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End of ‘Episodes:’ Satirical comedy starring Matt LeBlanc heads into final season
With so many shows packed into “peak TV” schedules, even the most ardent viewer can…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week.…
Citing Trump remarks, entire president’s arts council quits
NEW YORK – Another presidential advisory committee appears to be breaking up. Actor Kal Penn,…
Fox’s James Murdoch slams Trump’s Charlottesville response
NEW YORK – The CEO of 21st Century Fox denounced racism and terrorists while expressing…
Robin Thicke, model expecting baby on Alan Thicke’s birthday
Robin Thicke’s girlfriend is pregnant, and their baby is due on the birthday of Thicke’s…
Police: Rapper Meek Mill arrested for reckless dirt biking
NEW YORK – Police say the rapper Meek Mill has been arrested on a charge…
Trey Songz reaches plea deal in Detroit assault case
DETROIT – R&B singer Trey Songz has reached a deal with prosecutors to reduce a…
‘Predator’ actor Sonny Landham dead at 76
NEW YORK – Sonny Landham, the muscular action-movie actor who co-starred in “Predator” and “48…
Judge rejects Roman Polanski victim’s bid to end case
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles judge has denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski’s…
French designer in costly dispute over Pitt-Jolie chateau
PARIS – A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute…
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ outdoes ‘Logan Lucky’ at box office
LOS ANGELES – Critics loved “Logan Lucky” and gave a big collective shrug to “The…
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
LOS ANGELES – Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in…
Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis knew how to laugh and cry
NEW YORK – Jerry Lewis sometimes didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “There’s nothing…
Review: ‘The Room of Fire’ is a dark and violent book
“The Room of White Fire” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), by T. Jefferson Parker Roland Ford is…
Poet Jorie Graham wins $100,000 Wallace Stevens Award
NEW YORK – One of the country’s most honoured poets, Jorie Graham, has received a…
Rockabilly pioneer Sonny Burgess dies in Arkansas at 88
NEWPORT, Ark. – Albert “Sonny” Burgess, who was an early pioneer of what became known…
Woman says Ukrainian group dance featuring powwow moves, clothing ‘offensive’
SASKATOON – An Indigenous woman says a dance performed by a Ukrainian group is “cultural…
Jerry Lewis telethons played ‘pivotal role,’ says Muscular Dystrophy Canada
TORONTO – The passionate advocacy work of Jerry Lewis has left an indelible mark in…
Unreasonable delay arguments brought in Radiohead stage collapse case
TORONTO – Charges against an entertainment company and an engineer accused in a deadly 2012…
British science fiction writer Brian Aldiss dies at 92
LONDON – Brian Aldiss, one of the most prolific and influential science fiction writers of…
Movie prop money being passed as real in Pennsylvania town
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. – Movie prop money is being passed as though it’s real in one…
Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Drake slated to attend Toronto film fest
TORONTO – The stars are aligning for the Toronto International Film Festival, with Angelina Jolie,…
Historical thriller takes readers back to turbulent era
“The Saboteur: a Novel” (Minotaur), by Andrew Gross An engineer from Oslo attempts to disrupt…
Snooki and Jwoww back to the beach for ‘Celebrity Shore’
NEW YORK – Snooki and Jwoww are heading back to the beach. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi…