Tag: Arts and entertainment
Pierogi Fest returning to Indiana after 2020 cancellation
WHITING, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana city is bringing back its annual Pierogi Fest, a year after the festival built around the popular Polish...
Tawny Kitaen, star of ’80s rock music videos, dies at 59
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Tawny Kitaen, the sultry red-haired actress who appeared in rock music videos during they heyday of MTV and starred opposite...
Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88
NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss...
Obama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama’s dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media.
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TV’s growth is a boon for ‘diverse voices’ among novelists
LOS ANGELES — Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the “African...
Saban tapes message encouraging Alabamians to get vaccinated
<p>TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football coach Nick Saban has taped a public service announcement encouraging Alabamians to get the COVID-19 magazine.</p>
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Glenn Close on 8 Oscar nods with no wins: ‘I am not a loser’
NEW YORK — Though Glenn Close has been nominated for eight Oscars without any wins, the distinguished actor wants to make one thing clear:...
1st week of landmark trial against opioid distributors ends
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia fire chief who starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary about battling drug abuse in ground zero of the nation’s...
Bosnia Serbs honor controversial Nobel Literature winner
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian Serbs on Friday honored the controversial 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist...
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
<p>WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...