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Royals to flavor Legends & Celebrity Softball Game

The Royals will lend some hometown flavor to the Legends & Celebrity Softball Game during All-Star Weekend at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett, Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney are among the former Royals players on the roster for the six-inning game, which ...

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2010 file photo, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Pearl Jam, Skrillex, D'Angelo and more performers will take the stage at the Jay-Z-curated “Budweiser Made in America” music festival in Philadelphia this September. The festival will feature 28 acts at Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Sept 1. and Sept. 2, which is Labor Day weekend. Tickets for the two-day festival go on sale Wednesday. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)

Pearl Jam, Skrillex to perform at Philly festival

Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September. Jay-Z will also perform, as will Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold, Afrojack, Calvin Harris and Rick Ross and his Maybach ...

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and his legal team leave federal court in Washington, Monday, May 21, 2012, after a day of testimony in the sixth week of the perjury trial that will determine whether Clemens lied to Congress in 2008 when the 11-time All-Star pitcher denied using performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Clemens juror: 'Why should we believe you?'

Among the 29 questions the Roger Clemens jury wanted to ask the pitcher's chief accuser, Brian McNamee, one cut to the heart of the case. "Why should we believe you when you have shown so many inconsistencies in your testimonies?" "I won't ask that," U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared ...

R&B singer Usher claims ex-wife spit at girlfriend

R&B singer Usher Raymond is locked in a legal battle with his ex-wife arising from a custody fight over their two sons. The 33-year-old testified in court on Tuesday that Tameka Foster Raymond spit at and tried to fight his girlfriend during one visit. He alleged that his ex-wife hit ...

Model Naomi Campbell in Holy Land for birthday

Supermodel Naomi Campbell celebrated her 42nd birthday on Tuesday with a trip to the birthplace of Jesus, wishing for "good vibrations, not destruction" in the troubled Middle East. Campbell, wearing a white shirt and black sunglasses, was flanked by Palestinian guards and her own private security detail as she toured ...

Queen's granddaughter to carry torch

London Olympic organizers say Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will carry the Olympic torch while riding Toytown — the horse that nearly helped her win a berth for the Beijing Olympics. The 31-year-old daughter of Princess Anne will ride Toytown on the final leg of the relay ...

Quebec students mark 100 days of tuition protests

Thousands of students were expected to rally in the Montreal streets Tuesday to mark 100 days since the movement against higher tuition fees began. The protest comes after Quebec's provincial government passed emergency legislation to end Canada's most sustained student demonstrations ever. Since the law was passed Friday, nightly protests ...

FILE - In this June 26, 2010 file photo, singer Ray J arrives at the "PRE" BET Awards 2010 Party in Los Angeles. Ray J was hospitalized for exhaustion near Las Vegas early Monday. Ray J's representative said in a statement Tuesday, May 22, 2012 that the singer “will remain there for treatment for exhaustion and jet lag.” (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)

Ray J hospitalized near Las Vegas for exhaustion

R&B singer Ray J has been hospitalized near Las Vegas for exhaustion. Ray J's representative said in a statement Tuesday that the singer went to the hospital Monday and "will remain there for treatment for exhaustion and jet lag." The rep says Ray J was in Las Vegas to host ...

UK hacker hits Justin Bieber's girlfriend account

Britain's judiciary says that a 21-year-old sentenced last week for hacking into a U.S.-based Facebook account accessed the page belonging to teen actress Selena Gomez, who is the girlfriend of pop idol Justin Bieber. Gareth Crosskey was jailed for 12 months Wednesday after pleading guilty to crimes under Britain's Computer ...

Tributes planned for star player who died in 2011

Classmates of a Michigan high school basketball star who collapsed and died after a game-winning shot plan to honor him during their graduation ceremony Thursday. Fennville High School's graduation will be held in the gym where Wes Leonard collapsed March 3, 2011, the Holland Sentinel reported (http://bit.ly/Ku7lys ). "It going ...

Crown Princess Victoria holds Princess Estelle during the christening ceremony of Princess Estelle of Sweden in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Princess Estelle is the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, and number two in the Swedish royal succession. (AP Photo/Claudio Bresciani, Pool)

Future royal heir baptized in Sweden

Princess Estelle, the future heir to the Swedish throne, was baptized Tuesday amid pomp and pageantry in the chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Some 550 guests, including royals from Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands, witnessed the ceremony, which was broadcast live on television in Sweden and neighboring Denmark ...

Recent Missouri editorials

The Joplin Globe, May 22, 2012 Remembering and moving on The Joplin Globe The community — make that the nation — will spend today remembering the 161 lives lost in the most destructive tornado in modern-day record keeping. Some will walk through the tornado's path, perhaps mentally reliving past horrors, ...

Gambling claims with Houston daughter investigated

Casino regulators are investigating whether the 19-year-old daughter of late pop singer Whitney Houston gambled at a Las Vegas resort. State Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that investigators are checking if Bobbi Kristina Brown played slot machines at the MGM Grand, and whether casino ...

Carol Burnett writing book about late daughter

Carol Burnett's next book will likely inspire tears along with laughter. The actress and comedienne has an agreement with Simon & Schuster for a memoir about her daughter, Carrie Hamilton, who died of cancer in 2002 at age 38. The publisher announced Tuesday that Burnett's book, 'Carrie and Me," is ...

Singer Ray J hospitalized for exhaustion

R&B singer Ray J has been hospitalized for exhaustion. Ray J's representative said in a statement Tuesday that the singer went to the hospital Monday and "will remain there for treatment for exhaustion and jet lag." The representative says Ray J was in Las Vegas to host a party and ...

Ex-Pitt star, Krauser, to court on DUI, gun case

Former University of Pittsburgh basketball star Carl Krauser has waived his right to a preliminary hearing and now faces trial for drunken driving, drug and weapons charges stemming from a drunken-driving checkpoint in western Pennsylvania earlier this month. Krauser's attorney didn't immediately return a call Tuesday on the report by ...

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2012 file photo, American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, right, plays with the hair of fellow judge Steven Tyler of Aerosmith as they participate in the American Idol panel at the Fox Broadcasting Company Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on “American Idol” next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. "She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview on Monday, May 21. "I feed off that female energy with her." (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)

'Idol' judge Tyler charmed by 'sexy beast' J-Lo

Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on "American Idol" next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. "She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview Monday. "I feed off that ...

Steve Martin teams up with William Shakespeare

Steve Martin has a new writing partner, a guy even more famous than the comedian, actor, writer and banjo player. Martin has teamed up with no less than William Shakespeare to add music to the playwright's lyrics for a smattering of tunes at the Public Theater's production this year of ...

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman throws in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The Mets won 9-4. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Reds LHP Chapman arrested on traffic charges

Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds' next closer. General manager Walt Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker met with Chapman following a 4-1 win over Atlanta on Monday ...

Sheen's ex-wife avoids jail for now in drug case

Actor Charlie Sheen's former wife has received a deferred judgment in a drug case in Aspen, Colorado, meaning her record will be cleared if she lives up to terms of a one-year probation. Brooke Mueller pleaded guilty in March to felony drug possession of four grams or less of cocaine. ...