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Tony Gatlif's drama of Roma persecution in Vichy France thrums with the sights and sounds of Gypsy culture — but standard war-movie tropes blunt the impact of its story.

The artist-filmmaker looks at the modern Middle East conflict through the eyes of three generations of Palestinian women. Critic Mark Jenkins says the movie strives for evenhandedness, but empty stylistic flourishes and an unfocused narrative lessen its impact.

Amid reports that the country's top general and its president will step down, opposition leaders are planning another mass rally in the nation's capital.

The new installment in a film franchise based on the widely loved kids' books, Rodrick Rules may pass muster with Wimpy Kid fans who don't have much moviegoing under their belts — but to film-literate parents, it'll seem rote and uninspired.

Exhausted from being up all night, KC squeezes her way up the crowded aisle of Dulles's ancient, space-age mobile lounge. She has never needed to sit down so badly, and yet this morning there is standing room only. She straightens her little blue flight attendant scarf and hopes she doesn't look as bad as she feels.

On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers — mostly young, immigrant women — lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City. On the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, people around the country are remembering the victims, and the labor legacy they inspired.

Mobile phone giant AT&T has announced plans to buy major rival T-Mobile. If the deal goes through, AT&T would dominate U.S. telecommunications. It's reminiscent of when Ma Bell had a monopoly over the industry. Bloomberg New technology columnist Rich Jaroslovsky talks to Linda Wertheimer about the concerns of a monopoly.

In the skies over Libya, NATO will take command of the no-fly zone. U.S. air and sea power will remain a key factor in keeping Moammar Gadhafi's troops from attacking. But on the ground, Libyan rebels are stalled in their efforts to advance on government forces. And civilians are fleeing the front lines of the fighting.

Muffin top joined the lexicon years ago. Now, it is among the newest words recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary. The self-proclaimed "last word on words" defines muffin top as the top part of a muffin, as well as, "a protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers."

When Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was a high school disc jockey, he had to get permission from a Communist youth league to play songs by the British rock band Deep Purple. Before a recent concert in Moscow, Medvedev invited the band to his home.