LOS ANGELES — Chris Brown briefly appeared in court Thursday, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.

NEW YORK — ABC says Chris Brown will appear on its "20/20" newsmagazine Dec. 11.

A judge says Chris Brown must serve five years of probation and perform six months of community labor for beating Rihanna.

 Chris Brown lost a bid to delay a preliminary hearing in his assault case, which his attorney argued should wait for a related California Supreme Court decision.

NEW YORK - The accolades keep coming for Chris Brown - this time, he's been named Billboard's top artist of 2008.

It’s been only a few months since Chris Brown made his debut, and the teen has achieved success that would make showbiz veterans envious. Besides his smash No. 1 hit ‘‘Run It,’’ the quick-footed R&B singer has posted two other hits on the charts.

CLEVELAND — There's nothing Super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore.

In March, the owners of the old Brown & Brown Nissan dealership at Dobson and Broadway roads in Mesa said they could be within weeks of finding a new use for the land.

LOS ANGELES - Chris Brown's ad campaign with Wrigley was suspended Monday until his criminal case is resolved, and reports surfaced that pop superstar Rihanna, his longtime girlfriend and a fellow no-show at the Grammy Awards, was the woman who accused him of assault.

Although Jackson Browne may be more visible as a political activist than as a singer/songwriter these days, Browne's latest two discs have given longtime fans a unique glimpse into the artist's creative process.

A long, hot day paid dividends for Scottsdale Desert Mountain and Horizon’s Blake Brown during the 2007 Brophy Grayhawk Golf Invitational at Scottsdale’s Grayhawk Golf Club.

Mike Brown won a state championship when he was a star running back and safety at Saguaro High School. He won a national championship at Nebraska.

Chanel Brown provided a big offensive match with 28 kills and five aces to lead Chandler Valley Christian over Scottsdale Christian for a 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 25-9 victory in 2A Central Region girls volleyball action Thursday at Valley Christian.

Longtime local auto salesman Henry Brown, who has been buying up space in the Santan Motorplex, has landed another brand to hawk at the 130-acre Gilbert auto mall.

Minutes after Tim Brown was cut adrift by Oakland this week, writers in the Bay Area and ESPN’s Chris Mortensen had targeted the Arizona Cardinals — with a pair of young receivers like Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin in need of tutoring — as a likely landing spot for the 38-yearold, Hall-of-Famer to be.

The Cleveland Browns have had nothing but rotten luck, particularly in the draft, since rejoining the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1999.

The saga of the offseason’s most curious move, Larry Brown’s coaching journey from the Pistons to the Knicks, has been unraveled.

NEW YORK - After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best.

Cody Brown doesn’t know much about Arizona or the Cardinals. He knows they were in the Super Bowl, but he’s never been to Arizona or remembered having any contact with the team leading up to Saturday’s NFL draft.

LOS ANGELES — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unorthodox partnership yielded rich rewards on Grammy night, as the pair nabbed five Grammys for their haunting CD "Raising Sand," including record and album of the year honors.