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With Bong leading the way, Gyllenhaal goes big in ‘Okja’
CANNES, France – Jake Gyllenhaal says he was motivated by one goal above all others…
Clint Eastwood tells Cannes he might act again some day
CANNES, France – Clint Eastwood regaled the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday with stories from…
Ringling Bros. shuts down the big top after 146 years
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – With laughter, hugs and tears — and the requisite death-defying stunts —…
Katy Perry’s ‘backpack kid’ steals show during ‘SNL’ gig
NEW YORK – A teen Instagram dancing sensation has gone from online to on-air after…
Baseball coming June 1 to virtual-reality headsets
NEW YORK – Baseball games will soon arrive on virtual-reality headsets. Video in the new…
DJ Khaled calls former Sony executive L.A. Reid a ‘legend’
LAS VEGAS – L.A. Reid is no longer with Sony’s Epic Records, but DJ Khaled…
Canadian connection: Drake meets Celine Dion at Billboards
LAS VEGAS – Even on a record-setting night at the Billboard Music Awards, Drake appeared…
The Latest: 3 white men, 2 white woman seated for Cosby jury
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on jury selection in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case (all times…
Box office Top 20: ‘Alien: Covenant’ dethrones ‘Guardians 2’
LOS ANGELES – Ridley Scott’s space horror film “Alien: Covenant” scared reigning box office champ…
Texas singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave, 61, dies of cancer
AUSTIN, Texas – Singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave, whose 2007 album “Cimarron Manifesto” drew critical raves and…
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ follow-up set for 2019 release
LOS ANGELES – Comedian turned filmmaker Jordan Peele is following up the remarkable success of…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3
May 28: Actress Carroll Baker is 86. Actor John Karlen (“Cagney and Lacey”) is 84.…
NewsAlert: Manchester Police raise death toll in Ariana Grande concert blast to 22
MANCHESTER, England – Police in Manchester in northern England have raised the death toll in…
UK police say apparent suicide bomber responsible for blast
MANCHESTER, England – An apparent suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed…
Reaction to explosion at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester
Reaction to the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England: ___ “broken.…
PBS airing live nature special from Alaska this summer
NEW YORK – PBS is collaborating with the BBC on a special live event this…
Trump condemns against ‘wicked ideology’ behind terror
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory – President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned a deadly attack at a…
‘Dangal’ becomes China’s biggest non-Hollywood foreign film
BEIJING – The Aamir Khan film “Dangal,” about an Indian man training his daughters to…
Stephen King calls Islamic State ‘rogue cult’ on Twitter
BANGOR, Maine – Horror author Stephen King says Islamic State is a “rogue cult” and…
Rapper Drake says he had ‘real fear’ of attacks during European tour
Attacks such as the deadly bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert…
Roger Moore had prouder achievements than playing James Bond
LONDON – Sir Roger Moore saw more to life than a well-mixed martini. “I felt…
Dina Merrill, heiress and actress, dead at 93
NEW YORK – Dina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become…
Nielsen’s top programs for May 15-21
NEW YORK – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 15-21. Listings include the…
Stern dishes on celebrity gossip in ‘According to a Source’
“According to a Source: A Novel” (Thomas Dunne Books), by Abby Stern Do you ever…