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Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame
LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age…
‘A giant of film, theatre and TV’: Veteran Canadian filmmaker Alvin Rakoff dies
Alvin Rakoff, the Emmy-winning Canadian filmmaker who directed Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1982 drama…
Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie…
Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black…
Universal will open fourth Orlando theme park next May
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort will open its fourth theme park in central…
Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie…
Father-and-son team Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. explore generations in ‘Poppa’s House’
NEW YORK (AP) — Boundaries between work and family don’t just blur in the new…
Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis play father and daughter in ‘Goodrich’
Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis went from strangers to father and daughter in short order…
Bell Media to launch USA Network in Canada in wider programming license shuffle
TORONTO — Bell Media is bringing the USA Network cable brand to Canada after losing…
Former NBC anchor Brian Williams is returning to election night and hosting an Amazon special
Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams will be working again on election night, anchoring a…
Hot Docs announces gradual return of programming, next year’s film festival dates
TORONTO — Hot Docs says it will gradually resume programming in early December and host…
Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black…
Cissy Houston mourned by Dionne Warwick, politicians and more at longtime church
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped…
Cissy Houston mourned by Dionne Warwick, politicians and more at longtime church
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped…
Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, pleads guilty in $6.5 million fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio…
One Direction were the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s…
What we know about Liam Payne’s death, including some of the unanswered questions
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One…
The Temptations to perform `My Girl’ and national anthem before NLCS Game 5 between Mets and Dodgers
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets fans will get a little help when they sing “My…
What we know about the death of Liam Payne
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One…
‘Breaking Bad’ star appears in ad campaign against littering in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series…
‘Breaking Bad’ star appears in ad campaign against littering in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series…
King Charles III lands in Australia’s republic debate in the first visit by a monarch in 13 years
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Sydney for the…
King Charles III’s visit rekindles Australia’s debate on ending ties to the British monarchy
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday…
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye receives $100,000 lifetime achievement award
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens…