HONOLULU — The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations.

LAS VEGAS — A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.

ARCADIA, Calif. — Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday.

On “The Hazards of Love,” The Decemberists take a stab at “rock opera” and the result is their best album to date, one that emphasizes their timeless sound, while abandoning the Victorian preciousness that made their earlier work grating.

Kruse Automobile Auction — today through Sunday, Kruse Auction Park, Auburn. Items to be auctioned off include a 1966 TV Type Batmobile and a 1929 Duesenberg dual Cowl Phaeton.
Saint John’s Victoria Guild’s Christmas Corner — 6 a.m.-3 p.m., Saint John’s Cafeteria dining room.

American Legion Post 446, 14617 W. Sixth St., Daleville: Duane Murray Band — 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Bickel’s Uptown Cafe, Eighth Street, Anderson: Warren LeVeque — 5:30-7:30 p.m. tonight. Big Baby’s, 1929 W. Eighth St., Anderson: Thunder Valley — 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday; Slow Mary — 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.

Someone somewhere in the mid- to late 1980s had the brilliant idea that Sweden’s Dolph Lundgren — the man who portrayed Captain Ivan Drago in “Rocky IV” and He-Man in “Masters of the Universe” — would be the perfect lead for the big screen debut of Marvel Comics character Frank Castle, aka The Punisher.

NEW YORK — Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base.
No stops are planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for authors on the road, but where the voters tend to be Democrats.

White House to host episode of 'Iron Chef America'
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield.

ANDERSON — What if you were accused of a crime that you didn’t commit and your choices were to confess and go to jail or be hanged?
Those were the choices faced by people accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 17th century Massachusetts.

It is hard to see exactly what makes the card game "Gloom" especially unique. It is hard to see because it’s transparent. The cards in Gloom have a transparent quality that makes it easy for one card to modify another without it causing an exercise in mathematics. This can occasionally make the cards a bit more difficult than normal to shuffle.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.

LOS ANGELES — Peter Graves, known for his roles in the 1980 film spoof "Airplane!" and the TV series "Mission: Impossible," has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Colin Farrell welcomes baby boy Henry
LOS ANGELES — It's another boy for Colin Farrell.

LOS ANGELES — Michelle Triola Marvin whose landmark lawsuit against her former lover, "Dirty Dozen" actor Lee Marvin, placed the word "palimony" into the family law lexicon and changed the legal rights of unmarried cohabiting partners, died Friday at age 76.

LOS ANGELES — A judge granted "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest a temporary restraining order against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the radio and television host outside his workplace on Friday, court records show.

NEW YORK — U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden.

LOS ANGELES — Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith have been ordered to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding her addiction to prescription drugs.

BUCHAREST, Romania — Actor Ethan Hawke on Saturday praised Madonna for her boldness in speaking out against discrimination against Gypsies, words that provoked boos from thousands of fans at her concert in Romania.

WASHINGTON — Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking "through history." Hillary Clinton called the home "a repository of America's storied past." Michelle Obama has called it "awe inspiring."

SAVANNAH, Georgia — A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors agreed to drop charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star. Mark McLeod, who told police he was engaged to marry the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star, was sentenced by a State Court judge to two years probation and was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.

Elizabeth and Mesiak had been married for six years before they finally found their dream home.
After living in tiny apartments and rental houses, they were ready for a real home — one with a big backyard for their kids (who at this time were dogs, not people), a sizeable kitchen worthy of Elizabeth’s culinary talent and a bathroom that didn’t force you to put your feet in the shower to use the facilities.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his program by flashlight on Tuesday after high winds knocked out power at CBS Television City in central Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former writer for late-night TV host David Letterman said she quit his NBC talk show in part because of alleged sexual favoritism and a hostile work environment.