SBS announced new chief operating officer

05/16/12 MIAMI (AP) ' A Spanish-language media company operating 20 radio stations nationwide has a new chief operating officer.

The Spanish Broadcast System board unanimously agreed to appoint Albert Rodriguez to the post on May 10. The announcement was made Wednesday.

In a statement, SBS President Raul Alarcon said Rodriguez's track record and expertise ..... ...Read More »

Will Smith meets UK Olympic hopefuls

05/16/12 LONDON (AP) ' Hollywood star Will Smith took time out of his promotional schedule for "Men in Black III" to try his hand at Olympic sports in London.

Smith met Olympic hopefuls ahead of the U.K. premiere of the film later Wednesday, shooting hoops with team GB Basketball captain Drew Sullivan and taking pointers on the hurdle from Perry Shakes-Drayton, a hopeful for the ..... ...Read More »

Barnes Foundation opening in new Philly location

05/16/12 PHILADELPHIA (AP) ' After years of bitter court fights, the Barnes Foundation is opening its doors to the public at its new location on Philadelphia's "museum mile."

A sneak peek Wednesday offers the first look at the foundation's home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The $150 million museum is now home to the multibillion-dollar art collection of the late pharm..... ...Read More »

Google strives to enlighten with new search tool

05/16/12 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ' Google is introducing a new tool, designed to make its search engine smarter.

The new feature debuting Wednesday draws from a Google-built database of more than 500 million people, places and commonly requested things to provide a summary of vital information alongside the main search results.

Google Inc. spent the past two years ..... ...Read More »

NY's Met Museum lets visitors climb to cloud nine

05/16/12 NEW YORK (AP) ' Go ahead. Poke your head in the clouds.

On the rooftop of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Cloud City" welcomes visitors.

Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno created the 16 stainless steel-framed bubbles, accessible via transparent staircases that take visitors on a journey up, with spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline a..... ...Read More »

Betty White heads to Washington to see the animals

05/16/12 WASHINGTON (AP) ' Betty White is headed to Washington to see the wildlife ' not the donkeys and elephants on Capitol Hill, but the animals in the National Zoo.

After a stop at the Smithsonian on Thursday, White will visit the zoo one day later to indulge her passion: animal watching. She's looking forward to viewing the fertility-challenged pandas and a harmonica..... ...Read More »

Musical of 'Bring It On' leaps to Broadway

05/16/12 NEW YORK (AP) ' Cheerleaders are coming back to Broadway.

Producers announced Wednesday that "Bring It On: The Musical" will form a complex pyramid in New York as part of the show's 13-city national tour. Its new 12-week stand at the St. James Theatre is set to begin July 12 with an official opening planned for Aug. 1.

The musical, which which is ..... ...Read More »

3-day Asbury beach concert a logistical challenge

05/16/12 ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) ' Putting on the Bamboozle Festival, the largest beach concert in the United States, is a feat of detail management: coordinating more than 100 performers, determining where to fit 30,000 fans (and their cars) each night, reinforcing a historic boardwalk so it won't sag under the weight of the crowd.

And then there are the dolphins.

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Ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife: Life is ruined

05/16/12 GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) ' The wife of a fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach says ESPN trampled her reputation and destroyed her life by broadcasting stories about her and about accusations that her husband molested children.

Laurie Fine broke six months of silence and threatened to file a lawsuit in federal court against ESPN and two employees. ESPN in Novembe..... ...Read More »

Cannes Film Festival jury keeping an open mind

05/16/12 CANNES, France (AP) ' If Nanni Moretti had his way, what happened in Cannes would stay in Cannes.

The Italian director is heading the film festival's jury and will preside over the annual post-prizes press conference when the movie extravaganza wraps up May 27.

He preferred it in the old days, when jury meetings were a bit like gatherings of the c..... ...Read More »