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Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life…
In ‘The Card Counter,’ Tiffany Haddish brings the light
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tiffany Haddish may have Martin Scorsese to thank for her role…
Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the…
Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a…
Ida: Narrow escapes, deadly delays and a husband’s sacrifice
NEW YORK (AP) — Tales of selflessness and heroism — and of deadly delays and…
US hiring slows as delta variant weakens travel and tourism
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain…
Scenes from Week 3 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The third week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New…
Admirers still urging sainthood for chaplain killed on 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 terror attacks,…
‘Shang-Chi’ blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
NEW YORK (AP) — On what’s traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies,…
Andrea Constand writes of Cosby trial, #MeToo in new memoir
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andrea Constand remained something of an enigma over the years her sexual…
Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a…
Fall movie calendar, from ‘Venom’ to ‘King Richard’
A rundown of notable films coming out this fall: Sept. 9 “Blood Brothers: Malcolm X…
The Band Camino seizes 2021 as the year they break out big
NEW YORK (AP) — That sound of a revving motor you hear is the sound…
Bob Odenkirk back on ‘Better Call Saul’ after heart attack
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Odenkirk is back shooting “Better Call Saul,” six weeks after…
Canadian men celebrate in front of the fans after convincing win over El Salvador
TORONTO – No stranger to banging the drum and leading the Viking Clap in front…
Stevie Wonder to headline Global Citizen Live in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder will headline Global Citizen Live’s star-studded 24-hour event in…
Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later
NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the…
9/11 museum to retool its research rules after criticism
NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 museum in New York City is backing off uncommon…
Newsom campaign theme: Don’t let California become Texas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove…
Michael Kors returns to NY Fashion Week with urban romance
NEW YORK (AP) — Love and romance were the dreamy threads that bound together Michael…
French abortion drama ‘Happening’ tops Venice Film Festival
Audrey Diwan’s 1960s abortion drama “L’Evenement” (“Happening”) won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice…
Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause
NEW YORK (AP) — Even before the first note, there were a pair of standing…
Britney Spears gets engaged with ‘lioness’ engraved ring
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears announced her engagement Sunday to her boyfriend Sam Asghari…
Tom Ford wraps NY Fashion Week with a show of disco glam
NEW YORK (AP) — The Champagne was cold and the front row star studded Sunday…