Kevin Costner|Grammys|Honorary Oscars Claim: Costner Jilted Producer on New Disney Film Kevin Costner has some big legal problems on his new movie, a Disney Western called Open Range. Costner, his production company and his partners are being sued by veteran Hollywood producer and writer Howard Dratch, who claims in court …

A mutual fund giant worth nearly a billion bucks is brought down on relatively miniscule trading profits of 600,000 bucks over several years. A decorating diva worth a billion on paper, is pummeled over a controversial stock trade that netted her barely $200,000. A former CEO worth billions himself at …

By deciding to represent himself in his capital murder trial, accused Beltway Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad faces a tough fight. Several other high-profile defendants have tried the same tactic in the past, and they’ve all lost. “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client,” an old …

SAN FRANCISCO – Before there was reality television, there was a young college student with big dreams, Internet savvy and a video camera. The combination became a pivotal moment in digital culture. But on Wednesday night, after seven years in cyberspace,Jennicam (search)is logging off. In 1996,Jennifer Ringley (search)focused her camera …

NEW YORK – It may beearly to think about Christmas shopping — and what might be the next Tickle Me Elmo — but judging from the offerings at this year’s Toy Fair, all things hip-hop will be hot. From a Monopoly-meets-Trivial Pursuit concept called Hip-Hop: The Game to DJ Skribble’s …

UNITED NATIONS – A new U.N. report says Libya’s ability to prevent the flow of weapons into the chaotic country is “almost nonexistent,” and it calls for the tightening of an arms embargo that the government says must be loosened so it can defend itself. The report by a panel …

BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese cargo ship was carrying legitimate military items when it was stopped in Colombia on its way to Cuba. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the items were part of “normal military trade” between China and Cuba and did not violate Chinese …

PARIS – A Frenchman accused of helping a 14-year-old runaway try to join Islamic State by arranging her travel is on trial on terrorism charges. Friday’s trial of Riad Ben Cheikh sheds light on the shadowy networks that recruit European adolescent girls to join jihadi fighters in Syria. The girl …

BRUSSELS – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says peacekeeping missions in conflict areas around the world need contributions from European militaries “more than ever.” Speaking Monday in Brussels, Samantha Power said that European nations, which 20 years ago contributed more than 40 percent of U.N. peacekeepers around the …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel’s last will, which laid the foundation for the prestigious prizes bearing his name, has been put on public display for the first time. The handwritten document from 1895 is shown at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm as part of the “Legacy” exhibition that …