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Actor and activist Danny Glover says he has Alzheimer’s disease
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and activist Danny Glover, best known for starring as an…
Canada will make its Eurovision Song Contest debut next year
Canada is officially taking its talents to Europe’s biggest and sparkliest song competition. CBC/Radio-Canada and…
Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort
A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to temporarily halt a requirement that journalists…
Eurovision, eh? Canada will compete at the glitzy song contest in 2027
LONDON (AP) — The Eurovision Song Contest is expanding across the Atlantic, with Canada set…
Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase’s death on June 16 was due…
OpenAI film ‘Artificial,’ dropped by Amazon, finds a new home with Neon
NEW YORK (AP) — “Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has…
Book that Tupac Shakur murder suspect wrote is clear for use in the trial, judge rules
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A book co-written by the man who prosecutors allege ordered the…
New Trump book, ‘Regime Change,’ has sold 300,000 copies, with more being printed, publisher says
It turns out readers still want to learn more about President Donald Trump after all.…
What, like it’s hard? Newcomer Lexi Minetree put in the work to play a teen Elle Woods in ‘Elle’
When Lexi Minetree auditioned for the part of a teenage Elle Woods in a “Legally…
Bello again: Pierre Coffin, voice of the Minions, finally understands his yellow henchman
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese,…
Dead baby is found in a portable toilet at a music festival in Michigan
ROTHBURY, Mich. (AP) — The body of a baby was found inside a portable toilet…
Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after ‘It Ends With Us’ dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor…
‘The Division,’ ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ win big at Dora Mavor Moore Awards
TORONTO — “The Division,” an autobiographical play about a Ukrainian-Canadian man’s discovery that his grandfather…
Premier Lacrosse League adds Wrexham co-owner Rob Mac, ‘Top Gun’ actor Glen Powell as investors
NEW YORK (AP) — The Premier Lacrosse League is adding actors Rob Mac and Glen…
Heat forces yodelers at annual Swiss festival to sing in fountains
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — City fountains became impromptu rehearsal spaces this weekend as yodelers at…
Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years…
Bell says Canada-South Africa World Cup knockout match averaged 5.2 million viewers
TORONTO — Canada’s 1-0 win over South Africa drew an average audience of 5.2 million…
DC will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with ‘Star Wars’ song, record says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a…
A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Novak Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court…
Naomi Osaka wows Wimbledon crowd with kimono inspired by Lucy Liu’s character in ‘Kill Bill’
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon’s strict rules about all-white clothing didn’t prevent Naomi Osaka from making…
Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom ‘The Good Life,’ dies at 86
LONDON (AP) — Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but loveable upper-crust…
Rapper Twista pleads guilty to not paying taxes and faces potential prison time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chicago rapper known as Twista has pleaded guilty to five counts…
Star-maker Clive Davis honored at funeral that draws Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick and others
NEW YORK (AP) — Kenny G played a mournful sax solo, Jennifer Hudson’s voice soared…
David Letterman joins Just for Laughs Montreal lineup
David Letterman is set to perform in Montreal for the first time. The former late-night…