Another epic adventure hits theaters this Memorial Day weekend as a well-muscled Jake Gyllenhaal embraces his new action star role in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."

February 11, 2005

NEW YORK - Prince burst into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday with some blistering funk, joined by the regional stew of Bob Seger's heartland rock, ZZ Top's Texas boogie and Jackson Browne's California smoothness.

NEW YORK - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, began a weeklong tour of the United States on Tuesday - a trip the British press predicted would cause little excitement on the other side of the Atlantic.

NEW YORK - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, paid tribute to victims of the Sept. 11 attacks Tuesday as they began a weeklong tour of the United States - a trip the British press predicted would cause little excitement among Americans.

October 15, 2004

Tayshaun Prince is in the Pistons’ fold through 2011.

SAN FRANCISCO - It may not be a fairy-tale romance, but most people seem to agree that the prince is charming.

Colin Firth is one of those character actors that some audiences might not know by name, but he always leaves an impression as you walk out of the theater. Through Bridget Jones's Diary and the television miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice, Firth has established that no actor working in movies today is more gifted in portraying charmingly befuddled men. In a sense he's kind of like Hugh Grant, only with range as an actor. Last year the Academy honored him with a Best Actor nomination for A Single Man. Firth might have lost that award to Jeff Bridges for his brilliant performance in Crazy Heart, but with The King's Speech, Firth outdoes himself in a performance that should engrave him as an Oscar-winner.

Colin Firth is one of those character actors that some audiences might not know by name, but he always leaves an impression as you walk out of the theater. Through Bridget Jones's Diary and the television miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice, Firth has established that no actor working in movies today is more gifted in portraying charmingly befuddled men. In a sense he's kind of like Hugh Grant, only with range as an actor. Last year the Academy honored him with a Best Actor nomination for A Single Man. Firth might have lost that award to Jeff Bridges for his brilliant performance in Crazy Heart, but with The King's Speech, Firth outdoes himself in a performance that should engrave him as an Oscar-winner.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Crude prices soared past $61 a barrel Monday after the death of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, but eased back a bit on reassurances that the nation's oil policy would not change.

NEW YORK - Alan King, whose tirades against everyday suburban life grew into a long comedy career in nightclubs and television that he later expanded to Broadway and character roles in movies, died Sunday at the age of 76.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Time to catch up with your ogre friend Shrek, his greenish bride, Fiona, and their two men Friday, the yammering Donkey and the overreaching Puss in Boots.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King Fahd sought to modernize his desert kingdom while balancing change against tribal tradition and orthodox Islam, but a stroke a decade ago left him a ruler in name only during tumultuous times for the world's biggest oil producer.

Q: Prince William and Kate Middleton don’t plan to have servants. What does that mean? —T. King, Charlotte, N.C.