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Bob Costas retiring from baseball play-by-play after 42 years
NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas…
MTV Canada to go off air by end of year, Bell Media confirms
TORONTO — Bell Media is pulling the plug on MTV Canada, marking the end of…
Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to…
Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.…
Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and…
Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to…
Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel, is stepping down after…
Dodgers’ World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers’ 8-7 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for…
Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon’s B.C. home shot at
Police on Vancouver Island say they’ve arrested a man over gunshots and arson at the…
Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than…
Miami native ‘Cuban Cowboy’ Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut…
Dodgers’ World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for…
Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties
NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this…
Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties
NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this…
This Toronto writer kept hearing her dead mom’s voice. So she made a show about it
TORONTO — After Wendy Litner’s mom died of cancer several years ago, a curious thing…
Not just for summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pasta
NEW YORK (AP) — A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix,…
Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen…
‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC’s hit political drama “Scandal” may need to brush up on their…
‘Amateurish’ thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in…
Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pasta
NEW YORK (AP) — A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix,…
A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia
BERLIN (AP) — A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia…
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the…