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Actress Kelly McGillis attacked at North Carolina home
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – An apparently shaken and frantic Kelly McGillis could be heard on a…
Q&A: ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ composer Claman reflects on her legendary song
TORONTO – “The Hockey Theme” no longer has the exposure it once did as the…
Franklin participates in street-renaming ceremony for father
DETROIT – Aretha Franklin has participated in a street-renaming ceremony for her late father at…
Jeff Gordon interested in joining ‘Live’ with Kelly Ripa
SONOMA, Calif. – Jeff Gordon is open to succeeding Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa’s new…
Lanvin men’s designer celebrates 10 years at storied house
PARIS – Lanvin’s Lucas Ossendrijver celebrated a glorious decade as the storied Parisian house’s menswear…
BET Awards full of Prince tributes and political moments
The BET Awards — or “The Prince Tribute Show” — featured emotional and energetic performances…
Jon Bon Jovi surprises cancer-stricken fan with guitar, kiss
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A New Jersey woman battling lung cancer has received an unforgettable…
Giller-winning author Austin Clarke dead at 81; won ’02 prize for ‘Polished Hoe’
TORONTO – Austin Clarke, the Toronto-based writer who won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the…
J.K. Rowling to host a special screening of her next film
NEW YORK – Carnegie Hall will host a benefit screening this fall of “Fantastic Beasts…
Molly Shannon tearjerker about cancer mom wins at Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. – A tearjerker about a family dealing with a mother’s death to cancer…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Jimmy Buffett musical unveils creative team and new name
NEW YORK – The Jimmy Buffett musical making its world premiere next year in California…
Suge Knight sues Chris Brown over club shooting
LOS ANGELES – Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight sued Chris Brown and the…
Ex-US soccer star Donovan getting comfortable on TV
Landon Donovan keeps thinking back to a lesson from the teacher in his high school…
Aerosmith drummer’s new Massachusetts coffee shop to open
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. – A rock ‘n’ roll-themed coffee shop owned by Aerosmith’s drummer is…
Humane society investigating use of bison carcasses for movie filmed in Alberta
Animal-welfare officials are investigating whether several bison were purposely killed so their carcasses could be…
Austin Clarke remembered for breaking barriers for black writers
TORONTO – Austin (Tom) Clarke is being remembered as a pioneering black Canadian writer who…
Mirvish musical ‘Kinky Boots’ among winners at Dora Mavor Moore Awards
TORONTO – The Toronto production of “Kinky Boots” was among the big winners at the…
From cowboy to cover girl: Five memorable fashions from k.d. lang
Music comes first for k.d. lang, but fashion has frequently played a supporting role in…
NBCUniversal to provide record 6,755 hours from Rio Olympics
STAMFORD, Conn. – NBCUniversal’s TV and digital networks will show a record 6,755 hours of…
$20,000 Radcliffe Foundation prize to go to short film about refugee crisis
VANCOUVER – Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Sarah McLachlan and Atom Egoyan are among the jury members…
Funeral planned Friday for slain Baltimore rapper
BALTIMORE – A funeral is planned this week for a Baltimore rapper who was fatally…
Hikers rescued on trip to ‘Into the Wild’ bus
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Officials say two hikers rescued after failing to return on time from…