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A look at Linkin Park’s top-selling albums and songs
NEW YORK – Since releasing their debut album in 2000, Linkin Park has been one…
‘Dirty Dancing’ turns 30: Film being feted in NY’s Catskills
HURLEYVILLE, N.Y. – The 30th anniversary of the release of “Dirty Dancing” is being celebrated…
Romania: Art exhibit at ex-prison show horrors of communism
PITESTI, Romania – An art exhibition has gone on display at a former Romanian prison…
Universal Music says it will ‘remedy’ lack of French songs in Canadian box set
TORONTO – Universal Music Canada is apologizing for what it says were “errors of omission”…
Tom Sawyer with a revolver? Twain house has live ‘Clue’ game
HARTFORD, Conn. – Was it Tom Sawyer in Samuel Clemens’ billiard room with a revolver?…
The Squids Are All Right: “Splatoon” sequel brings ink-shooting mayhem to Switch
TORONTO – When “Splatoon” came out for Nintendo’s Wii U two years ago it was…
Jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane dies in NY at age 85
NEW YORK – Costume jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane, whose creations caught the fancy of…
Lauren Hutton thrilled to get ‘Mid-Life Achievement Award’
WATERVILLE, Maine – Lauren Hutton has been honoured with a Maine film festival’s “Mid-Life Achievement…
Milo Yiannopoulos on Trump, Ariana Grande and Russia
NEW YORK – Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos calls himself the “most fabulous supervillain on the…
O.J. Simpson triumphant, others devastated as he gets parole
LOVELOCK, Nev. – Barring any last-minute snafus, O.J. Simpson will walk out of prison a…
Review: New band Little Silver has familiar, delicious vibe
Little Silver, “Somewhere You Found My Name” (Record Park) If the debut album by Little…
‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Get Out’ may give Oscars a crowd-pleasing punch
NEW YORK – The stranglehold that autumn prestige films have on Oscar season just might…
Review: Sara Evans gets personal on excellent album ‘Words’
Sara Evans, “Words” (Born to Fly) Many musicians like to say their work is deeply…
Review: Jamaica reggae star Chronixx makes stunning debut
Chronixx, “Chronology” (Soul Circle) On his first, full-length album, Jamaican musician Chronixx modestly sings that…
Beijing says no to Justin Bieber over past ‘bad behaviour’
BEIJING – China’s capital says it won’t be inviting Justin Bieber to perform in the…
Exhumation of Dali’s remains finds his moustache still intact
FIGUERES, Spain – Forensic experts in Spain have removed hair, nails and two long bones…
Q&A: Issa Rae on season 2 of ‘Insecure’ and its male fans
NEW YORK – The response to season one of Issa Rae’s HBO series, “Insecure,” was…
Q&A: Meek Mill talks new album, feuds and film endeavours
ATLANTA – Meek Mill faced scrutiny during his highly-publicized rap feud with Drake and relationship…
Al Gore praises Trudeau on climate change – but says there’s room for improvement
TORONTO – While Al Gore has plenty of praise for Justin Trudeau’s efforts to combat…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week.…
Bennington’s death mirrors that of close friend Cornell
NEW YORK – The death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington came as a surprise…
‘Twin Peaks’ cast discusses the mystery of David Lynch
SAN DIEGO – Judging by the “Twin Peaks” panel at Comic-Con, solving the mystery of…
Country singer Scotty McCreery cited for handgun at airport
RALEIGH, N.C. – Country singer Scotty McCreery has been cited after authorities say he had…
Russian spies’ New Jersey home heading up for sale
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – A New Jersey home that has been vacant since the FBI arrested…