Entertainment

Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang are 2025 Academy Museum Gala honorees
Bruce Springsteen will take the stage as both performer and a guest of honor at…

8 bands divided by lawsuits: It’s not just Jane’s Addiction
Bands behaving badly? It’s only rock ’n’ roll. Members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction…

Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ became an unexpected TikTok hit – 63 years after its release
Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a…

Country singer Josh Ross, ‘American Idol’ star Cameron Whitcomb lead CCMA Awards noms
TORONTO — Breakout country singer Josh Ross and “American Idol” star Cameron Whitcomb are the…

What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back…

Fox Sports teams up with Barstool Sports, including appearances on ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
Fox Sports is joining forces with Barstool Sports. Barstool Sports’ programming will appear on Fox…

Snoop Dogg joins ownership group of Welsh soccer club Swansea
SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Snoop Dogg has become a “co-owner and investor” of Welsh soccer…

Ari Aster made a movie about polarized America. ‘Eddington’ has been polarizing
NEW YORK (AP) — A Post-it note sat near Ari Aster while he wrote “Eddington”:…

Steve Miller Band says extreme weather is so dangerous it’s canceling its tour
Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including…

Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw…

Hot Docs film festival co-founder Debbie Nightingale dies
Hot Docs film festival co-founder Debbie Nightingale has died at 71. The organization says the…

Lin-Manuel Miranda will turn ‘Hamilton’ 10th anniversary into a fundraiser for immigration services
Lin-Manuel Miranda plans to use the 10th anniversary Broadway performance of his award-winning cultural phenomenon…

Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s…
BR- Turtle-Conservation
VANCOUVER — It’s been a bumper year for the Greater Vancouver Zoo’s project to help…

Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.’s only native turtle
Menita Prasad knows that turtles don’t rate the same kind of attention from the public…