Dame Helen Mirren: Acting is a roller coaster adventure
Dame Helen Mirren relishes the "roller coaster adventure" of acting.The 80-year-old actress has enjoyed a hugely ... Read More
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'SNL' alum Chris Redd gets candid about 'pill issues,' dating Kenan Thompson's ex-wife
Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Redd is ready to be more open and vulnerable in 2026. He committed to the resolution by publicizing revelations about his "pill issues" and his relationship with comedian ...Read more
After Maduro capture, US warns Diosdado Cabello: Cooperate or be next
The Trump administration has warned Venezuela’s most feared power broker that he could be next unless he falls in line.
The Reuters news service has reported that U.S. officials have put Interior Minister Diosdado ...Read more
Warner nixes Paramount's bid (again), citing proposed debt load
Paramount's campaign to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery was dealt another blow Wednesday after Warner's board rejected the latest bid from the company.
The board cited the enormous debt load that Paramount would need to ...Read more
Barnes & Noble to open more bookstores nationally, including four in the Chicago area
Barnes & Noble will open four new bookstores in the Chicago area by summertime, including a flagship location downtown on State Street, part of a national move to revive its brick-and-mortar retail presence.
The ...Read more
Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge
Sometime around Christmas, Sarah Burzio noticed that the holiday sales bump for her stationery business included some mysterious new customers: a flurry of orders from anonymous email addresses associated with Amazon.com ...Read more
Trump administration declares 'war on sugar' in overhaul of food guidelines
The Trump administration announced a major overhaul of American nutrition guidelines Wednesday, replacing the old, carbohydrate-heavy food pyramid with one that prioritizes protein, healthy fats and whole grains.
"Our ...Read more
Michael Reagan's death reverberates among Californians of both parties
LOS ANGELES — The son of a storied Republican president, Michael Reagan, who recently died, was memorialized as a stalwart supporter of his father's legacy. But in his home state of California, Reagan was remembered as ...Read more
Homeland Security says woman shot by ICE agent in Minneapolis has died
MINNEAPOLIS — The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday that a woman was shot and killed by a Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a confrontation between federal agents and protesters in Minneapolis....Read more
The biggest snubs and surprises of the 2026 Actor Awards nominations
LOS ANGELES — Nominations for The Actors arrived Wednesday morning. And if you're thinking, "Actors nominations? Who voted for these awards?" I could go into an exaggerated Abbott and Costello routine or simply remind ...Read more
Tech review: iPhone Air is thin and light -- but is it worthy?
Back in the fall, Apple sent me the new iPhone 17 Pro Max and the thinner and lighter iPhone Air.
I reviewed the 17 Pro Max, and I’ve been using it daily — and it is still great — but what about the Air? Is it a ...Read more
Cuban spies' failures in Venezuela led to Maduro's capture by US forces, experts say
Hours before he was snatched by U.S. Delta Force commandos and taken to New York City to face trial on charges of narco-terrorism, Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro told journalists he had “a foolproof bunker.”
...Read more
The full list of 2026 Actor Awards nominations
LOS ANGELES — The actors have spoken.
The nominations for the 32nd Actor Awards — formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards — were announced Wednesday morning. Voted on by SAG-AFTRA's more than 160,000 ...Read more
Nick Reiner returns to court, swaps high-powered lawyer for public defender
LOS ANGELES — Famed defense attorney Alan Jackson stepped down Wednesday as counsel for Nick Reiner, who is awaiting trial in the murder of his parents, beloved Hollywood couple Rob and Michele Reiner.
“We feel that ...Read more
Migrants deported from US could soon land in 2 Caribbean countries
Two Caribbean countries whose nationals have been targeted under a recent U.S. travel ban have agreed to accept asylum-seekers rejected from the United States who cannot return to their countries of origin.
The ...Read more
Syrian man pleads guilty in Detroit federal court to Social Security fraud
DETROIT — A Syrian man has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud for using his mother's Dearborn address to collect more than $190,000 in Social Security benefits.
Samer Succar, a naturalized United States citizen ...Read more
European allies urgently seek talks over Greenland amid Trump threats
European allies Wednesday asked for urgent talks over Greenland with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after President Donald Trump ramped up threats to seize the Danish territory after the U.S. attack on Venezuela.
Denmark ...Read more
Detroit murders fall below 200 for first time in 6 decades, police chief says
DETROIT — The city fell under 200 homicides for the first time in six decades in 2025, Police Chief Todd Bettison and other city officials said Wednesday, marking three consecutive years of decline and mirroring a ...Read more
Singer Paulina Rubio's Miami Beach home just sold for $17 million
MIAMI — Financial troubles have recently followed Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, but the sale of her Miami Beach residence in December for $16.8 million in an off-market deal could bring relief to “la Chica Dorada.”
...Read more
Prosecutor moves to dismiss fetal homicide charge in Kentucky medication abortion case
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Wolfe County commonwealth’s attorney has moved to dismiss a fetal homicide charge against a Kentucky woman arrested after a medication abortion.
Miranda King, the lead prosecutor for Wolfe County...Read more
Spotify digs in on podcasts with new Hollywood studios
LOS ANGELES — Just down the street from Roc Nation, SiriusXM and Sony Music, Spotify is joining Hollywood's Sycamore media district with a brand-new podcast studio facility.
The new, invitation-only space will be the ...Read more
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