CINDY WILLIAMS DIES
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cindy Williams of “Laverne and Shirley” fame has died. Her family confirms Williams died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a brief illness. She was …
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By Margie Szaroleta
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1/31/23
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Prosecutors are scheduled to file involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of a Western movie in …
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By MORGAN LEE
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1/31/23
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing — not Tom Cruise's snub nor Austin Butler's lingering Elvis Presley inflections — has caused quite as much a stir around this year's Oscars as the best-actress …
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By JAKE COYLE
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1/30/23
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Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. Williams' family said in statement Monday that she died in Los Angeles …
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By ANDREW DALTON
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1/30/23
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COVID-19 precautions wiped out most New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festivities in 2021, and a shortage of police officers forced the city to shorten routes for some of its lavish seasonal parades in 2022. …
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By KEVIN McGILL
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1/30/23
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Priscilla Presley has filed legal documents disputing who oversees the estate of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley. The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court last week disputes the validity of a …
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By ANDREW DALTON
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1/30/23
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A Chicago prosecutor is dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly. The decision follows federal convictions in two different courts that ensure the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for …
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MICHAEL TARM
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1/30/23
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SONGWRITER BARRETT STRONG DIES
NEW YORK (AP) – Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong has died at the age of 81. His death was announced by the Motown Museum but details were not given. Strong gave …
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By Margie Szaroleta
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1/30/23
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NEW YORK (AP) — Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical Black figures in “Remember the Titans” starring Denzel Washington, “Ali” with Will Smith and …
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By MARK KENNEDY
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1/30/23
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Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson’s casting Monday …
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By The Associated Press
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1/30/23
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This week’s new entertainment releases include a fresh album from Shania Twain, the megahit film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” lands on Disney+ and a new PBS “Frontline” documentary …
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By The Associated Press
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1/30/23
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Trevor Noah says he feels more comfortable hosting the Grammy Awards for a third-straight year, but the former “The Daily Show” host still has some nervousness about leading the ceremony with …
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
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1/30/23
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France has acquired a stunning Impressionist masterpiece for its national collection of art treasures. “A Boating Party” by 19th-century French artist Gustave Caillebotte went on display Monday …
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1/30/23
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“TITANS” SCREENWRITER GREGORY ALLEN HOWARD DIES
NEW YORK (AP) – Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who wrote “Remember the Titans” and “Ali,” has died of heart failure. His …
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By Margie Szaroleta
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1/30/23
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The Wabash College’s Visiting Artist Series presents the Koryu Nishikawa Troupe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Fine Arts Center’s Ball Theater.
The troupe will present, …
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Journal Review
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1/30/23
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Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated on such …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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1/29/23
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Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24” and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died. She was 45. She passed …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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1/29/23
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Liverpool's FA Cup title defense is over. Fifth-tier Wrexham, under its Hollywood owners, is still alive and well in the famous old competition.
On a dramatic day of late goals, Liverpool became …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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1/29/23
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Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The movie star has an unlikely new love of his life in Welsh soccer club Wrexham. The team put him on an emotional …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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1/29/23
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” claimed the No. 1 spot on the domestic box office charts for the seventh weekend in a row with an additional $15.7 million according to studio estimates on Sunday. …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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1/29/23
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