Cheer up, Americans, say Canadians _ you’re great
NEW YORK (AP) — America’s neighbors to the north — so often the butt of their jokes — are taking to social media to try...
Emma Stone, Jane Curtin join Bill Murray tribute in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emma Stone and Jane Curtin are late additions to the lineup of performers who’ll celebrate Bill Murray when he receives the nation’s...
Prosecutors: Cosby used fame and fortune to hide his crimes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Suburban prosecutors on Tuesday accused Bill Cosby’s “cadre of high-priced lawyers” of stretching the truth as they try again to get a...
No-brainer: $300K campaign to rescue Dorothy’s ruby slippers
WASHINGTON (AP) — It will take more than three clicks of the heels to preserve the ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas at...
Robert ‘Big Sonny’ Edwards, member of The Intruders, dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An original member of the pioneering Philadelphia-based soul group The Intruders has died. Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards was 74. Edwards died Saturday...
Michelle Obama shines in Versace at White House dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama dazzled at her final state dinner as first lady, wearing a figure-hugging, floor-length rose gold chainmail gown. She chose Italian...
Witnesses back People writer’s account of Trump sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — People Magazine reported Tuesday that a half-dozen people have come forward to corroborate its writer’s account of being sexually assaulted by Donald...
Thom Jones, author of ‘The Pugilist at Rest,’ dies at 71
NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Jones, an acclaimed short-story writer who drew upon family tragedy and his own painful struggles for “The Pugilist At Rest”...
Obama uses final state dinner to honor Italy and its leader
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday held one of the largest state dinners of his tenure to celebrate the “enduring alliance” between the...
Obama honors Italy’s leader at ‘bittersweet’ state dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Bittersweet” was the word of the night, the one used most often to describe President Barack Obama’s final state dinner. “We saved...
Thank You “Citizen Four”
(The Bullet Wire)- I just got home from a screening of the Laura Poitras documentary on Edward Snowden “Citizen Four”. As a citizen of the...
Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth reunite on new show
NEW YORK (AP) — Tori Spelling can crack Jennie Garth up. When thinking of an upcoming scene from their new ABC Family sitcom, “Mystery Girls,”...
Memorial for Ruby Dee set for September in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A public memorial for actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee will be held Sept. 20 in New York. The Terrie...
A return to (old) ‘Breaking Bad’ for AMC
NEW YORK (AP) — No new episodes of “Breaking Bad”? No problem for the AMC network. AMC said Tuesday that it will fill its Sunday...
Barbara Walters still a ratings power
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters isn’t forgotten, and isn’t gone. Less than two months after stepping away from a regular role on television, Walters...
Oscar-nominated writer-director Mazursky dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Mazursky, the innovative and versatile director who showed the absurdity of modern life in such movies as “Bob & Carol...
Robin Williams pursues ongoing 12-step treatment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robin Williams is reconnecting with the 12-step program during a brief stay at a Minnesota facility. A spokeswoman for the 62-year-old...
Lou Reed’s estate worth over $20M, executors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Reed’s estate is worth over $20 million, and it’s bequeathed to his wife — musician Laurie Anderson — and his...
Time apart strengthens bluegrass trio Nickel Creek
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The trio of musicians in Nickel Creek grew up performing together, but ultimately it was the nearly seven years spent concentrating...
New owner for former Vegas Hilton where Elvis sang
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The storied former Las Vegas Hilton, famous for staging Liberace and more than 800 sold-out Elvis Presley concerts in the 1960s...
Cameron Diaz bares all in ‘Sex Tape’ movie
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Diaz does something she’s never done before in her upcoming movie, “Sex Tape.” She gets naked on camera. It’s a...
Rolf Harris faces new allegations of abuse
LONDON (AP) — Australia-born TV entertainer Rolf Harris faces new allegations of sex abuse after being convicted of a string of indecent assaults on teenage...
Richard Armitage goes from ‘Hobbit’ to ‘Crucible’
LONDON (AP) — It’s a long way from Middle Earth to 17th-century Massachusetts, but Richard Armitage has made the journey — and found a surprising...
Aquino: Honoring Aunor would be wrong drug message
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is defending his decision not to appoint actress Nora Aunor as a national artist because it...
‘Fault in Our Stars’ Amsterdam bench missing
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The city of Amsterdam isn’t quite sure whether to blame fate or human error, but a bench upon which the star-crossed teenage...
‘Glee’-type music contest crowns winners in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager from suburban Chicago who sang an aching Jason Robert Brown song and another from Georgia who chose to sing...
‘Glee’-type school music contest crowns winners
NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager from Utah who sang as the Scarlet Pimpernel and then tackled an aching Jason Robert Brown song and another...
Madonna donating to her hometown of Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Madonna, who was “inspired” during a recent visit to Detroit, is donating money toward the construction of a new youth boxing gym...
Actress Jenny Mollen puts it out there in new book
NEW YORK (AP) — Jenny Mollen has no filter. And she’s fine with that. The actress often tweets raunchy commentary about ABC’s “The Bachelor” and...
‘Transformers’ dominates box office with $100M
The “Transformers” film franchise is far from extinct. “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” the fourth installment in Paramount’s morphing robots series, earned $100 million in North...
Springsteen to debut short film on website July 9
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen will debut a short film on his website July 9. A poster of the film “Hunter of Invisible Game”...
Madonna donating to gym in her hometown of Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Madonna is donating money toward the construction of a new youth boxing gym in Detroit and buying iPads and other supplies for...
Play of ‘The War of the Roses’ coming to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the darkest views of a marriage is coming to Broadway from a producing couple who are enjoying a long,...
Bryan Cranston leaves ‘All the Way’ on a new high
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Cranston left Broadway with a Tony Award and a new record. The former “Breaking Bad” star ended the run of...
Hearing postponed for suspect in $5M violin theft
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A plea hearing has been postponed for a Milwaukee man accused of stealing a $5 million Stradivarius violin. Salah (suh-LAH’) Salahadyn (suh-LAH’-ha-deen)...
Grand Central entrance named after ex-first lady
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly renovated entrance to Grand Central Terminal has been dedicated to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who led the historic fight to...
Signed ticket from Gehrig retirement hits auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A ticket stub signed by Lou Gehrig on July 4, 1939 — the day he retired from baseball — is going...
‘The King and I’ slated for Broadway in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is about to get another king — a revival of the musical “The King and I” starring Kelli O’Hara and...
Violin theft suspect expected to plead guilty
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The second of two Milwaukee men accused in the theft of a $5 million Stradivarius violin is expected to reverse his not-guilty...
Starbucks chair co-writing book on military vets
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz is collaborating on a book about veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “For Love of...
Musical of ‘First Wives Club’ heads to Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Revenge will be in the air in a few years when a musical version of “The First Wives Club” comes calling...
Amanda Bynes’ New York bong-tossing case dismissed
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has dismissed actress Amanda Bynes’ New York City bong-tossing case. Bynes’ lawyer appeared in court Monday. The actress was...
Robert Downey Jr.’s son arrested on drug charges
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles authorities say the 20-year-old son of actor Robert Downey, Jr. is out on bail after being arrested with...
Monty Python shows aim for Jagger-like energy jolt
LONDON (AP) — The members of Monty Python are aiming to move like Jagger in their live farewell shows. The fast-paced comic revue requires the...
A&E filming new reality show on Connecticut island
BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new reality show is being filmed on one of Connecticut’s tiny Thimble Islands. WNPR radio reports A&E is filming a...
Ex-Opera director Holender still calling the tunes
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — He’s worked as a tram driver and a tennis coach but it was opera that catapulted him onto the world stage....
Minaj at BET Awards: I was recently near death
Nicki Minaj told the crowd at the BET Awards that she was close to death recently — an experience that has helped her be herself....
Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ continues run at BET Awards
Pharrell’s “Happy” is keeping a smile on the musician’s face: The song won video of the year Sunday at the BET Awards, the top prize...
Pharrell, host Chris Rock kick off BET Awards
Pharrell kicked off the BET Awards on Sunday with a playful performance featuring the reclusive Missy Elliott and host Chris Rock was successful with back-to-back...
Pharrell, Chris Rock kick off BET Awards
Pharrell kicked off the BET Awards with a playful performance featuring Missy Elliott and host Chris Rock was successful with back-to-back jokes, helping take attention...