Plastic Pollution AP PHOTOS: Designers turn plastic trash into treasuresAssociated PressMILAN (AP) — Scientists and environmentalists have long warned about the dangers of plastic pollution, especially now that plastic trash of all types is choking the world's rivers and oceans. High-end
Alanis Morissette Wet forecast casts damper on 50th Jazz Fest opening dayAssociated Press - By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A wet forecast cast an opening-day damper on the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The National Weather Service said there was an 80% chance of rain Thursday, and some storms
DUI Actor Michael Madsen charged with DUI after SUV hits poleAssociated PressMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month. Madsen, 61, has been charged driving
Mary Oliver Ellen Burstyn, Ann Curry and others read at poetry benefitAssociated Press - By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Some nights remind you there's a poem for everyone. If you're a famous chef-restaurateur, such as Daniel Rose, you might offer a few lines about food, Dorianne Laux's "A Short History the
Celebrity News Nora Roberts sues Brazilian author, cites 'multi-plagiarism'Associated Press - By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Best-selling novelist Nora Roberts is suing a Brazilian writer for copyright infringement, alleging that Cristiane Serruya has committed "multi-plagiarism" on a "rare and scandalous" level.
'Children of a Lesser God' writer Mark Medoff dies at 79Associated Press - By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment WriterMark Medoff, a provocative playwright whose "Children of a Lesser God" won Tony and Olivier awards and whose screen adaptation of his play earned an Oscar nomination, has died in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Tribeca Film Festival Showtime: 18th Tribeca opens in Harlem with 'The Apollo'Associated Press - By JAKE COYLE, AP Film WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The 18th Tribeca Film Festival moved uptown on Wednesday for an opening night that honored an elder New York institution: the Apollo Theater. Roger Ross Williams' "The Apollo" premiered
Dallas, TX Ken Kercheval, beleaguered Cliff on 'Dallas,' dies at 83Associated Press - By LYNN ELBER, AP Television WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken Kercheval, who played perennial punching bag Cliff Barnes to Larry Hagman's scheming oil baron J.R. Ewing on the hit TV series "Dallas," has died. He was 83. Kercheval died Sunday
Fish Demian Bichir announces the passing of wife Stefanie SherkAssociated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Demian Bichir announced the death of his wife, Canadian actress and model Stefanie Sherk, in a heartfelt message on Instagram. The Mexican actor wrote early Wednesday that Sherk died
Avengers: Endgame 'Avengers: Endgame' poised to topple box-office recordsAssociated Press - By JAKE COYLE, AP Film WriterNEW YORK (AP) — By any measure, the release of "Avengers: Endgame" is a movie-theater event unlike any other. When the 22nd film in Marvel Studios' saga opens in North American theaters on Thursday night,
Las Vegas, NV Sting on Las Vegas residency, new album and Juice WRLDAssociated Press - By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Sin City? More like Sting City. Grammy-winning superstar Sting is heading to Las Vegas to launch a residency next year. Sixteen performances of "Sting: My Songs" will take place at The
R. Kelly Default judgment against no-show R. Kelly in civil caseAssociated PressCHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge has entered a default judgment for a woman who sued R. Kelly in February, accusing the singer of sexually abusing her when she was a minor 20 years ago. The Chicago reported
Nipsey Hussle Street art of Nipsey Hussle in LA breathes life into legacyAssociated Press - By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Along busy highways, on the sides of buildings and inside a school basketball court, more than 50 colorful murals of Nipsey Hussle have popped up in Los Angeles since the beloved rapper
Scott Disick Kardashian clan member Scott Disick gets his own show on E!Associated Press - By The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The "lord," as in Scott Disick, is spinning off and flipping out of the Kardashian family bubble with his own E! show. The father of Kourtney Kardashian's three children and a frequent
Review: A portrait of Rudolf Nureyev in 'The White Crow'Associated Press - By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film WriterThe great Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev does not come across as particularly likable in "The White Crow ," Ralph Fiennes' elegant biopic of his early years. Nureyev is arrogant, cruel, entitled,
Sarah Jessica Parker Jeweler, Sarah Jessica Parker settle breach-of-contract suitAssociated Press - By The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Jessica Parker and a British jeweler have settled a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the actress. Kat Florence Design sued Parker, arguing that she had agreed to promote a collaborative
Britney Spears Britney Spears to fans: 'All is well' despite family stressAssociated Press - By The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears says that though her family has been stressed lately, she's doing OK. The pop star on Tuesday posted a video to her Instagram, telling her fans: "Just checking in with all
Bill Cosby Cosby renews attacks on trial judge as he seeks bailAssociated Press - By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Imprisoned actor Bill Cosby is renewing attacks on a Pennsylvania trial judge as he seeks bail while he appeals his sex-assault conviction. Lawyers for the 81-year-old Cosby filed bail
Albums Review: J.J. Cale's posthumous album is vital and invitingAssociated Press - By PABLO GORONDI, Associated PressJ.J. Cale, "Stay Around" (Because Music) J.J. Cale's "Stay Around" is a posthumous collection of 15 previously unreleased tracks that is as authentic as any of the original and compilation albums he's
Chris Stapleton Music Review: 'Hurts 2B Human' offers a predictable PinkAssociated Press - By RAGAN CLARK, Associated PressPink, "Hurts 2B Human" (RCA) Right out of the gate on her new album, Pink gives you just the song you expect from the punk superstar: a pop ballad oozing with confidence and giving her signature "f-off"
Dolores O'Riordan The Cranberries, still in mourning, return for the last timeAssociated Press - By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Whether or not there would be a final Cranberries' album hinged on what was on a hard drive on the other side of the world. Last spring the surviving members of the Irish band began combing
NFL Draft Tip your band, say honky tonk musicians, during NFL DraftAssociated Press - By KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars Dierks Bentley and Tim McGraw are playing free concerts in Nashville during the NFL Draft, but the hundreds of musicians working in honky tonk clubs just blocks from
Captain Marvel Review: 'Avengers: Endgame' is Marvel's machine in high gearAssociated Press - By JAKE COYLE, AP Film WriterSatisfaction is a complicated concept in Marvel Land. On the one hand, every morsel of pre-release information is obsessively pored over in feverish anticipation. But by the time the movie is coming out,
Jeopardy Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million markAssociated Press - By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media WriterNEW YORK (AP) — There's no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant. But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television
The Oscars Oscars amend a few rules but not for NetflixAssociated Press - By JAKE COYLE, AP Film WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars have tweaked a few rules, but not any that would limit the eligibility of Netflix films at the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Pictures' board of governors early Wednesday
Notre Dame Cathedral France wants to speed up Notre Dame reconstruction workAssociated PressPARIS (AP) — France's government has presented a bill aimed at speeding up the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral and providing transparency on how huge amounts of donation money for the restoration
Greater Sacramento 13 poets laureate to receive more than $1 million in grantsAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen state and local poets laureate will be receiving grants totaling more than $1 million. The gifts from the Academy of American Poets, announced Wednesday, are for "recognition"
Great Britain British stage director Peter Brook awarded Spanish prizeAssociated PressMADRID (AP) — A Spanish foundation has awarded one of the country's most prestigious awards to British theater and film director Peter Brook for opening "new horizons in contemporary dramaturgy." The that
15th century 'War of the Roses' author Warren Adler dies at 91Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Best-selling author Warren Adler who chronicled dysfunction and duplicity, most notably in his divorce novel "The War of the Roses," a dark comedy that was made into a hit film has died.
