pop-culture fanatics are headed south for their annual pilgrimage. Comic-Con, the country's biggest comic-book convention, begins Thursday at the San Diego Convention Center.

• Forbes: Vince Vaughn is best value for the money 7/23/2008, 5:58 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine.

• Broadway, soap opera star Larry Haines dies at 89 7/23/2008, 5:39 p.m. EDT
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Larry Haines, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for his 35-year role on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow," has died. He was 89.

• Neil Young documents anti-war tour in film 7/23/2008, 5:11 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended — more than one fan, in fact.

• Home Run Derby on ESPN is No. 1 on cable TV 7/23/2008, 4:59 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 14-20. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

• 'At the Movies' saves its aisle seat, for now 7/23/2008, 4:25 p.m. EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best.

• `Step Brothers' Ferrell, Reilly reunite as duo 7/23/2008, 3:52 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Hope and Bing Crosby might be on the road to nowhere if they tried to team up today the way they did in old Hollywood.

• Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona 7/23/2008, 3:44 p.m. EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill.

• Correction: Mick Jones story 7/23/2008, 2:22 p.m. EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a July 22 story about Foreigner's Mick Jones, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Foreigner's co-headlining tour with Bryan Adams stops Thursday. The bands have a concert Thursday, July 24, near San Antonio, Texas, before ending their combined tour Saturday in Dallas. Foreigner will continue on the road at least through late October.

• Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse 7/23/2008, 2:13 p.m. EDT
LONDON (AP) — Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.

• Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight 7/23/2008, 1:28 p.m. EDT
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Kid Rock has been sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for his role in a fight at a suburban Atlanta Waffle House last fall.

• NY judge upholds charge of stalking 'SNL' producer 7/23/2008, 12:56 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal court judge has upheld charges against a Long Island, New York, man accused of stalking "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels.

• Marvin Sapp song continues to break records 7/23/2008, 11:28 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel.

• X-ray shows Picasso's 'Guernica' is not in danger 7/23/2008, 11:28 a.m. EDT
MADRID, Spain (AP) — "Guernica" depicts intense suffering but it's own health is not in danger.

• Widow of Aaron Spelling pays $47M for LA condo 7/23/2008, 8:01 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of producer Aaron Spelling paid a whopping $47 million for a two-story condo atop a Century City residential tower that's still under construction, her lawyer said.

• 'Gossip Girl' will launch new racy promos (OMG) 7/23/2008, 7:58 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — "Gossip Girl" will get people talking. At least, that seems likely as the CW network brings to a boil its new campaign for the sexy prep-school soap.

• LA police arrest photographers near Spears' home 7/23/2008, 7:55 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two photographers suspected of loitering on city-owned property near Britney Spears' home were arrested Monday.

• A-Rod signs with William Morris agency 7/23/2008, 7:44 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe Alex Rodriguez wants an Oscar or an Emmy to go with his three MVP awards.

• Jonas Brothers buy house in Dallas-Fort Worth area 7/23/2008, 7:39 a.m. EDT
WESTLAKE, Texas (AP) — The Jonas Brothers reportedly bought a house in a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb — and some young neighbors sound thrilled.

• Omarosa: Wendy Williams is 'a fake and a phony' 7/23/2008, 7:30 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Omarosa is not sorry for sparring with Wendy Williams. "I stand by everything I said," Omarosa told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

• Firm sues Courtney Love over Nirvana catalog sale 7/23/2008, 7:30 a.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A business management and accounting firm sued Courtney Love for nearly $1 million on Tuesday, claiming she failed to pay them a share of profits from the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog.

• Conductor James Levine had malignant kidney growth 7/23/2008, 6:31 a.m. EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A growth on a kidney removed from conductor James Levine was malignant, but the cancer was caught early and no further treatment is needed, the Boston Symphony Orchestra said Tuesday.

• R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador 7/23/2008, 5:32 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer and Long Island native Ashanti has a new gig: tourism ambassador.