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New this week: Roddy Ricch, ‘Swan Song’ and ‘The Larkins’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Black juror: Smollett’s reaction to noose makes no sense
CHICAGO (AP) — The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of…
Judge in Prince Andrew suit says document should be unsealed
NEW YORK (AP) — A secret 2008 settlement that a lawyer for Prince Andrew says…
2021 Notebook: Alec Baldwin and the movie-set shooting
THE BACKGROUND: On Oct. 21, on a movie set in New Mexico, what was supposed…
Duggar fails to make runoff in Arkansas state Senate primary
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — A former city council member and a retired U.S. Navy captain…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Snowfall’ star Damson Idris
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Damson Idris transformed from his real life British-speaking Nigerian persona into…
Q&A: Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on sharing Leda
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not often that two actors inhabit the same role seamlessly…
The AP names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021
If 2020 was a pandemic-induced pause, 2021 was when things started up again, albeit slowly…
Colleges go back to drawing board – again – to fight COVID
Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Anupam Tripathi of ‘Squid Game’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Anupam Tripathi said his grandfather sometimes read his palm and…
Liquor distribution exec sentenced to prison in college scam
BOSTON (AP) — The chief executive of a California liquor distribution company who authorities say…
Avast! Tampa’s pirate ‘invasion’ returns after a virus break
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Avast! The century-old pirate “invasion” of Tampa is coming back after…
New Mexico authorities issue warrant for Baldwin’s phone
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday issued a search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s…
Officials: Astroworld victims died from compression asphyxia
HOUSTON (AP) — The 10 people killed at the Astroworld music festival in Houston all…
America’s news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts
CAIRO (AP) — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Rauw Alejandro, higher level
LOS ANGELES (AP) — He started off wanting to be a star soccer player, but…
Quebec show for audiences living with vision impairment offers immersive experience
MONTREAL – When multidisciplinary artist Audrey-Anne Bouchard started to develop her latest show “Camille,” she…
Business is up heading into 2022, but so too are worries about paying off COVID debt
OTTAWA – The 40-strong team of workers at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business that…
Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment at 9:20 p.m. EST
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DETROIT VACCINES Detroit struggles with COVID-19 vaccination rate after year DETROIT (AP) — The…
2021 Notebook: Redrawing the conversation about race
After 2020 became a year of racial reckoning with the public killing of George Floyd…
Q&A: Leonardo DiCaprio and Adam McKay dare you to look up
Leonardo DiCaprio has been an outspoken environmental advocate for as long as he’s been famous.…
Virus fears widen as omicron variant takes hold across US
BOSTON (AP) — The nation’s second-largest city called off its New Year’s Eve celebration Monday,…
Chris Noth out at ‘The Equalizer’ amid sex assault claims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Noth will no longer be part of the CBS series…
Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment at 9:20 p.m. EST
POLICE SHOOTING Suspect killed, 2 cops shot in Burton outside Flint BURTON, Mich. (AP) —…