UK gov't challenged over handling of Lawson case
LONDON (AP) -- A British lawmaker has questioned the way police treated Nigella Lawson's husband after he admitted assaulting the celebrity chef in a restaurant....

Actor James Gandolfini, 51, dies of cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Gandolfini's lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV's indelible characters....

Italy hospital: Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest
ROME (AP) -- Organizers of the Taormina Film Festival scrambled Thursday to put together a last-minute tribute to U.S. actor James Gandolfini, after he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while in Italy to attend the festival's closing ceremony and receive an honor from the Sicilian resort city....

'Masterpiece' prepping 'Breathless' medical drama
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Masterpiece" is prescribing a new drama set in a London hospital in the early 1960s....

James Gandolfini: He let his characters star
NEW YORK (AP) -- James Gandolfini would have hated all this fuss....

Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct '50 Shades' movie
LONDON (AP) -- British visual artist and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson has been signed to direct the movie version of erotic best-seller "50 Shades of Grey," producers have announced....

Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines
NEW YORK (AP) -- Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos":...

Stars share reaction to James Gandolfini's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Gandolfini's fans and colleagues shared reaction to his death Wednesday:...

Famous fictional mobsters
As mobster Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini had the kind of role that reached the very heights of popular culture - a character so famous we end up quoting him, comparing real-life people to him and knowing more about him than our own friends and neighbors. Gangsters have long made for some of the most colorful and quotable characters in TV and movie history. Here are a few who top the list:...

AP PHOTOS: The career of James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive - he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." HBO called the actor a "special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect."...