BOSTON (AP) — It’s no exaggeration to say Betty Ford changed the national conversation about addiction. The former U.S. first lady, who died in 2011, established drug […]
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CELEBS: Robert De Niro bleeped at Tony Awards for Trump F-bomb
NEW YORK (AP) — With a bleep on live television and double fists raised in the air, Robert De Niro got the theater crowd on its feet […]
CELEBS: Bourdain’s death means loss of a voice for immigrant workers
Anthony Bourdain’s culinary passions went far beyond the cuisine he put on a plate. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and […]
CELEBS: Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in France at 61
PARIS (AP) — Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef and citizen of the world who inspired millions to share his delight in food and the bonds it created, […]
MUSIC: Country singer Walker Hayes’ newborn dies after birth
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Walker Hayes says that his newborn daughter has died. Hayes said in a statement that “Oakleigh Klover Hayes was born this […]
FILM: Last surviving ‘Wizard of Oz,’ munchkin Jerry Maren dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to […]
CELEBS: Trump commutes sentence for Kardashian-backed drug offender
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV […]
LIFE: Israel opening nature museum, with evolution exhibit
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After decades of planning and delays, Israel is opening the doors of a new national natural history museum in the city of […]
UPDATE: Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape as lawyer vows to fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges in a brief hearing Tuesday before a judge in New York, […]
Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment
NEW YORK (AP) — New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials […]