LAHORE, Pakistan — Black-clad Pakistani commandos overpowered a group of militants who had seized a police academy, took cadets hostage and killed at least six of them Monday in a dramatic challenge to the civilian government that faces U.S. pressure to defeat Islamic extremists.

Eight East Valley students have qualified for the Arizona Grammar Bowl. They will go head-to-head with 16 other eighth and ninth graders in a Jeopardy-style contest April 14 at Grand Canyon University.

PHOENIX - Hundreds of firefighters across the Phoenix metro area gathered Saturday to remember a 16-year Phoenix Fire Department veteran who died Monday.

LOS ANGELES - The BET Awards are known for show-stopping performances, and they came one after another on Tuesday. It started off with a dream, uniting "Dreamgirls" from past and present with a stirring duet between Jennifer Holliday and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson.

LOS ANGELES - Vincent Sherman, who directed - and romanced - Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth and Joan Crawford during his heyday as a leading Hollywood filmmaker in the 1940s and '50s, has died. He would have been 100 on July 16.

LOS ANGELES - Will Meryl Streep's outfit match her talent? Will Diablo Cody actually refuse to wear those million-dollar, diamond-encrusted shoes? Will Katherine Heigl need to squint? The city was abuzz with all things Oscar as celebrities flocked from around the world for Sunday's Academy Awards ...

MUMBAI, India - India's Reliance Entertainment and other investors are in talks with Hollywood's DreamWorks SKG to raise up to $2 billion to create a movie venture, two people familiar with negotiations said Tuesday.

Complete list of the 45th Annual Grammy Award winners announced Sunday.