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Daytime Emmy Awards postponed because of writers strike

Daytime Emmy Awards postponed because of writers strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Daytime Emmy Awards have become the latest casualty of the Hollywood writers strike .
CNN names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo's old slot

CNN names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo's old slot

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN said Kaitlan Collins will host a new hourlong show at the center of the prime-time lineup, filling a slot left vacant since the firing of Chris Cuomo and as the network's ratings are at a low ebb.
Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC's Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33

Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC's Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33

NEW YORK (AP) — Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died.
Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R&B singer R. Kelly, citing federal convictions

Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R&B singer R. Kelly, citing federal convictions

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly that alleged he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.
Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness

Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness

Fans and critics may disagree over when exactly the “Fast & Furious” franchise jumped the shark, but there is only one correct answer: When the Pontiac Fiero went into space.
Drug overdoses in the US slightly increased last year. But experts see hopeful signs

Drug overdoses in the US slightly increased last year. But experts see hopeful signs

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic . Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers plateaued for most of last year.
Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

PARIS (AP) — Organizers of the Paris Olympics, who gave rainbow colors to their logo Wednesday to mark the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, aren't limiting themselves to promises of inclusive Games next year.
To play his father in a movie, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco enlisted Robert De Niro

To play his father in a movie, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco enlisted Robert De Niro

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco wanted to make a movie for and about his father. Salvo Maniscalco had immigrated from Sicily to America in 1960 when he was 15. At 18, he became a hairdresser and raised and supported a family in Chicago.
Paul Schrader can’t shake his Christian faith, even with his latest movie, 'Master Gardener'

Paul Schrader can’t shake his Christian faith, even with his latest movie, 'Master Gardener'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout his life, Paul Schrader has had a complicated relationship with Christianity.
'Mississippi miracle': Kids' reading scores have soared in Deep South states

'Mississippi miracle': Kids' reading scores have soared in Deep South states

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.
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