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Shaun White’s new halfpipe league to air on NBC
The new action-sports league being launched by Shaun White will air on NBC beginning next…
‘Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of…
Detroit-area thief steals trailer with ‘Nutcracker’ Christmas tree and other props
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Did the Mouse King strike? A ballet group in suburban…
Sheung-King wins Writers’ Trust fiction prize for ‘Batshit Seven’
TORONTO — Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers’ Trust…
Shaun White’s new halfpipe league to air on NBC, Peacock
The new action-sports league being launched by Shaun White will air on NBC and stream…
Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Did the Mouse King strike? A ballet group in suburban…
New Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando will have British Ministry of Magic as setting
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Harry Potter fans eagerly anticipating the third attraction based on the…
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 billion bound for black market
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an…
Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Sundown’ guitar sells for US$350,000 in auction
TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot’s treasured “Sundown” guitar will remain in Canadian hands after it sold…
Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M, organizers say
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul’s unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat…
Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial
ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering…
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an…
Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial
ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering…
Prosecutors ordered not to use papers taken from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ jail cell for now
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday not to use papers taken…
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan completed an unprecedented literary double on Tuesday, winning…
Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as…
Morgan Wallen and Post Malone headline a very collaborative Country Music Association Awards
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s collaboration “I Had Some Help” could make both men big…
Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film ‘Rust’ boycotts its world premiere
TORUN, Poland (AP) — The mother of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is boycotting the world…
Alec Baldwin film ‘Rust’ has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set
TORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a…
Famous Fredericton beaver sculpture finds new home in downtown art gallery
FREDERICTON — When people pass by the white-pillared Beaverbrook Art Gallery starting this weekend, they…
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan completed an unprecedented literary double on Tuesday, winning…
Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers at the entertainment giant
Comcast will spin off many of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC and…
Viola Davis to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis became one of Hollywood’s most revered actors through an…
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer’s funeral
LONDON (AP) — The former members of One Direction reunited Tuesday for the funeral of…