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List of World Press Photo winners

The Associated Press Today at 4:20 a.m.

AMSTERDAM — A list of winners of the 2010 World Press Photo contest:

  • China author Han Han sues over ghostwriting claims

    By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press | Today at 3:55 a.m.

    Celebrity author Han Han has filed a defamation lawsuit in Shanghai against a writer who alleges some of Han's prolific works were penned by others.

  • Painter William Theophilus Brown dies at age 92

    The Associated Press | Today at 12:55 a.m.

    William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92.

  • Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award

    By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press | Today at 4:15 a.m.

    Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

  • TV anchor recovering from dog bite during segment

    The Associated Press | Today at 3:25 a.m.

    A television anchor who was bitten in the face by an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff during a live broadcast was released from a hospital on Thursday.

  • Mortenson asks judge to toss 'Three Cups' lawsuit

    By MATT VOLZ, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 6:40 p.m.

    Attorneys who accuse Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in his best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" say his case is no different from that of James Frey, who admitted on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" that he lied in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces."

  • McCreery, Gilbert, Hayes make ACM new artist cut

    The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 11:49 a.m.

    "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes are The Academy of Country Music Awards' best new artist nominees.

  • 50 Cent visits famine victims in Somalia, Kenya

    The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 1:45 p.m.

    Rapper 50 Cent is teaming up with the World Food Program to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia and Kenya.

  • Lawyers: Reality TV producer hopes to avoid trial

    By GABRIEL ALCOCER, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 11:10 p.m.

    Lawyers for a U.S. reality television producer facing trial for allegedly murdering his wife at a Mexican resort said Thursday they hope to persuade a judge to drop the charges and free their client.

  • LA police search for escapee who stalked Madonna

    The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 10:10 p.m.

    Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week.

  • Exhibit looks back at 50 years of American fashion

    By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, AP Fashion Writer | Feb. 9 at 8:06 p.m.

    Paris has its scarves and skinny suits, Milan has its luxe leather and London its swinging miniskirts, but ask American designers what they've added to fashion and the collective answer is democracy, from wrap dresses worn by working women in the 1970s to a dress worn by the first lady.

  • Fashion Week's first trend: Heart-health awareness

    By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, AP Fashion Writer | Feb. 9 at 2:15 p.m.

    Red is Christie Brinkley's color.

  • Sarah Jessica Parker headlines celeb-filled gala

    By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer | Today at 3:45 a.m.

    A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early '80s? Sold, for $20,000!

  • Blacks Keys, Skrillex, Miller lead Woodie nominees

    The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 9:15 a.m.

    The eclectic mix of The Black Keys, Skrillex and Mac Miller lead nominees for the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards.

  • Rock Hall adds 6 groups to list of inductees

    The Associated Press | Feb. 8 at 11:10 p.m.

    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says six additional groups will be inducted this year after a committee determined they should be recognized with previously enshrined original lead singers.

  • Domingo to open LA season in Verdi's `Due Foscari'

    The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 7:06 p.m.

    Placido Domingo will take on another baritone role when the Los Angeles Opera presents its first performances of the Verdi rarity "I Due Foscari" to open its 2012-13 season.

  • Chris Brown to remain on supervised probation

    By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer | Feb. 9 at 5:20 p.m.

    Chris Brown has been getting attention for all the right reasons lately, but a judge said Thursday that he should continue to remain under the watchful eye of a probation officer as he works to complete the terms of his sentence for beating then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

  • AP: Pa. symphony seeks soloist via YouTube contest

    By JOE MANDAK, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 1:06 p.m.

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.

  • Watching TV is different experience today

    By RICH HELDENFELS, Akron Beacon Journal | Feb. 9 at 8:55 a.m.

    How we watch television keeps changing. It's not only that people are recording shows for viewing later. It's that they can call up the shows from on-demand channels, or watch them on their laptops, phones or tablets. Even the Super Bowl is available as live, streaming video to computers and selected phones.

  • Man pleads guilty over online 'South Park' threat

    By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 3:06 p.m.

    A Muslim convert from Brooklyn pleaded guilty Thursday to using a website he founded to post online threats against the creators of the "South Park" television show and others he deemed enemies of Islam.

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