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  • springsteenPolitics

    Bruce Springsteen dedicates ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ to ‘innocent immigrant neighbors,’ memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Jimmy KimmelArts & Entertainment

    Hollywood royalty from Tom Hanks to Meryl Street to Selena Gomez comes out in support of Jimmy Kimmel and freedom of speech

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Victoria Schade holds out a treat for two puppies at the Puppy BowlSuccess

    Victoria Schade has the best job in the world: Lead puppy wrangler for the ‘Puppy Bowl’

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe makes jokes at Trump's rally in Madison Square GardenPolitics

    Tim Walz calls Tony Hinchcliffe a ‘jack wad’ after insulting Puerto Ricans at Trump’s NYC rally—’they pay taxes and serve in the military at almost a higher rate than anybody else’

    By Dave Smith, Mark Kennedy, and others
  • Actor James Earl Jones is seen smiling at the premier of an event. He is wearing glasses and a navy coat blazer with a red tie.Lifestyle

    Actor James Earl Jones, whose unmistakable timbre delighted generations of audiences, has died at 93

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Richard Simmons Portrait Session (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Health

    How Richard Simmons, a former overweight teen, became a celebrity weight loss coach and workout icon

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Morgan SpurlockSuccess

    The documentarian who only ate McDonald’s for a month has died young of cancer at 53

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • George ClooneyLifestyle

    George Clooney’s Broadway debut is an adaptation of the movie that won him Oscar nominations nearly 20 years ago

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Jon StewartPolitics

    Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ ahead of 2024 election on the heels of Apple TV canceling his ‘Problem’

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Matty Matheson, center, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach kiss as “The Bear” wins the award for outstanding comedy series during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Lifestyle

    ‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ dominate Emmys as host Anthony Anderson uses mother to keep winner speeches short

    By Jocelyn Noveck, Mark Kennedy, and others
  • Elton John performing on stageLifestyle

    Elton John’s musical about Tammy Faye Bakker is coming to Broadway next year

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Robert BrusteinSuccess

    Robert Brustein, great man of American arts who revolutionized Yale, Harvard and the regional theater, dies at 96

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Bill MaherLifestyle

    Bill Maher joins Drew Barrymore in delaying talk show’s return during Hollywood strike

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • Jann WennerLifestyle

    Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner ousted from Rock Hall after suggesting to NYT that only white male musicians really matter

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Drew Barrymore attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 26, 2023, in New York. The National Book Awards dropped Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Lifestyle

    Drew Barrymore reverses decision to bring back talk show despite Hollywood strikes: ‘I have listened to everyone’

    By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press