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Actor Richard Stapley, who appeared with Elizabeth Taylor in 1949's 'Little Women,' dies at 86. Richard Stapley, the actor who appeared alongside Elizabeth Taylor in "Little Women" and with Gene Kelly in "The Three Musketeers," has died. He was 86.

Democrats' early optimism of gains in California yield to worry about losing seats to GOP. Kent Hancock can't remember tougher economic times in the two decades he's sold used cars in California's Central Valley.

Bruised and weary Paerson has final shot at 7th Olympic medal; injured Vonn also starts slalom. Bruised and weary, Anja Paerson and Lindsey Vonn will summon a final effort in Friday's slalom to complete their five-event Olympics program.

Lee Lynch on the changes she's seen. As a gay kid in high school, when I wasn?t in the Village trying to fake my way into bars with my girlfriend, I used to hole up in my tiny room, reading Kerouac and Camus and listening to WBAI, an alternative radio station in New York. I refused to own an A.M. radio or watch anything on T.V. other than late night movies. The consequence of that and later similar behaviors was isolation. It was bad enough that I was gay in the 1960s, I hated the pre-Sgt. Pepper Beatles, James Bond flics and women?s clothing. I had nothing in common with most of my peers and couldn?t sustain conversation even with queers. I was a big bad rebel dyke who wanted nothing to do with pop culture. Well, not really. I was just a nice gay kid from Queens, but that?s what I felt like inside so I rejected much of what the dominant culture embraces. Forty-odd years later, I wonder what happened. Actually, I know what happened. In my thirties, I tried to write dialogue and realize

Alaska Airlines adds electronic boarding passes in 7 cities with more to come. Alaska Airlines will begin offering electronic boarding passes to passengers in several of the cities it serves.

DETROIT (Billboard) - Amidst continuing reports of other singers being approached to front Aerosmith, Steven Tyler and his handlers are taking steps to reassert his position in the band.

Bill Haas holds off 3 others for 1st PGA Tour victory at Bob Hope Classic. Bill Haas' hands were frigid and shaking when he stepped up to his second shot on the 90th hole, knowing he probably needed a birdie to win his first PGA Tour title at the Bob Hope Classic after 140 fruitless starts.

Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild dies at 94; worked until last week of his life. Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild, who learned his craft from students of Liszt and Ravel and became one of America's masters of the keyboard, has died at age 94.

In Palm Springs sun, Alex Prugh noses ahead of Watson at Bob Hope Classic. Alex Prugh's last name rhymes with "Who?"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth and strongest winter rainstorm in a week clobbered normally sunny Southern California on Thursday, canceling flights, pounding beaches with huge waves and threatening to bring torrents of mud down on pricey hillside homes.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth and strongest winter rainstorm in a week clobbered normally sunny Southern California on Thursday, canceling flights, pounding beaches with huge waves and threatening to bring torrents of mud down on pricey hillside homes.

Hope Classic postpones 2nd-round play due to heavy rain for 1st time in 30 years. Heavy rains forced the postponement of the second round of the Bob Hope Classic on Thursday, wiping out a day of competition at the tournament for the first time in 30 years.

Shane Bertsch nabbed 10 birdies in a 10-under 62 to seize the first-round lead at the five-round Bob Hope Classic.

Chasing a Tiger's tale: Everyone's talking about Woods in Mississippi, but no one's seen him. Trying to unwind after a 14-hour day Saturday, I popped on the History Channel and watched hapless documentarians search in vain for the abominable snowman.

Jones lifts Predators over struggling Oilers 5-3, Edmonton loses fifth in a row. Ryan Jones had a goal and two assists to help the Nashville Predators beat the struggling Edmonton Oilers 5-3 Tuesday night.

PALM SPRINGS, California (Hollywood Reporter) - The Nazi era continues to throw up amazing real-life stories, and "Berlin '36'" is certainly another one.

PALM SPRINGS, California (Hollywood Reporter) - "Nobody to Watch Over Me" is a thriller for the TMZ era, though that doesn't quite catch the insane media frenzy surrounding the family of a young man arrested for two brutal murders.

Backstage at People's Choice Awards, Mariah Carey tries to justify her Palm Springs speech. Mariah Carey jokingly blames her loony acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards on director Lee Daniels.

Investigators probe whether unmarked power line caused Calif. chopper crash that killed 4. Federal investigators scoured the site of a fatal helicopter crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains Wednesday, trying to determine whether it might have been caused by a lack of markings on a high-voltage power line spanning the river canyon.

Lawyer says just 1 9-11 victim's family likely to air evidence from WTC attacks at civil trial. Nearly completed settlements of two of the remaining three lawsuits brought by families of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks are likely to include language requiring evidence to be displayed at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, a lawyer said Wednesday.