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Guster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stage
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Miller, lead singer of alternative rock band Guster, has a…
Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who…
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from the singer…
Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
TORONTO (AP) — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda…
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through ‘We Live in Time’
TORONTO (AP) — In “We Live in Time,” Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield act an…
Billie Jean King named grand marshal for the 136th Rose Parade on Jan. 1
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Billie Jean King will preside over the 136th Rose…
Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother and a Grammy-winning singer, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a…
Ticketmaster changes Taylor Swift ticket transfer rules amid recent cyber thefts
TORONTO — Ticketmaster is enforcing new rules around how fans transfer Taylor Swift tickets amid…
Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the…
Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang…
Lore Segal, esteemed Austrian American writer who fled the Nazis as a child, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Lore Segal, an esteemed Viennese American author and translator whose gift…
Lore Segal, esteemed Austrian American writer who fled the Nazis as a child, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Lore Segal, an esteemed Viennese American author and translator whose gift…
Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer…
Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the…
New charges filed against Chasing Horse just as sprawling sex abuse indictment was dismissed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas have filed a new case against Nathan…
Taylor Swift is back to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs with Eras Tour soon to resume
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift was back at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night…
Federal prosecutors quietly dismiss Chasing Horse’s long-dormant sex abuse case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse…
Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer…
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through ‘We Live in Time’
TORONTO (AP) — In “We Live in Time,” Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield act an…
Harris is still introducing herself as she sets out on media tour when people are already voting
NEW YORK (AP) — When Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with…
Harris gets personal in media blitz, balks at breaking with Biden on policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better…
Tales of blood and death on streets make B.C. party leaders’ debate grim listening
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s three party leaders offered starkly different visions of the province and…
Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon among finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards
TORONTO — Artists Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon say a Governor General’s Literary Award nod…
Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her next book club selection
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her…