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In this April 11, 2013 photo, Biju Nair, principal clown at Rambo Circus, looks at a mirror before a performance on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Nair who literally ran away and joined the circus at the age of 10 says he scours YouTube for videos of international clowning acts to give him new ideas with help from other performers who know how to read and write, since he never learned. Circuses around the world may struggle to compete with an ever-increasing array of entertainment options, but India’s once-widespread industry in particular has gone through cataclysmic changes. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans

In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death. Looking on with worry ...

  • Updated: 5:05 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013

Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23M

Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits. U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los ...

  • Updated: 6:18 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013
At Least 6 Confirmed Dead in Texas Tornado

At Least 6 Confirmed Dead in Texas Tornado

Officials in Texas are awaiting daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury that killed six people. (May 16)

  • 5:56 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013
FILE - This June 27, 2012 file photo shows an Android display at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Google is expected to use its annual software developers’ conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos. The ...

  • Updated: 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Donald Trump completes testimony in Chicago trial

A scowling Donald Trump raised his voice on the witness stand Wednesday while an attorney grilled him and then rolled his eyes at the "Apprentice" star's answers, prompting a federal judge to scold both men in open court and order them to behave. The admonition came during Trump's second and ...

  • Updated: 7:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
FILE - This March 15, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Trump is expected to testify at federal court in Chicago where several of his companies have been named in a lawsuit filed by an 87-year-old investor who says she was lured into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper with promises of a profit-sharing deal that was later quietly withdrawn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Donald Trump testifies at Chicago trial

A sometimes prickly, sometimes boastful Donald Trump testified Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of using false promises to entice an 87-year-old investor into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper. The real estate magnate — who gained famed for scrutinizing contestants and firing ones ...

  • Updated: 10:11 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
FILE - In this April 5, 2013 file photo, Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson testifies in Clark County district court, in Las Vegas. A jury on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 awarded Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp. Suen claimed he was owed up to $328 million for helping the Las Vegas-based company secure a lucrative gambling license in Macau, the only place in China where casino gambling is legal. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Jury sides with businessman in Vegas Sands lawsuit

A jury on Tuesday dealt another defeat to casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson in his nine-year fight with a Hong Kong businessman, awarding the former consultant $70 million for helping Las Vegas Sands Corp. secure a lucrative gambling license in the Chinese enclave of Macau. But Las Vegas ...

  • Updated: 5:49 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Stacy Walker, a choreographer who worked with Jackson in his ill-fated “This Is It” shows, told a civil jury in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday May 13, 2013, that she did not see any signs that the singer was ill or might die in his final days and weeks. Walker is AEG’s first defense witness in a civil case filed by Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, who claims the concert giant failed to properly investigate or supervise the doctor convicted in 2011 of causing the singer’s death. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

Choreographer: No signs Jackson was ill in 2009

An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life. "I just never in a million years thought he would leave us, or pass away," ...

  • Updated: 7:58 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
This Feb. 20, 2008 photo provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows insects for sale at a market in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects. The Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday, May 13, 2013, hailed the likes of grasshoppers, ants and other members of the insect world as an underutilized food for people, livestock and pets. A 200-page report, released at a news conference at the U.N. agency's Rome headquarters, says 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diets with insects, which are high in protein and minerals, and have environmental benefits. (AP Photo/Arnold Van Huis, FAO, ho)

UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world

The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ...

  • Updated: 11:14 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
In this May 8, 2013 photo, artwork is shown at Masks y Mas, an Albuquerque shop that sells 'Day of the Dead' art year round. Disney announced Tuesday that it was a withdrawing a "Dia de los Muertos" trademark request it made to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office amid uproar on social media from Latino activists, writer and artists. Disney had sought to secure naming right for an upcoming animated movie inspired by the holiday. Critics said the move to trademark a cultural holiday was insensitive. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Social media raises concern about Disney trademark

When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The trademark was for an animated movie by Disney and Pixar Animation ...

  • Updated: 8:49 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013
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