Tag: Entertainment
Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal
NEW YORK — A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book...
DeFeo, convicted killer in ‘Amityville Horror’ case, dies
<p>ALBANY, N.Y. — The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the “The Amityville Horror” book...
Original ‘SNL’ player’s memoir looks back in fondness, humor
<p>LOS ANGELES — If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night Live” player — a storied ensemble that included Gilda...
Study: Tween TV viewers get new message about value of fame
LOS ANGELES — As a parent, Yalda Uhls found herself immersed a decade ago in TV series including “Hannah Montana,” “iCarly” and “Victorious,” and...
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — Samuel Andrés Medina carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as...
Barbara Rickles, widow of comedian Don Rickles, dies at 84
<p>NEW YORK — Barbara Rickles, the widow of Don Rickles and a fictionalized target of his comic insults, died on what would have been...
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that...
Doja Cat, DaBaby, Noah Cyrus lead fashion march at Grammys
NEW YORK — Doja Cat went for neon feathers and a moto jacket-inspired leather dress zipped allll the way down and DaBaby brightened up...
DeFeo, convicted killer in ‘Amityville Horror’ case, dies
ALBANY, N.Y. — The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the “The Amityville Horror” book...
Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81
NEW YORK — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and...