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‘Making a Murderer’ attorney seeks more evidence testing
MADISON, Wis. – The attorney for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the hit Netflix series…
Review: Glass Animals focus on others on terrific new CD
Glass Animals, “How to Be a Human Being” (Harvest Records) For their ambitious sophomore album,…
CBS’ Charles Osgood to end 22 years as ‘Sunday Morning’ host
NEW YORK – Consider this a tribute to a weekend TV institution: “This ‘Sunday Morn’…
Cate Blanchett and Josh Groban lead Broadway’s fall season
NEW YORK – “Cats” is back on Broadway, purring along. “Hamilton” tickets are still hard…
Kerry Washington: ‘Two pregnancies have been very different’
LOS ANGELES – “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes didn’t know that star Kerry Washington had another…
‘Game of Thrones’ star Carice van Houten gives birth to son
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Carice van Houten, the Dutch actress who plays the red priestess…
Alex Marwood delivers gripping cautionary tale
“The Darkest Secret” (Penguin Books), by Alex Marwood The disappearance of a child whose body…
Actor, comedian Kevin Hart runs in Oregon relay
PORTLAND, Ore. – Actor and comedian Kevin Hart says he’s up for a sequel after…
Box Office Top 20: ‘Don’t Breathe’ inhales $26.4 million
LOS ANGELES – The modestly budgeted horror movie “Don’t Breathe” scared off competitors at the…
Just like us: Taylor Swift reports to jury duty, dismissed
NASHVILLE – A Nashville judge dismissed pop star Taylor Swift as a potential juror in…
Construction worker dies on ‘Blade Runner’ sequel set
LOS ANGELES – A construction worker was killed on a set Friday for the untitled…
Appreciation: In Gene Wilder’s madcap roles, a magical mania
NEW YORK – Gene Wilder was terrific when he was calm and collected. But when…
Carol Kane says Gene Wilder gave her a second chance
LOS ANGELES – At age 23, Carol Kane was fresh off a Best Actress Oscar…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10
Sept. 4: Today’s Birthdays: Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 85. Actor Kenneth Kimmins (“Coach”) is 75.…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Husband of Heart singer Ann Wilson arrested for assault
SEATTLE – Authorities say the husband of Heart lead singer Ann Wilson is being held…
Nightclub where man was killed gives up liquor license
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – State officials say the Virginia Beach nightclub where a man was…
Lochte mum on Rio return, plugs ‘Dancing with the Stars’ gig
NEW YORK – Ryan Lochte isn’t saying whether he’ll return to Brazil to face a…
Ryan Lochte on ‘Dancing’: Out of the pool, into the ballroom
NEW YORK – Sure, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte made up an incident in Rio de…
10 things to look forward to at the movies this fall
Out with the summer, in with the fall. Please hurry. After a bruising three months…
Beats wins in case alleging double dealing before Apple sale
LOS ANGELES – A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that…
Woman identified as rapper T-Pain’s niece killed in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Police say a 23-year-old woman later identified by rapper and record-producer T-Pain…
Selena Gomez on break amid anxiety, depression from lupus
Selena Gomez says she’s taking a break to deal with anxiety, panic attacks and depression…
‘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…