Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'

This 2012 photo provided by the National Airline History Museum shows its Lockheed Constellation, or Connie, as the propeller-driven aircraft was known, in Kansas City, Mo. The museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore it, the only one left in the U.S. that’s airworthy, and recreate …

Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'

This 2012 photo provided by the National Airline History Museum shows its Lockheed Constellation, or Connie, as the propeller-driven aircraft was known, during engine inspection in Kansas City, Mo. The museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore it, the only one left in the U.S. that’s…

Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

This film publicity image released by Doin' It In The Park, LLC shows female basketball player Niki Avery, second left, playing basketball in the Spanish Harlem section of New York during filming of the documentary "Doin' It In The Park.” (AP Photo/Doin' It In The Park, LLC)

Shrewd Ga. businesswoman fought stereotypes

In this undated photo provided by Emory University Ophelia DeVore performs on the set of "Spotlight on Harlem" with Ralph Cooper. As a model and businesswoman, DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to break down stereotypes and empower black women by giving them skills and tools to bols…

Shrewd Ga. businesswoman fought stereotypes

This undated photo provided by Emory University shows a portrait of Ophelia DeVore. As a model and businesswoman, DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to break down stereotypes and empower black women by giving them skills and tools to bolster their confidence and help them succeed. Em…

Camp means community service for many young people

This undated image released by Lynne Gambone shows her son Tyler Cohen in Albertson, N.Y. Cohen founded a charity, Caps Count, which distributes donated caps to poor kids in the U.S. and orphanages around the world. He is among thousands of kids who do more than the usual crafts, sports and …

Camp means community service for many young people

Tyler Cohen, 17, of Albertson, N.Y., in Costa Rica pictured with Fernando, a boy he met in Costa Rica while volunteering at an orphanage. It was Fernando's interest in Cohen's white baseball cap that inspired the teen to found Caps Count, a charity that distributes caps to poor kids around t…

Camp means community service for many young people

This undated image released by Lynne Gambone shows her son Tyler Cohen in Albertson, N.Y. Cohen founded a charity, Caps Count, which distributes donated caps to poor kids in the U.S. and orphanages around the world. He is among thousands of kids who do more than the usual crafts, sports and …

Sarah Hyland shares her beach-bound thoughts

This product image released by OP shows a watermelon print bikini. (AP Photo/OP)

Sarah Hyland shares her beach-bound thoughts

This product image released by OP shows a pineapple print bikini. (AP Photo/OP)

Syrian troops flush out rebels from prison

This Tuesday, May 14, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the mother of a Syrian rebel cleaning a rifle, in Aleppo, Syria. Activists say Syrian rebels have detonated two car bombs o…

David Beckham

In this photo released by H&M on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2012, English soccer star David Beckham poses for the David Beckham Bodywear Collection for H&M advertising campaign. H&M will debut a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl featuring Beckham and his collection. (AP Photo/H&M)

David Beckham

In this photo released by H&M on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2012, English soccer star David Beckham poses for the David Beckham Bodywear Collection for H&M advertising campaign. H&M will debut a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl featuring Beckham and his collection. (AP Photo/H&M)

David Beckham

This advertisement provided by H&M, shows English soccer star David Beckham posing for the David Beckham Bodywear Collection for an H&M advertising campaign. H&M will debut a 30-second ad during Super Bowl XLVI, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, featuring Beckham and his collection. (AP Phot…

Review: 'Metro: Last Light' a can't-miss shooter

This video game image released by Deep Silver shows a scene from “Metro

Review: Grant returns gracefully with new album

This CD cover image released by Amy Grant Productions/Sparrow Records shows "How Mercy Looks From Here," the latest release by Amy Grant. (AP Photo/Amy Grant Productions/Sparrow Records)

Basquiat painting fetches record $48.8M in NY

This image released by Christie's auction house on Friday April 12, 2013, shows a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting titled "Dustheads" that could sell for as much as $35 million at a May 15 auction. Basquiat's painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and…

Basquiat painting fetches record $48.8M in NY

This image released by Christie's auction house on Friday April 12, 2013, shows a drip painting by Jackson Pollock. The important drip painting by Pollock, "Number 19," realized a record $58.3 million at the Christie's auction Wednesday May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Christie's)

"Star Trek" over the years

Lincoln Center names a Broadway producer as head

This undated image released by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts shows newly named president of Lincoln Center, Jed Bernstein in New York. Bernstein, a former advertising executive who led the trade group Broadway League from 1995-2006, was named Wednesday, May 15, 2013, as Reynold Levy…

Big Mercedes-Benz GL-Class SUV is in demand

This undated image made available by Mercedes-Benz shows the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL350. (AP Photo/Mercedes-Benz)

Review: Easy Rawlins returns in `Little Green'

This book cover image released by Doubleday shows "Little Green," by Walter Mosley. (AP Photo/Doubleday)

War in Europe comes alive in `Guns at Last Light'

This book cover image released by Henry Holt shows "The Guns at Last Light," by Rick Atkinson. (AP Photo/Henry Holt)

See how some theater veterans have fared on TV

This TV publicity image released by CBS shows actress Cristin Milioti in a scene from "How I Met Your Mother." Milioti, a Tony-award nominee, starred in Broadway in the musical "Once." (AP Photo/CBS)

Pick 6: Signature images of NFL stadiums

This handout released by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings shows the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in this rendering done by HKS Sports and Entertainment Group and released Monday, May 13, 2013. The yet-to-be-named facility, which will open in 2016 and repla…

Review: Rapper Eve delivers unimpressive new album

This CD cover image released by Red shows "Lip Lock," by Eve. (AP Photo/Red)

Review: Vampire Weekend turns down tempo on 3rd CD

This undated photo provided by XL Recordings shows the album cover for "Modern Vampires of the City," by Vampire Weekend, releasing on May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/XL Recordings)

Filipino director takes new look at Bataan march

In this undated photo released by Forward Entertainment, Filipino director Borinaga Alix Jr., right, instructs actors on the set of his film "Death March" inside a studio in suburban Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines. Alix chose to film "Death March" in black-and-white and almost entirel…

Filipino director takes new look at Bataan march

This undated photo released by Forward Entertainment, shows actors on a set of "Death March" inside a studio in suburban Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines. Filipino director Borinaga Alix Jr. chose to film "Death March" in black-and-white and almost entirely inside a studio using hand-pa…

Filipino director takes new look at Bataan march

This undated photo released by Forward Entertainment, shows Japanese actor and producer Jackie Woo on the set of "Death March" inside a studio in suburban Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines. Filipino director Borinaga Alix Jr. chose to film "Death March" in black-and-white and almost enti…

Filipino director takes new look at Bataan march

This undated photo released by Forward Entertainment shows an actor on the set of "Death March" inside a studio in suburban Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines. Filipino director Borinaga Alix Jr. chose to film "Death March" in black-and-white and almost entirely inside a studio using hand…

Dan Brown returns to Europe for 'Inferno'

This book cover image released by Doubleday shows "Inferno," by Dan Brown. The latest book by Brown, the author of "The Davinci Code," will be released on May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Doubleday)

Vikings see the light with design of new stadium

This handout released by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings shows the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in this rendering done by HKS Sports and Entertainment Group and released Monday, May 13, 2013. The yet-to-be-named facility, which will open in 2016 and repla…

Vikings see the light with design of new stadium

This handout released by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings shows the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in this rendering done by HKS Sports and Entertainment Group and released Monday, May 13, 2013. The yet-to-be-named facility, which will open in 2016 and repla…

Review: PJ Morton gets personal on 'New Orleans'

This CD cover image released by Republic shows "New Orleans," by PJ Morton. (AP Photo/Republic)

Review: Trace Adkins looks for spark on new album

This CD cover image released by Show Dog Universal Music shows "Love Will...", the latest release by Trace Adkins. (AP Photo/Show Dog Universal Music)

Review: George Strait still cruisin' in the studio

This CD cover image released by MCA Nashville shows "Love is Everything," by George Strait. (AP Photo/MCA Nashville)

Dale Kushner's debut is '50s coming-of-age tale

This book cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows "The Conditions of Love," by Dale M. Kushner. (AP Photo/Grand Central Publishing)

Syria opposition: consult allies before peace push

This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a destroyed Syrian tank is seen at al-Qossur neighborhood in Homs province, Syria, Monday, May 13, 2013. Syrian troops have taken full control of a tow…

Syria opposition: consult allies before peace push

In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Union of Homs Districts which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters holding a banner in the remains of a building, during a demonstration at Kafr Nabil, in Idl…

Natural gas export plans stir debate

FILE - This undated aerial file photo provided by Dominion shows the Dominion Liquefied Natural Gas (LGN) facility in Cove Point, Md. A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast q…

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

This 2011 photo released by Proteste, a consumer defense group, shows a crash test on a Chevrolet Celta vehicle in Brazil. The Celta is Brazil's No. 5 car in terms of sales, with 137,615 sold in 2012, but it received the low safety rating of one star after its door unhinged and the passenger…

Plans to export US natural gas stir debate

FILE - This undated aerial file photo provided by Dominion shows the Dominion Liquefied Natural Gas (LGN) facility in Cove Point, Md. A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast q…

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

This 2011 photo released by Proteste, a consumer defense group, shows a crash test on a Chevrolet Celta vehicle in Brazil. The Celta is Brazil's No. 5 car in terms of sales, with 137,615 sold in 2012, but it received the low safety rating of one star after its door unhinged and the passenger…

50 years on, finding profit in `truth' on JFK case

This image provided by Warner Bros. from Oliver Stone's 1991 movie "JFK" shows Kevin Costner as New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison demonstrating the "magic bullet" theory. Critics say Stone's film has done more than anything to shape the public's perception of President John F. Kenne…

Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books

This combo image of book cover images released by, from left, Gallery Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux and NAL Trade, shows "Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies), by Jill Smokler, "The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days," by Ian Frazier, and "Moms Who Drink and Swear

Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books

This book cover image released by NAL Trade shows "Dad or Alive

Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books

This book cover image released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux shows "The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days," by Ian Frazier. Mother's Day has taken a dark yet funny turn in a fresh round of books about derelict parenting. These moms curse a lot, drink to excess, reveal scary truths and draw twisted…

Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books

This book cover image released by Potter Style shows "The Guide to Baby Sleep Positions

Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed

In this undated image made from video released by the producers of "Awel el Kheit," or "the Thread," which aired in May 2013 on the private TV station ONTV, Waleed Hammad walks in a busy shopping district in Cairo, Egypt, dressed as a woman, as a hidden camera crew films him for an investiga…