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Fox Business surges in ratings competition with CNBC
NEW YORK – Fox Business Network topped CNBC in viewership during the business day for…
From prison to the Oscars: The story of ‘Gary from Chicago’
LOS ANGELES – “Gary from Chicago,” the everyman catapulted to fame when he walked into…
Film academy apologizes for Oscars best picture gaffe
LOS ANGELES – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to the…
Was president, an enemy of anonymous sources, one himself?
NEW YORK – Less than a week after President Donald Trump publicly attacked journalists for…
Police seeking intruders seen in ‘Pawn Stars’ figure’s house
LAS VEGAS – Police say they’re investigating a break-in that apparently involved three intruders at…
Metropolitan Museum of Art director resigns
NEW YORK – The director and chief executive of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has…
Chance the Rapper added to Essence Festival
NEW YORK – Chance the Rapper is bringing his Grammy-winning music to the Essence Festival.…
So presidential: Baldwin working on Trump satire
NEW YORK – Alec Baldwin has found a new way to mock Donald Trump. Baldwin…
Lady Gaga to headline Coachella in place of Beyonce
INDIO, Calif. – Attention, Little Monsters: Lady Gaga is coming to Coachella. The diva announced…
Swing Time: Ex-Cubs catcher Ross on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
MESA, Ariz. – The Chicago Cubs think David Ross could be a real factor this…
Creative team behind Russell Williams play seeks to ‘reflect on endemic misogyny’
TORONTO – The creative team behind a controversial new play based on the police interrogation…
Kennedy Center appoints first director of hip hop culture
WASHINGTON – The director of programming at Harlem Stage in New York is heading to…
Review: Nintendo Switch is impressive, but needs more games
When you’re deep in a video game, the last thing you want to do is…
Canadian edition of U.K.’s Big Feastival launches this August in Ontario
TORONTO – A food and music festival conceived by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in…
Widow: Mural of Rodney Dangerfield is ‘less-than-flattering’
NEW YORK – Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of getting “no respect.” His widow…
Icahn selling Trump Taj Mahal casino to Hard Rock
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reached a deal Wednesday to sell the…
Federal government gives $3 million in funding to new Saskatoon art gallery
SASKATOON – The federal government is giving $3 million to Saskatoon’s Remai Modern art gallery.…
Iranian film hails demise of US Navy in imagined Gulf battle
TEHRAN, Iran – In a climactic battle at sea, an Iranian commander orders his forces…
Retired foreign service officer wins $50,000 literary prize
NEW YORK – A retired foreign service officer is now a prize-winning author. Peter Cozzens…
The Latest: New entertainment complex opening at Graceland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Latest on a new entertainment complex opening at Elvis Presley’s Graceland…
Charlton Heston rant rattled judge; court tosses murder case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge’s clash with the late actor Charlton Heston has indirectly led…
Film on real-life “Kidnapping” looks at Slovakia’s ex-PM
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – A new movie in Slovakia is based on a real event that…
Dave Chappelle debuts 2 comedy specials March 21 on Netflix
NEW YORK – Comedian Dave Chappelle is headed back to TV with his first concert…
Oscar flub accountants get security protection guards
LOS ANGELES – A spokeswoman for the PwC auditing firm says the company has hired…