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For a 65-year-old guy with a gap-toothed grin and knack for pairing white socks with suits, David Letterman is an unlikely TV icon. In fact, in the sexy age of Jersey Shore, The Bachelorette and Ice Loves Coco, he seems like a downright odd duck.

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PHILADELPHIA - After 50 years of spinning webs and catching a who's who of criminals, Peter Parker is out of the hero game.

WASHINGTON - District of Columbia police say they are investigating an incident in which NBC News reporter David Gregory displayed what he described as a high-capacity ammunition magazine on "Meet the Press.

TORONTO - A slew of Canadian filmmakers are slated to make big Hollywood splashes in 2013, with hyped releases including Vancouver-based Neill Blomkamp's hotly anticipated followup to "District 9," Denis Villeneuve's English-language debut and a Drea

TORONTO - The physical book is getting gussied up by some companies as its digital counterpart continues to thrive.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's "The Odd Couple" and the crime-fighting coroner in "Quincy, M.E.," died Monday, a son said. He was 90.

REVIEW What: Django Unchained Where: Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Silver City Director: Quentin Tarantino Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson and Don Johnson.