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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who died of cancer just days before her appearance on “Jeopardy!” aired won six contests in a row and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who died of cancer just days before her appearance on “Jeopardy!” aired won six contests in a row and…
NEW YORK (AP) — Winning a Pulitzer Prize and a clutch of Tony Awards in a single one year would be enough for anyone. Not…
NEW YORK (AP) — The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam lead a class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees…
BOSTON (AP) – For Jessica Kensky, seeing the new Mark Wahlberg movie about the Boston Marathon bombing was deeply personal. She and her husband, Patrick…
NEW YORK (AP) — You didn’t have to know exactly who she was to appreciate Zsa Zsa Gabor. She belonged to a rare, hard-to-catalog vintage of…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” soared to the top of the weekend box office as expected, scoring the second-best December…
LOS ANGELES—“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” launched spectacularly at the box office Friday, bringing in an estimated $71.1 million in more than 4,100 theaters….
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When she recorded “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas” in 1953, Gayla Peevey says she had no idea schoolchildren would be…
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network, focusing on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton says a star-studded telethon for those affected by recent wildfires in her native Tennessee has brought in about $9…
The Associated Press Shannen Doherty is giving an up-close look at her fight against breast cancer. The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress shared an Instagram…
A publicist says Alan Thicke, who played the likable father on the sitcom “Growing Pains,” has died at age 69. Carleen Donovan, who is a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Golden Globes nominations haven’t been as wildly surprising in recent years as it was that one year, when “The Tourist” and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Disney’s “Moana” has continued to sit pretty atop the box office for its third consecutive weekend, but Damien Chazelle’s musical “La…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The force is strong with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” according to early reactions from the film’s premiere Saturday night…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Kirk Douglas knows how to make an entrance. With boxing gloves in every centerpiece and the theme from “Rocky” blaring…
NEW YORK (AP) — The annual Billboard Women In Music event featured emotional and heartfelt speeches about the uphill battles women face in the music…
Associated Press Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik have dropped a surprise duet single from the “Fifty Shades Darker” soundtrack. Swift and the former One Direction…
The Associated Press Lady Gaga is opening up further on her struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder in an open letter. The 30-year-old singer revealed her…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time magazine on Wednesday named President-elect Donald Trump its Person of the Year. “It’s a great honor. It means a lot,” Trump…
Associated Press | A list of nominees in the top categories at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, announced Tuesday by The Recording Academy. — Album…
NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga has revealed that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from her rape at the age of 19. The…
MARIN, Calif. (AP) – The secretive “Star Wars” spinoff movie “Rogue One” just got a little more tangible. Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled 28 minutes of…
SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Country music artist Granger Smith was able to continue performing after falling from a stage in New Jersey, but was later…
WYNWOOD, Fla. (AP) — “Fidel, may you rot in hell.” That was the stark message on a mural outside a popular thrift store in Miami’s…
TOKYO (AP) — “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams wants everyone to stop buying tickets to marine shows. She says it’s the best way to…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has joined Rihanna in celebrating 50 years of independence for her native Barbados. The prince and the singer…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Disney’s animated movie “Moana” debuted to critical acclaim and box office success over the Thanksgiving weekend, but some people in…
NEW YORK (AP) — There are already a few online services that aim to replace cable, but they haven’t attracted many users yet. AT&T’s DirecTV…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old Philadelphia drummer is receiving high praise for his cover of a Metallica song that was featured on the heavy metal…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Glass, the handsome, prolific character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in…
LONDON (AP) — Don’t get nostalgic about punk music — and if you do, don’t go collecting memorabilia from the glory days of the Sex…
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Mel Gibson’s new film “Hacksaw Ridge” tells the story of a World War II soldier, Desmond Doss, who won the Congressional…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America’s most beloved television moms in “The Brady Bunch,” has…
Fear is a path to intolerance and destruction in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” from director David Yates. Written by J.K. Rowling, based…
NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s an odd story, from long ago: A man by the name of Meredith has converted a room in his house…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West has been hospitalized after abruptly canceling the last 21 dates of his national tour, according to reports from several…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The 2016 American Music Awards featured a number of pop stars strumming their guitars, Drake making a rare awards show appearance,…
The arrival of the new cinematic franchise “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” has been heralded with the kind of through-the-roof expectations you’d expect…
The Associated Press Virtual reality, what’s up with that? If you are curious about this highly buzzed high-tech form of entertainment but don’t feel like…
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The Long Island home that served as the inspiration for the book “The Amityville Horror” and the subsequent films of the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “Duck Dynasty” family says its A&E series will end after this season. The announcement topped Wednesday’s debut episode of the…
The Associated Press Carrie Fisher has revealed that Princess Leia’s romance with Han Solo in “Star Wars” extended off-screen, as well. Fisher tells People magazine…
NEW YORK (AP) — Former WWE champ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson can add People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” title to his list of accomplishments. The wrestler-turned-actor…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – “Good Behavior” is replete with bad behavior. This new TNT drama series stars Michelle Dockery as a con artist and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” called on host Dave Chappelle’s wit for a thoughtful coda to a divisive presidential campaign. Chappelle joked about…
LONDON (AP) — Buyers have snapped up modern artworks collected by David Bowie, with a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat selling for more than 7 million…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs like “Hallelujah,” ”Suzanne” and “Bird on a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A source familiar with an investigation into whether actor Brad Pitt was abusive toward his son on a private flight in…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s stunning victory against Hillary Clinton in the presidential election Tuesday was a final twist in a made-for TV…