He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions - Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

A civil jury will likely not hear directly from Mel Gibson about the night of his drunken driving arrest because his testimony doesn't appear relevant to a deputy's claim that he was discriminated against because of the traffic stop, a judge said Tuesday.

People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

George Clooney says the best thing about Academy Awards nominations is not necessarily the prizes. It's hanging with old and new friends.

Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago.

Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.

For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.

A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.

What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.

Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.

After tragedy struck the Costa Concordia Cruise ship off the coast of Italy, killing 17 people, Royal Caribbean Cruises say new bookings are down.