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TORONTO - Canadian Mike Ricci knocked out Neil Magny with a vicious elbow to the head, advancing to the final of Season 16 of "The Ultimate Fighter." Ricci will fight Colton Smith, a U.S. army Ranger, in the live finale Dec.

TORONTO - The first time 19-year-old Ottawa native Kira Isabella prepared to take the stage as the opener for country star Carrie Underwood, she was understandably nervous.

LOWELL, Mass. - Stephen King loves scaring people, but one student at University of Massachusetts Lowell tried to find out Friday what scares him. "Spiders, snakes ... my mother-in-law," the writer said with a grin.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An attorney for the family of Notorious B.I.G.

MINNEAPOLIS - For a musical duo that have known each other since they were 3 years old, there's something extra special about landing a Grammy nomination for Best Children's Album.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - One thought struck me as I watched the new "Hobbit" movie in the latest super-clear format: "The rain looks fake.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said Friday would be the most widely available live concert ever.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Filmmaker-actor Edward Burns is drawing inspiration from familiar ground and new sources, including Tyler Perry.

MILAN - The famed La Scala opera house inaugurated its 2012-13 season Friday with the Teutonic classic "Lohengrin" as it launched dual bicentennial celebrations of its own Giuseppe Verdi and German icon Richard Wagner.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - During the auction portion of Alicia Keys' Black Ball Redux, one man was ready to jump his bid from $100,000 to $250,000 for a trip to South Africa — if Keys would join him and his friends.