Amy Winehouse is to be commemorated with a statue in the London neighborhood where she lived and worked.
The late singer's family says the statue will be unveiled in Camden Town on Sept. 14, her 31st birthday.
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An Albuquerque, New Mexico, man is facing charges after police say he drove a stolen electric shopping cart to meet with his probation officer.
KOAT-TV reports (http://goo.gl/Y6F69T) court papers say 18-year-old Michael Johnson rode the electric shopping cart this week to make his scheduled visit. When the probation officer asked Johnson where he got the cart, court documents say Johnson admitted taking it from an Albuquerque Walmart.
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The Port of Los Angeles is welcoming an unusual visitor — the world's biggest bath toy.
A 60-foot-tall rubber duck sailed into port Wednesday to kick off the Tall Ships Festival LA. It will remain in the harbor through Sunday.
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A man who lived nearly three decades in the woods now has a job and is adjusting to life back in society.
Christopher Knight, who survived brutal winters in the Maine woods by stealing food from homes and camps, could graduate from a special court program as early as this fall, Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said.
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Would burglars be dumb enough to post selfies on their victim's cloud account?
That's what Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators are trying to determine.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac, the familiar, 223-year-old chronicler of climate, folksy advice and fun facts, is predicting a colder winter and warmer summer for much of the nation.
Published Wednesday, the New Hampshire-based almanac predicts a "super-cold" winter in the eastern two-thirds of the country. The west will remain a little bit warmer than normal.
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The last player to win back-to-back majors in the same season didn't even make it to the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake.
"That's not going to happen," said Rory McIlroy, with a smile.
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Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions.
The 28-year-old Bosnia international follows striker Sergio Aguero, midfielder David Silva and captain Vincent Kompany in committing his future to City this month.
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Manchester United completed the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon for 20 million euros ($27 million) on Wednesday, and sent Nani on loan to the Portuguese club.
The 24-year-old Rojo, who played for Argentina in the World Cup final loss to Germany last month and scored earlier in the tournament, signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford.
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A photographer sued Justin Bieber and one of his bodyguards Wednesday for assault and infliction of emotional distress over an altercation on Hawaiian beach last year.
The lawsuit by paparazzo Aja Oxman states Bieber ordered his bodyguard to take a memory card after the photographer took photos of the pop singer leaping from a cliff into the ocean. Bodyguard Dwayne Patterson placed Oxman in a chokehold and seriously injured him and damaged his camera during the November incident, the lawsuit states.
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