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Trump removes Bannon from National Security Council
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security…
Judy Blume among authors given prizes by arts academy
NEW YORK – Judy Blume will receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy…
SD Supreme Court denies ABC bid to avoid ‘pink slime’ trial
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Supreme Court has rejected a move by ABC to…
Will Bill O’Reilly survive advertiser defections?
NEW YORK – The rapid defection of advertisers this week from Bill O’Reilly’s show because…
Pierce Brosnan returns to TV as leading man in AMC western drama ‘The Son’
TORONTO – In the 30 years since he last portrayed a suave thief turned private…
Toronto-based Luminato Festival announces its 2017 lineup
TORONTO – Artistic works from a vast spectrum of homegrown and international artists will share…
Bon Jovi ends Pittsburgh concert early, blames sore throat
PITTSBURGH – Bon Jovi needed more medicine than prayers when it cut its Pittsburgh concert…
Brad Pitt makes rare showing at Hollywood premiere
LOS ANGELES – Brad Pitt has made a somewhat rare public appearance since his split…
Rappers becoming fixtures on food scene
MIAMI – Rapper Snoop Dogg furiously stirred flour into a creamy bechamel sauce, a whisk…
Judge sets date for murder trial of former rap mogul Knight
LOS ANGELES – A California judge on Thursday said the murder trial of former rap…
‘Empire’ actor Morocco Omari charged with domestic battery
CHICAGO – An actor on the television show “Empire” has been arrested on a misdemeanour…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended April 2nd. FICTION 1. “The Black Book” by James Patterson and…
Louisiana orchestra performs on moving boats on a lake
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra ‘s upcoming performance of “New Water Music” will…
Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90
NEW YORK – He was only kidding. Really. Don Rickles loved everybody: black or white,…
Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90
LOS ANGELES – Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed “Mr. Warmth” whose verbal assaults endeared him…
Rickles: The man was sweet, but oh that on-stage bite
LOS ANGELES – Don Rickles kept the nice inside, his friends say. Lucky us. Offstage,…
Manager hints at possible public return for Richard Simmons
LOS ANGELES – A return to public life may be in store for Richard Simmons…
Scarlett Johansson: Ivanka Trump ‘baffles me’
NEW YORK – Scarlett Johansson says Ivanka Trump could have a “big impact” by being…
The New Pornographers put nerves about Trump into song
NEW YORK – The New Pornographers leader A.C. Newman put his nerves about a Donald…
Film academy rules ineligible documentary series like ‘O.J.’
NEW YORK – In what has already been nicknamed “the O.J. rule,” the Academy of…
The Latest: ‘The Situation’ will fight new tax charges
NEWARK, N.J. – The Latest on tax fraud charges against Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino (all…
Greek, German presidents open art exhibition in Athens
ATHENS, Greece – The presidents of Germany and Greece have opened an art exhibition co-hosted…
Writers say ‘Peak TV’ has hurt them; contract talks extended
So-called “Peak TV” and its expansive array of series has been great for viewers, say…
Ohio group creating artists village with shipping containers
AKRON, Ohio – A project in Ohio to turn shipping containers into homes for travelling…