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Gordon Lightfoot’s instruments, artwork and outfits headed to auction
Dozens of Gordon Lightfoot’s personal belongings — including guitars, artwork, even his highest awards —…
Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his…
Man standing trial alongside rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug accepted…
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn lean into the quiet moments for their new album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music has always been an emotional salve for Dawn Richard. In…
Andrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell said Tuesday that she plans…
In ‘Ibelin’ and ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
NEW YORK (AP) — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat…
In ‘Ibelin,’ ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
NEW YORK (AP) — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat…
Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award,…
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is detained in New York on parole violation claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge…
Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his…
World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats ‘Monday Night Football’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for…
World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats ‘Monday Night Football’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for…
Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has…
Australian police recover 40,000 stolen coins based on the children’s animated series ‘Bluey’
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police said on Wednesday they had recovered more than 40,000 stolen…
Apparel retailers like Arc’teryx see in-store repair centres as ‘the future’
TORONTO — In a nook of the gleaming new Arc’teryx store on Toronto’s Bloor Street…
Keys to the White House: A breakdown of the battleground states in the U.S. election
WASHINGTON — For Americans living in a handful of battleground states, the United States election…
A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its giant hand sculpture that many came to love
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art…
Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues…
A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its ‘disturbing’ giant hand sculpture that many came to love
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art…
At age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written his memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson…
Reynolds and McElhenney buy Wrexham Lager brewery after rejuvenating the city’s soccer team
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought another piece of Wrexham — its brewery. Four…
Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues…
Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has…
For ‘A Real Pain,’ Jesse Eisenberg learned to embrace the chaos of Kieran Culkin. Magic ensued
Jesse Eisenberg did not know Kieran Culkin was about to drop out of his movie.…