Category Archives: Entertainment News
As Los Angeles burns, Hollywood's Oscar season turns into a pledge drive
By JAKE COYLE and LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writers When the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles last Tuesday, Hollywood's awards season was in full swing. The Golden Globes had transpired less than 48...
Jan 15, 2025
An albatross couple shares egg duty in this captivating low-drama reality show
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - It's a reality show about a loving couple waiting to welcome their new arrival, watched by thousands of ardent fans. But the s...
Jan 12, 2025
Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed milli...
Jan 07, 2025
Santa Claus joins sharks for holiday swim at Rio de Janeiro aquarium
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro - under water. Starting on Saturday, he'll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding se...
Dec 22, 2024
Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music star Morgan Wallen on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from th...
Dec 12, 2024
North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor's powers
By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday enacted a law over the governor's veto that would diminish the powers afforded to h...
Dec 11, 2024
George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89
NEW YORK (AP) - George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89. Kreskin's friend and former ...
Dec 11, 2024
Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' are auctioned for $28 million
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" and stolen from a museum nearly two deca...
Dec 08, 2024
'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Christmas came early at the box office this year. "Moana 2" brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $...
Dec 02, 2024
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leadin...
Nov 24, 2024