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Gabby Douglas, Laura Marano join Miss America pageant panel
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas and musician and actress Laura Marano have…
Neil Young is Dan Rather’s guest on ‘The Big Interview’
LOS ANGELES – Neil Young is Dan Rather’s first guest for the new edition of…
Clarification: Holocaust-Drawing Returned story
WASHINGTON – In a story Aug. 18, The Associated Press reported that the National Gallery…
Family home of Louisa May Alcott spared by tornado in town
CONCORD, Mass. – A tornado that briefly touched down in the Massachusetts town of Concord…
‘GMA’s’ Amy Robach sorry for ‘colored people’ reference
NEW YORK – “Good Morning America” co-anchor Amy Robach has apologized for saying “colored people”…
Jazz harmonica great Toots Thielemans dies at 94 in Belgium
BRUSSELS – Belgian musician Toots Thielemans, who turned the lowly harmonica into a virtuoso jazz…
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall cruising in caddy once owned by Waylon Jennings
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is sporting a new ride — a…
Box office top 20: ‘Suicide,’ ‘Sausage’ stay on top
NEW YORK – “Suicide Squad” and “Sausage Party” remained no. 1 and no. 2 at…
Mark Hamill supports terminally ill ‘Star Wars’ fan
LOS ANGELES – “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill is among those lending his support to…
Counterfeit pain pills likely came to Prince illegally
MINNEAPOLIS – The disclosure that some pills found at Prince’s Paisley Park home and studio…
‘Miss Saigon’ to appear on movie screens before Broadway
NEW YORK – American audiences will get the rare chance to catch a sneak peek…
‘Hands of Stone,’ an intimate portrait of a boxer
NEW YORK – From a building in Manhattan’s midtown, Roberto Duran and Edgar Ramirez can…
‘The Nice Guys’ among new DVD releases for the week ending Aug. 27
A look at some DVDs scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead. For the…
Gosling, Hathaway among celebs planning to attend TIFF; Mark Wahlberg to do Q&A
TORONTO – Ryan Gosling, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among the stars…
Bochco’s book: He rewrote TV’s rules and lived to tell it
NEW YORK – For viewers who rejoice in TV’s artistic upsurge, one virtuoso perhaps more…
Toronto film festival stands behind ‘The Birth of a Nation’ amid controversy
TORONTO – The Toronto International Film Festival says it still stands behind “The Birth of…
Ex-host sues Fox claiming sexual harassment, retaliation
NEW YORK – A former Fox News host has sued the network, its ousted chairman…
Twerking, lowriders shut down Route 66 in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A hip-hop video shoot shut down parts of Route 66 in New…
Autopsy: Boy-band promoter died from heart infection
MIAMI – The promoter who helped launch the boy bands ‘NSync and the Backstreet Boys…
#SoGoneChallenge gives Monica and 13-year-old hit a boost
NEW YORK – R&B singer Monica says she’s happy to see her 13-year-old hit “So…
US women’s gymnastics team flips over Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’
NEW YORK – How do you follow winning Olympic gold at the Rio Olympics? How…
Ohio literary peace award to Marilynne Robinson
CINCINNATI – Writer Marilynne Robinson has been named the winner of a lifetime achievement award…
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two’ by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Nick Cannon begins freshman year at Howard University
LOS ANGELES – Nick Cannon’s got talent — and homework. The host of “America’s Got…