Critics have dubbed Dwight Yoakam a music sponge for transcending the country genre and absorbing different musical styles, making his brand of hip, honky-tonk music accepted among rock audiences. His latest album -- his first original recording in seven years -- is a testament to that.

"The Sapphires" is missing a lot — detailed characters, a unique narrative arc, half-plausible scenes of the Vietnam War — but it's got two uncommon things going for it: genuine charm and Chris O'Dowd. They are not mutually exclusive.

Winter Range: Cowboy Action Shooting National Championship: Cowboy reenactors and marksmen from across the country and around the world gather for this seven-day event, which includes cowboy action shooting competitions and mounted shooting events.

NEW YORK — Adele dominated last year's Grammy Awards, but this year there isn't a clear winner in sight.

(AP) — Phoenix police say they believe one man is responsible for at least 13 armed robberies in the Phoenix area in the past two months.

Mesa police are looking for an armed robber who pointed a gun at a Shell gasoline station clerk on Saturday.

Here are 10 tips to keep your holiday shopping season a little more jolly and a lot less jarring on the wallet.

Writer-director Andrew Dominik's "Killing Them Softly" is an incredibly stylish genre exercise set in the world of mobsters, junkies and lowlifes, but it's also trying incredibly hard to be About Something.

Seeking gift ideas for that music lover this holiday season, check out the following box set reviews from The Associated Press:

“That movie would have been infinitely better if it had been shown in 3-D.” I cannot speak for the rest of the movie going population, but this is one sentence I will never utter walking out of a cineplex. That is not to say 3-D technology is completely expendable. With the right movie, 3-D can be effectively exploited and have an enriching impact on a cinematic experience. In a majority of cases though, 3-D merely acts as a shameful method for the studio to increase the ticket price. Some people buy into the assumption that 3-D makes a movie appear more realistic and integrates the audience into the action. When not properly executed, however, 3-D can have dark, dreary and distracting consequences on a film originally shot in 2-D. In that sense, 3-D not only robs the audience of an extra $3, but also takes them out of the motion picture.

“That movie would have been infinitely better if it had been shown in 3D.” I cannot speak for the rest of the moviegoing population, but this is one sentence I will never utter walking out of a Cineplex.

Tempe police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two burglary suspects officers say broke into a home near Price Road and Southern Avenue before taking off in a vehicle stolen from the residence slightly more than two months ago.

Gilbert police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a female robbery suspect that officers say robbed a Safeway grocery store about two weeks ago.

Chandler police are searching for a man who targets women in skirts and then touches them inappropriately when they are shopping.

The FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person known as the Color Me Bad Bandit, who is responsible for four East Valley credit union robberies.

Monsoon moisture is moving back into the state, but excessive heat will still continue to bake the valley this weekend.

Mesa police are looking for a woman who wore beach gear when she robbed a Bank of America on Tuesday.

Mesa police are looking for a man who robbed the Wireless Toyz store at Dobson and Baseline roads on Monday.

From an extravaganza of hands-on activities and story reading to cool treats, Summer Sundays at the Heard Museum gives kids and families a cool and creative way to spend July Sundays.

BURBANK, Calif. — Guided by a thumping bass line from their backing band, the Jackson brothers strut forward to a row of four microphones, thrusting their pelvises along the way, before launching into "Can't Let Her Get Away," a song their superstar sibling released on his "Dangerous" album. If they had afros and matching powder blue suits, it might feel like 1977 again.

Just when you thought you'd never hear Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" again outside of a strip club comes "Rock of Ages," a shiny, splashy homage to the decadence of 1980s rock 'n' roll.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disneyland is not just for sugar-soaked kids. Consider, all you grown-up women out there, going for a gals’ day out.

The ever-identifiable voice of Johnny Cash may not be whistling in the background, but that doesn’t mean East Valley residents and astronomers across the globe won’t be experiencing their own “Ring of Fire” come sunset on Sunday.