Tag: Celebrity
Vanessa Williams to honor Juneteenth at July 4 festivities
NEW YORK — When Vanessa Williams hosts this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration, she will not only honor the nation’s traditional independence day, but...
Maxwell lawyers: Cosby ruling reason to toss sex abuse case
NEW YORK — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are arguing a court decision that freed Bill Cosby from prison backs up tossing out...
Director brings Mexico to forefront in “The Forever Purge”
MEXICO CITY — MEXICO CITY — In “The Forever Purge,” the bloodbath lasts more than 12 hours and takes place on the border between...
Franklin College plans diversity trainings, hires new director
Franklin College is taking several steps to make all students feel welcomed on its campus.
The college’s new director of the Center for Diversity and...
Amber Heard is mom ‘on her own terms’ to baby girl Oonagh
LOS ANGELES — Amber Heard says she has become a mom and did it “on her own terms,” as a single parent.
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No Bolt means stage open for new stars to emerge in Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Usain Bolt. The 34-year-old Bolt, retired since 2017, will watch the Tokyo Games from the comfort of his home in Jamaica...
Ko leads in Texas after losing No. 1 spot in women’s ranking
THE COLONY, Texas — Her nearly two-year run at No. 1 in the women's world golf ranking over, Jin Young Ko was back on...
Princes William, Harry unveil Princess Diana’s statue
LONDON — Princes William and Harry unveiled a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday Thursday in...
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...
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,...