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Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads

Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads

Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities.
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Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys

Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Almost 140 bearded men who resemble Ernest Hemingway converged on Key West, the late author’s home during the 1930s, to compete in the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began Thursday evening.
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The Gaslight Anthem were labeled 'Bruce Springsteen copycats.' Now the Boss is on their new single

The Gaslight Anthem were labeled 'Bruce Springsteen copycats.' Now the Boss is on their new single

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For years, a common critique of the beloved New Jersey rock band The Gaslight Anthem was to label them “Bruce Springsteen” copycats. Now they've released a song with the Boss.
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Police seized laptops, memoir from Vegas-area home of witness to Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing

Police seized laptops, memoir from Vegas-area home of witness to Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to one of the only surviving witnesses to the crime, a man long known to investigators whose nephew was seen as a sus
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Universal theme park in Florida plans to open new DreamWorks land with Shrek, Trolls

Universal theme park in Florida plans to open new DreamWorks land with Shrek, Trolls

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Universal Orlando Resort theme park in Florida plans to open a new land next year based on characters from DreamWorks Animation, company officials said Thursday.
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Movie Review: Tensions boil over in Christian Petzold’s haunting summer drama ‘Afire’

Movie Review: Tensions boil over in Christian Petzold’s haunting summer drama ‘Afire’

Fire is in the air this summer, literally, and at the movies.
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After nearly 30 years, there's movement in the case of Tupac Shakur's killing. Here's what we know

After nearly 30 years, there's movement in the case of Tupac Shakur's killing. Here's what we know

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An investigation into Tupac Shakur’s unsolved killing has been revived .
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Awash in pink, everyone wants a piece of the 'Barbie' movie marketing mania

Awash in pink, everyone wants a piece of the 'Barbie' movie marketing mania

NEW YORK (AP) — Pink sauce on that Burger King burger? What about “Barbie-fying" your pet with sweaters and beds with Barbie motifs? If that's too low-brow, perhaps you'd be interested in hot pink Barbie monogrammed knit leggings by luxury designer B
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Florida rulings ease concerns about drag performers at Pride parades, drag queen story hours

Florida rulings ease concerns about drag performers at Pride parades, drag queen story hours

ORLANDO, Fla.
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Host Ginella Massa departs CBC’s 'Canada Tonight' weeknight news program

Host Ginella Massa departs CBC’s 'Canada Tonight' weeknight news program

TORONTO — Ginella Massa says she is not returning this fall as host of CBC News Network's weeknight show "Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa.
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