Tag: Arts and entertainment
Britney Spears’ father seeks court probe of her allegations
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on...
Review: ‘Forever Purge’ gets political on southern border
The dystopian action-horror “Purge” franchise has previously made stops in New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Now it's time to pull on...
In ‘Summer of Soul,’ a lost history reborn to play loud
NEW YORK — “Like a rose coming through the concrete” is one description of 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival heard in Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s exuberant,...
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from...
Study: Newspaper circulation revenue surpasses advertising
NEW YORK — For the first time in 2020, the newspaper industry earned more money from circulation than advertising.
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Velasquez tosses 2-hitter over 7, Phillies beat Marlins 4-3
PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez tossed a two-hitter over seven innings, Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a...
US Figure Skating director Raith steps down, Baker promoted
Longtime U.S. Figure Skating executive director David Raith stepped down due to health reasons Wednesday and Ramsey Baker was promoted from chief marketing officer...
Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96
MIAMI — Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America's telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television...
Actor Allison Mack faces sentencing in NXIVM sex-slave case
NEW YORK — TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in a scandal-ridden, cult-like upstate New York group, is facing sentencing Wednesday...
Older women are the fresh faces of South Korean influencers
SEOUL, South Korea — The freshest faces among South Korean influencers are no longer the usual, 20-something celebrities. Instead, entertainment and social media are...