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Singapore actor Aloysius Pang injured in military exercise
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 20th - 11:21pm
Singapore's defense ministry says actor Aloysius Pang has been seriously injured during a military training exercise in New Zealand.
M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass' is No. 1 with $40.6M debut
Jake Coyle, Associated Press | Posted Jan 20th - 3:10pm
M. Night Shyamalan scored his fifth No. 1 movie as the director's "Glass," while not quite the blockbuster some expected, nevertheless dominated Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend at the box office with $40.6 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday.
Former CIA officer portrayed in 'Argo' film dead at 78
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 20th - 11:02am
A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film "Argo," has died. He was 78.
Founder of Dead Poets Society is published, posthumously
David Sharp, Associated Press | Posted Jan 20th - 8:04am
The late founder of the Dead Poets Society of America can be inducted to the society of fallen bards now that he's now a published poet.
'Green Book' takes top honor at the Producers Guild Awards
Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 11:37pm
The Oscars race may have gotten a little clearer Saturday night as the race-themed road trip drama "Green Book" drove off with the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards, winning out over presumed front-runners like "Roma," ''A Star Is Born" and "Black Panther."
Sociologist and intellectual, Nathan Glazer, dead at 95
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 8:44pm
Sociologist Nathan Glazer, who assisted on a classic study of conformity, "The Lonely Crowd," and co-authored a groundbreaking document of non-conformity, "Beyond the Melting Pot," has died. He was 95.
Timberlake pops in on patients at Texas children's hospital
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 4:14pm
Justin Timberlake has pulled some sunshine from his pocket for the patients at a Texas children's hospital.
Diana Ross add to 2019 lineup, Bob Seger cancels
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 1:30pm
The legendary Diana Ross has been added to this year's lineup for the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
PBS films tackles Native American links to rock, blues, jazz
Russell Contreras, Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 12:45pm
As a child, Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray, Jr. hid under a bed when the Ku Klux Klan came to his parent's home in rural North Carolina. Racist groups often targeted the poor family of Shawnee Native American ancestry as the Wrays endured segregation in the American South just like African-Americans.
Thom Browne goes for spectacle at Paris Fashion Week
Thomas Adamson, Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 11:51am
Thom Browne provided the biggest spectacle on a relatively quiet day at Paris Fashion Week as some fashion houses decided to switch presentation dates or showing times to avoid Saturday's yellow vest protesters who took to the streets in the French capital and beyond.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 19th - 9:28am
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Met Opera offers free tickets to federal employees
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 3:41pm
Federal government employees affected by the government shutdown can get some free entertainment in New York.
Reports: Sony drops R. Kelly after furor over allegations
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 3:39pm
Multiple outlets have reported that Sony Music has dropped embattled R&B star R. Kelly from its roster.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 3:39pm
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Dior pulls the stars in conveyor-belt menswear show in Paris
Thomas Adamson, Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 2:03pm
The black box construction branded "DIOR" was so big it obscured the view of the Eiffel Tower.
Wendy Williams to take health-related break from TV show
Lynn Elber, Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 12:59pm
Wendy Williams is taking an extended break from her TV talk show to deal with health issues related to her immune system disorder, her family said Friday.
Noomi Rapace explores the female bodyguard life in 'Close'
Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 12:43pm
Director Vicky Jewson was looking for women with dangerous jobs to get inspiration for her next project when she came across the name Jacquie Davis. Davis is a bodyguard, a rare profession for a woman, and has in the past 30 years protected everyone from royals to celebrities like Nicole Kidman and J.K. Rowling, and also staged undercover rescue missions and surveillance operations. There was little question that her experiences would be the perfect template for "Close ," now streaming on Netflix.
Anthony Rapp hopes he did his part to 'change the culture'
John Carucci, Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 11:04am
Actor Anthony Rapp said he came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey because he feared assaults could "keep happening" if he said nothing.
Technology near for real-time TV political fact checks
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jan 18th - 9:17am
A Duke University team expects to have a product available for election year that will allow television networks to offer real-time fact checks onscreen when a politician makes a questionable claim during a speech or debate.
