Category Archives: Entertainment
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bill Luckett was an attorney, small-town mayor, candidate for governor, blues promoter, friend and business partner of Morgan Freeman and irrepressible teller of tales about the people and culture of his beloved Mississippi.
Michelle Obama to speak with college students nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama's next promotion for her memoir “Becoming” will center on college students. The former first
’19 Kids and Counting’ father running for Arkansas Senate
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting," has announced he's running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate.
UK’s Johnson says Queen Elizabeth ‘on very good form’
ROME (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that Queen Elizabeth II was “on very good form” during their weekly conversation earlier this week.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Pete Buttigieg, transportation secretary; Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. __
Star Trek actor wishes B.C. premier ‘warp speed’ recovery after biopsy surgery
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier, a "Star Trek" fan and self-professed member of the New Democrats' "Geek Caucus," has received well wishes from a Starfleet captain ahead of undergoing biopsy surgery when tests revealed a growth in his throat. Joh...
Comedian Mike Ward’s mockery of disabled singer not discriminatory: Supreme Court
Comedian Mike Ward's disparaging comments about a singer with a disability did not amount to discrimination under Quebec's rights charter, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 5-4 judgment Friday, the high court set aside a decision ordering War...
In fatal shooting, some political foes take aim at Baldwin
NEW YORK (AP) — Details are still emerging about how Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set, but some political onlookers swiftly assigned guilt to one of Hollywood's most prominent liberals.
Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn international attention and who is scheduled to die
First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture,” The Associated Press h...