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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other televis…
Antonio Banderas says he's tested positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Antonio Banderas says he's tested positive for COVID-19 and is celebrating his 60th birthday in quarantine.
Will Forte to bring parody 'MacGruber' to Peacock service
NEW YORK (AP) — “MacGruber,” a parody skit on “Saturday Night Live” that became a movie, is coming back to the small screen.
Sara Bareilles to star in Peacock comedy about a girl group
NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Bareilles will be acting against type in her next role: She'll be playing a washed-up musician.
The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Maluma, CNCO to perform at MTV VMAs
NEW YORK (AP) — Chart-topping Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month.
Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, died Tuesday. He was 83.
French publisher's jarring memoir to be released in English
NEW YORK (AP) — An English-language edition of “Le Consentement,” a French publisher's jarring memoir about her abusive relationship as a teenager with a prominent writer in his 50s, will come out next year.
'Don't shut up!' Film spotlights Filipino journalist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maria Ressa says she didn’t take Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seriously when he declared four years ago that “corrupt” journalists weren’t “exempted from assassination.”
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22
Review: `Story of Gardening' gets a timely update
“The Story of Gardening,” by Penelope Hobhouse and Ambra Edwards (Princeton Architectural Press)
Fire engulfs cooking show star Rachael Ray's home
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive fire engulfed cooking show star Rachael Ray's New York home, authorities said.
The always intimate Theatre for One goes online
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus hasn't stopped the world's smallest theater.
Treasure-hunter finds 3,000-year-old hoard in Scotland
LONDON (AP) — An amateur treasure-hunter has uncovered one of the most significant Bronze Age hoards ever found in Scotland, including jewelry and a 3,000-year-old sword, authorities said Monday.
Jolie seeks removal of private judge in Pitt divorce case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie asked Monday that the private judge overseeing her divorce from Brad Pitt be disqualified from the case because of insufficient disclosures of his business relationships with one o…
Lindsay Ell confronts her trauma on vulnerable new album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Lindsay Ell lived alone with guilt and shame for years, but it took seeing herself in the story of another young girl to realize that she didn’t have to be defined by her trau…
Review: Bombings and a disappearance fuel Parker's new novel
“Then She Vanished,” by T. Jefferson Parker (Putnam)