AP - "Black Out" (Crown Publishers. 368 pages. $23), by Lisa Unger: Anybody who has cracked open a mystery novel in the last 25 years knows by now there are two Floridas. There's the sunny, pastel-hued, happy Walt Disney Florida. And then there's the Florida teeming with lunatics in trailer parks and bodies in the saw grass.

AP - After four consecutive male winners on "Dancing With the Stars," it was finally ladies' night.

AP - After four consecutive male winners on "Dancing With the Stars," it was finally ladies' night.

AP - Pink Floyd and soprano Renee Fleming were named winners of the 2008 Polar Music Prize on Wednesday for their contributions to their musical genres.

AP - Author Ishmael Beah disputed reports that his best-selling 2007 memoir about serving as a child soldier in Sierra Leone contained inconsistencies.

AP - Prosecutors at the R. Kelly child pornography trial are trying to link the R&B star to the videotape at the center of the case.

AP - Wesley Snipes must surrender to prison authorities June 3 if he isn't granted bail to appeal three federal tax convictions, defense lawyers said in a court filing.

AP - Wesley Snipes must surrender to prison authorities June 3 if he isn't granted bail to appeal three federal tax convictions, defense lawyers said in a court filing.

Reuters - U.S. bookseller Barnes and Noble Inc is looking into a possible bid for competitor Borders Group Inc , the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Fashion Wire Daily - Now in its tenth year, the 2008 Gen Art Styles competition presented the next crop of emerging fashion talent at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Monday night, May 19, before a panel of judges that included fashion designers Victoria Bartlett and Marc Ecko among others, Sak's Fifth Avenue Fashion Director Michael Fink and Designer &amp Agent's founder Barbara Kramer.

AFP - Veteran US Senator Edward Kennedy left hospital Wednesday giving a thumbs up to waiting supporters a day after doctors announced he had a malignant brain tumor.

Reuters - Time Warner Inc will completely split with Time Warner Cable Inc by the end of the year, and receive a $9.25 billion payout, to separate its media content and distribution businesses.