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The Latest: ‘Harry Potter’ playwright: Us vs. PlayStations
LONDON – The Latest on British theatre’s Olivier Awards (all times local): 8:35 p.m. Playwright…
Dierks Bentley’s wife to run Boston Marathon to aid shelter
NASHVILLE – Cassidy Bentley, the wife of country music star Dierks Bentley, is running the…
‘Hidden Figures’ author setting next book in Baltimore
NEW YORK – The author of “Hidden Figures” is setting her next book around two…
Music legend Chuck Berry remembered in rock ‘n’ roll style
ST. LOUIS – Family, friends and fans paid their final respects to the rock ‘n’…
‘Fate of the Furious’ cast say Johnson/Diesel feud overblown
NEW YORK – “The Fast and the Furious” franchise has seen its share of drama…
Drake, the Chainsmokers lead with 22 Billboard Award nods
NEW YORK – Rapper Drake and EDM duo The Chainsmokers are the top contenders at…
Review: The Chainsmokers disappoint on new, same-old album
The Chainsmokers, “Memories… Do Not Open” (Columbia) The Chainsmokers wowed with their infectious single “Closer”…
Digging deep for that classic Deep Purple sound on new album
Deep Purple “inFinite” (earMUSIC) This album is so Purple even Prince would love it. Deep…
Michelle Branch returns, thrillingly, after some time
Michelle Branch, “Hopeless Romantic” (Verve Records) The last time Michelle Branch released a full-length solo…
No ‘tell-all,’ but Prince’s ex details their life in memoir
NEW YORK – Love, grief, loss and legacy are just a few of the reasons…
2017 Pulitzer winners and finalists in journalism and arts
The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists: JOURNALISM Public Service New York Daily News and…
Pepper spray, assault arrests, follow rapper’s shopping trip
JACKSON, Miss. – At first, it was a rap star on a spring break shopping…
Racial controversy erupts over Calgary Opera casting, director resigns
CALGARY – A director has walked away from the Calgary Opera’s production of “South Pacific”…
Ethan Hawke on how his Nova Scotia connections led him to making ‘Maudie’
TORONTO – Ethan Hawke knows well the rugged, salty landscape of Nova Scotia. The four-time…
Harriet Tubman goes solo on ‘Underground’ special episode
NEW YORK – Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery in the antebellum South to become…
Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie to star on Broadway
NEW YORK – Don’t panic, music fans — Panic! at the Disco’s singer Brendon Urie…
Sheryl Crow argues for return to empathy on her new album
NASHVILLE – Last year, Sheryl Crow started a petition on Change.org to shorten the U.S.…
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson set for Outlaw Music Festival Tour
NEW YORK – Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan are set to perform on a tour…
With glove and video game console, Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez ready to throw
TORONTO – As with pitching, Aaron Sanchez takes his video gaming seriously. “I don’t want…
Griffin Poetry Prize reveals short lists for Canadian, international awards
TORONTO – Explorations of racism and grief are among the literary works from Canadian poets…
Iowa town’s editor wins Pulitzer for taking on farm groups
DES MOINES, Iowa – The owner of a small-town Iowa newspaper who took on powerful…
Michael Buble’s son doing well after cancer treatment
Michael Buble’s wife says their 3-year-old son, Noah, is “well” following treatment for cancer in…
Climate change a character in Discovery’s ‘Deadliest Catch’
NEW YORK – Climate change is one of the main characters in the new season…
Former hunting show star fined for illegal Saskatchewan kill broadcast on TV
EDMONTON – A former hunting show personality has been bagged for illegally shooting a deer…