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Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,”…
Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday
MILAN (AP) — Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth…
Box Office: ‘Spider-Man’ stays on top while two dino movies battle for third
Two very different dinosaur movies devoured a modest chunk of the North American box office…
Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of a Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known…
Adam Driver will play Mister Sinister and Inde Navarrette will go Rogue in Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ reboot
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Driver will make a long-anticipated entrance into the Marvel Cinematic…
Ultrarare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin
A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos,…
Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets of a Welsh village as her coffin is brought home
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on…
Liechtenstein changes its rules to allow women to inherit the Alpine principality’s throne
BERLIN (AP) — Liechtenstein ‘s royal house said on Saturday that the tiny country’s rules…
After nearly 30 years, a man is on trial in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur. Here’s what to know
When Tupac Shakur was fatally shot at age 25 on Sept. 7, 1996, the presidential…
Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of ‘On Golden Pond,’ dies at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of the sentimental blockbuster “On Golden…
Picasso etching stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord in vacant apartment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his…
Sportsnet ends ‘Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi’ broadcasts after 18 years on air
“Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi” won’t be back on the air when the NHL resumes…
Italian Carabinieri recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions…
Man seriously injured in stranger attack after AC/DC concert in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — A man has been seriously injured in what police call a stranger attack…
Federal government still missing 111 Indigenous artworks from its collection
OTTAWA — The federal government still can’t locate 111 Indigenous artworks missing from its collection…
Live animals and baking bread feature in Messiaen’s `Saint François d’Assise’ at Salzburg Festival
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Philippe Sly worked up a sweat to prepare for the daunting…
Laufey created a ‘third space’ with her annual fan event, ‘A Very Laufey Day.’ Then it exploded
NEW YORK (AP) — It was 2023 when Laufey, the Icelandic singer-songwriter known for her…
Ravi Jain won Canada’s top theatre prize worth $100K. Now he’s giving the money away
TORONTO — When Ravi Jain learned he had won the 2025 Siminovitch Prize, he already…
What’s canon in ‘Paw Patrol’? Canadian mega-franchise tackles creative questions as its world expands
TORONTO — Loyal “Paw Patrol” viewers learned years ago that dinosaurs didn’t go extinct on…
Ellen Greene revisits Audrey from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ for the film’s 40th anniversary
Ellen Greene can still do a killer Audrey. In conversation, she seamlessly slips in and…
Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump’s name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge’s order
WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future escalated Thursday as President Donald…
Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected Thursday…
Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine
The top editor of Forbes left his job last month after an “undisclosed conflict of…
Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected Thursday…