By ANTHONY McCARTNEY LOS ANGELES (AP) — A reality television producer charged with killing his wife while on vacation in Mexico has been extradited from the U.S. to await trial, the next step in a legal saga that has played out on both sides of the border. The U.S. Marshals Service said in [...]
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV’s “Soul Train” who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Police responding to a report of [...]
“(Artists like Dylan) know where (the songs) live and breathe and where the heartbeat is. So covering them can be a touchy thing.”
NEW YORK (AP) — After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee — LL Cool J. The Grammy-winning rapper and actor says the Feb. 12 broadcast is “gonna be a great night” and says his hosting duties are a dream come true. The Recording Academy has already named some performers [...]
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a politically polarized country, the people behind HBO’s upcoming movie on Sarah Palin’s vice presidential campaign are being careful not to take one side or the other. Julianne Moore plays Sarah Palin in HBO’s “Game Change” Danny Strong, writer of the film “Game Change,” said at a news conference Friday [...]
“Amahl and the Night Visitors” will be presented for the Feast of the Epiphany at Walter Commons at the St. Charles Preparatory School, 2010 E. Broad St. in Columbus at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, and at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8.
By CHRISTY LEMIRE LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alonso Duralde literally wrote the book on Christmas movies: It’s called “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas.” So who better to guest-program the Five Most space this week? Only Duralde — a film critic for The Wrap and (full disclosure) my co-host on the YouTube review show “What [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jodie Foster’s estranged father faces more than 25 years behind bars after being convicted of bilking more than $100,000 from the poor and elderly in a home-building scheme. City News Service reports that Lucius Foster was convicted of 21 misdemeanor counts of grand theft after a jury deliberated for about three [...]
