LONDON -- Madonna said yesterday she had acted according to the law in taking custody of a one-year-old Malawian boy, responding for the first time to the fierce debate about the legality and morality of the planned adoption...

Whitney Houston has filed for divorce...

The Christmas family of Gainesville, Ga. -- front row, from left, Christy Noel, Mary, Mary, Peggy and Bob; back row, Michael, Robby, Kevin and Matt. Despite the good-natured ribbings they often get, they take their last name seriously, too...

I feel just like this guy. Wednesday I went to Port-au-Prince. It was actually a very successful trip because I followed the most important rules for doing business in Port: Rule #1) Do not assume that you will actually get anything done...

P.O.D.'s Sonny Sandoval in the "Alive" video Director Francis Lawrence tells the story behind a Best Video of the Year contender...

While the merits of remastered reissues are the source of considerable debate, there’s no denying that the discography of pioneering British jazz/rock band Soft Machine has been more deserving of attention than most...

By Don Heckman, Special to The Times The many facets of saxophonist Kenny Garrett's musical imagination were on full display by his quartet Saturday night at Catalina Bar Grill...