"Elf on the Shelf": Is it naughty or nice?

Best-selling book and doll got a boost this season from an "Elf on the Shelf" TV special

• Dec 23, 2011

"X Factor" winner is Melanie Amaro, surprised?

Chris Matyszczyk: Fox talent competition's final show finally reveals an inevitable final result

• Dec 23, 2011

Leona Lewis takes the stage on "The X Factor"

Winner of Britain's version of "The X Factor" gives a performance on the U.S. season's finale

• Dec 23, 2011

Yo-Yo Ma on making his parents' vision his own

Kennedy Center honoree discusses his life as a musician and his journey of self-discovery

• Dec 23, 2011

Prince William busts a move during charity visit

Royal makes wife, Kate, laugh by dancing during a Christmastime stop at a center for homeless young people

• Dec 23, 2011

A chart-topping milestone for Rihanna

Rihanna's "We Found Love" tops Billboard charts for eighth-straight week

• Dec 23, 2011

"The X Factor" finale

"The X Factor" crowned Melanie Amaro the winner on Dec. 22, 2011

• Dec 23, 2011
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Holidays in Hollywood

Celebrity Circuit shows you how some of the stars are celebrating the holidays

• Dec 23, 2011
• 34 photos

Rooney Mara riding "Dragon Tattoo" to stardom?

Rooney Mara is poised for stardom with her new leading role in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

• Dec 23, 2011

Adam Lambert on arrest: "Lesson learned"

"American Idol" runner-up sends tweet implying that alcohol and jetlag led to the fight that got him and his boyfriend arrested

• Dec 22, 2011

Tom Hanks talks role as 9/11 victim

Oscar-winner plays a father who dies on Sept. 11 in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," which also stars Sandra Bullock

• Dec 22, 2011

Who would first lady be in next life? Bo the dog

Michelle Obama tells Barbara Walters that she'd want to come back as the family's Portuguese water dog in her next life

• Dec 22, 2011

"Book of Mormon," "War Horse" top 2011 in theater

The AP picks its list for the best Broadway plays and musicals of the year

• Dec 22, 2011

The top films of 2011

AP film critics Christy Lemire and David Germain each share their picks for the best 10 films of the year

• Dec 22, 2011

Alec Baldwin drops plans to run for NYC mayor

"I've lost my appetite," the "30 Rock" actor says of his plans to run for political office

• Dec 22, 2011

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