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‘The Walking Dead’ has a smashing return
NEW YORK – It’s hard to miss the message from the season premiere of “The…
Paul Beatty beats out Canadians Thien, Szalay as Man Booker Prize winner
LONDON – Paul Beatty’s “The Sellout,” a stinging satire of race and class in the…
The Latest: Backup dancer who vanished is found
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – The Latest on the search for a missing dancer (all times…
Madeleine Thien ‘overwhelmed’ by Governor General’s Literary Award win
TORONTO – Madeleine Thien’s remarkable run of critical accolades continued on Tuesday with the Montreal-based…
Missing backup dancer for Rihanna, Beyonce found safe
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – A backup dancer from New Jersey who has performed with Beyonce,…
San Francisco filmmaker won’t face criminal charges
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco filmmaker and community activist arrested in connection with a…
Review: ‘Battlefield 1’ looks backward for fresh ideas
Why doesn’t World War I get more attention in popular media? It’s complicated. Sure, we…
Kevin Curran, longtime writer for ‘The Simpsons,’ dies at 59
A comedy writer and producer who spent 15 years on “The Simpsons” has died in…
Canada appears in Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change doc ‘Before The Flood’
TORONTO – Canada features prominently in Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate-change documentary “Before The Flood” and…
Some buyers call classes by ‘Flip or Flop’ stars misleading
NEW YORK – For Doug Stephens, the free event seemed like a good way to…
Bette Midler revisits ‘old friends’ – her star-making songs
NEW YORK – Bette Midler is going back to the beginning of her career —…
P.E.I. singer recalls rape on new album, hopes song encourages other women
A Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter has released a song about being raped after her high-school…
Rapper Coolio pleads guilty to bringing gun to airport
LOS ANGELES – Rapper Coolio has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to bringing…
New York’s MoMA acquires original set of emojis
NEW YORK – Back in the day, before cars could drive themselves and phones could…
2 studies point to lack of campaign substance on newscasts
NEW YORK – Two studies of U.S. news coverage suggest that this is a presidential…
Police investigate destruction of Trump’s Hollywood star
Los Angeles police are investigating a pre-dawn attack that destroyed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s…
Rapper Kevin Gates gets 180 days in jail for kicking fan
BARTOW, Fla. – Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after…
Justin Timberlake: ‘I had no idea’ voting selfie was illegal
NEW YORK – Justin Timberlake has some advice for taking part in the presidential election…
‘1000 Arms’ by Blue Rodeo among new album releases
Here’s a list of some new album releases for the week ending Oct. 29: About…
Armed with faith: Gibson film shows WWII feats of medic
NEW ORLEANS – When Desmond Doss climbed up Hacksaw Ridge — a 400-foot high escarpment…
Loretta Lynn’s career milestones played out on CMA stage
NASHVILLE – Loretta Lynn’s career was just beginning when the first Country Music Association Awards…
Suspect arrested in destruction of Trump’s Hollywood star
Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected of using a sledgehammer to destroy Republican presidential…
Music Review: Alejandro Escovedo rocks out on ‘Burn’
Alejandro Escovedo, “Burn Something Beautiful” (Fantasy Records) Alejandro Escovedo may not be a household name,…
Fox boss: We want to keep Megyn Kelly
NEW YORK – Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch says that he wants to keep anchor…