AP - Doctors say the cyst removed from conductor James Levine's kidney was malignant, but the cancer was caught early and no further treatment is needed.
Reuters - British pop star George Michael has a
tip for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama --
team up with former rival Hillary Clinton. -- read full article
AP - The first half of 2008 has already seen some great albums. There has been the majestic (Sigur Ros' sunny new opus), the super hip (Vampire Weekend's much-anticipated debut), the ultra current (Girl Talk's sample-mad "Feed the Animals") and the chart-topping classic (Death Cab for Cutie with "Narrow Stairs").
AP - Hannah Montana may be the most potent phenomenon in Hollywood right now — bigger than Batman, bigger than Brangelina. Yet these days, the girl who truly fascinates is not Hannah, but Miley Cyrus.
Reuters - Dusk is setting on a cool evening at
Yankee Stadium, as Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte sets down the
San Diego Padres. Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey, two
songwriters behind new band The Baseball Project, are doing
what they love: sipping beer and talking baseball and music.
Reuters - The husband of British soul singer Amy
Winehouse was ordered to serve about 4 1/2 more months in
prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to attacking a pub
owner in 2006 and then trying to cover it up.
AP - A jury found a 37-year-old San Francisco rap music figure guilty in the slaying of a Kansas City rival in what authorities called a West Coast versus Midwest rap war. -- read full article
