LOS ANGELES – The fur is still flying over Halle Berry’s action flop“Catwoman” (search). The Razzies (search), which mock the worst in film, gave “Catwoman” a leading seven nominations Monday, among them worst picture, worst actress for Berry and worst supporting players for Sharon Stone and Lambert Wilson. “Catwoman” also …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration wants China to crack down on the rampant piracy of U.S. movies, music and computer programs and will not be satisfied until copyright violators get stiff prison sentences, Commerce Secretary Donald Evans (search) said. Evans, who on Monday was leaving on his fourth and final …

Babies born extremely prematurely (search) may have a better chance of survival today thanks to advances in modern medicine, but new research suggests that the vast majority will develop some form of mental or developmental disability by age 6. In the largest study to date of babies born at 22 …

DAMASCUS, Syria – The U.S. State Department’s second-ranking official on Sunday said Syria had improved security along its border with Iraq but needs to do more to keep armed supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from sneaking across. “Syria has made some real improvements in recent months on border …

NEW YORK – When Motley Crüe’s Vince Neil (search) wished bandmate Tommy Lee (search) a happy New Year live on NBC, he couldn’t resist inserting a profanity — and now the FCC is involved. The Federal Communications Commission (search) has received complaints about the New Year’s Eve “Tonight” show and …

Thursday on “DaySide” There is yet more to cover in the tsunami aftermath, especially concerning children: UNICEF (search) estimates that some 50,000 children have been orphaned by the disaster. I keep hearing from many of you who are wondering how you might help, and I’d be willing to bet that …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA spacecraft with a Hollywood name — Deep Impact (search) — blasted off Wednesday on a mission to smash a hole in a comet and give scientists a glimpse of the frozen primordial ingredients of the solar system. With a launch window only one second …

SOMERS, Conn. – The Supreme Court (search) lifted an order blocking Connecticut from putting a serial killer to death, clearing the way Friday for New England’s first execution in 45 years as it rejected pleas by the man’s father to spare his life. Michael Ross (search), 45, is on death …

PARIS – French authorities arrested four more people Wednesday morning in a round-up of suspected terrorists believed to have been plotting attacks in Iraq. The arrests followed the detention Monday of six others who authorities believe were preparing assaults on U.S. forces in Iraq (search). It was the first operation …

MONROE, La. – A small Civil Air Patrol (search) plane crashed during a training exercise in a swampy area of northeastern Louisiana, killing the pilot and a second man on board, authorities said Tuesday. The men were among at least six people killed Monday night in separate small plane crashes …