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Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni go to New York in required effort to avoid trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni came to a New…
How the ‘Nirvanna the Band’ duo’s troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film
TORONTO — What started as a throwaway joke between two friends has ballooned into a…
Busy Phillips, Chad Michael Murray and more react to the death of James Van Der Beek
Notable reaction to the death of actor James Van Der Beek at age 48. Busy…
In ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ family memory and Nigerian history are resurrected
The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when…
Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties
NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Noam Chomsky is acknowledging “serious errors in judgment”…
Publisher: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cees Nooteboom, a Dutch novelist, travel writer and journalist who…
John Tesh to perform ‘Roundball Rock’ live to open Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Coming to this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game: John Tesh and “Roundball…
ESPN’s ‘Year of the Super Bowl’ will make the NFL title game a year-round experience
ESPN is planning on making the Super Bowl a year-around experience instead of just one…
Pulitzer winner Hernan Diaz’s ‘Ply’ to be published in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Hernan Diaz’s first novel since his Pulitzer-Prize winning “Trust” is a…
Bad Bunny streams skyrocketed after the Super Bowl, up 175% in the U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — The legacy of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show continues. Streams…
Michael Douglas announces ‘raw’ memoir for October release
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winner Michael Douglas will have a memoir out this fall, a…
Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’
MONTREAL — In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l’Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que., completed its transformation into…
A person has been detained for questioning in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, sheriff’s office says
RIO RICO, Ariz. (AP) — A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping…
Ralph Lauren’s fall 2026 collection a mix of romantic adventure with metallic flair
NEW YORK (AP) — With more than 50 years in fashion, Ralph Lauren is still…
Chappell Roan leaves talent agency led by Casey Wasserman, who appears in Epstein files
Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan has left the talent agency led by entertainment industry executive and…
MLB.TV on ESPN: What fans need to know about the new deal
Fans of Major League Baseball’s streaming package of out-of-market games learned Tuesday what ESPN’s takeover…
Oscar hopefuls including Jessie Buckley and Timothée Chalamet gather for luncheon and class picture
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nearly all of the 230 people up for Oscars across…
Super Bowl averages 124.9M viewers in US, Bad Bunny’s halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
Sunday night’s Super Bowl and Bad Bunny fell short of setting records for most watched…
News of Catherine O’Hara’s rectal cancer brings hope of more awareness
A British Columbia woman treated for colorectal cancer says she hopes news that Canadian acting…
Paramount sweetens offer for Warner Bros. shareholders in hostile takeover fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount is again sweetening its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.…
‘Operation Mincemeat,’ ’13 Going on 30: The Musical’ coming to Toronto
TORONTO — The Broadway smash “Operation Mincemeat,” musical adaptations of “The Karate Kid” and “13…
‘God bless América’: Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show resonated far beyond the US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When Bad Bunny said “God bless America” during the Super Bowl…
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show celebrated America – all of it – with a message of unity
New York (AP) — To better understand some of the significance of Bad Bunny’s historic…
FBI says it’s unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with her mom’s suspected kidnappers
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The FBI is not aware of ongoing communication between Savannah Guthrie’s…