PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 118-year-old statue of the “Oh! Susanna” songwriter was removed from a Pittsburgh park Thursday after criticism that the work is demeaning because it […]
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UPDATE: Bill Cosby’s lawyers get slammed by advocates for women
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The sexual assault case against Bill Cosby went to the jury Wednesday as his lawyers came under heavy criticism for what some called […]
CELEB: ‘Imposters’ star Inbar Lavi gets real about playing pretend
NEW YORK (AP) — On the Bravo series “Imposters,” Inbar Lavi plays a young woman named Maddie who is constantly reinventing herself, creating new identities to marry […]
MUSIC: Court orders judge to free rapper Meek Mill on bail
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday ordered a judge to free rapper Meek Mill on bail while he appeals decade-old gun and drug convictions, following […]
CELEB: Copperfield returns to stand in British man injury lawsuit
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Strip headliner David Copperfield is due to return to the witness stand in a lawsuit by a British tourist who claims […]
UPDATE: In closing, defense calls Cosby accuser ‘pathological liar’
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers urged a jury Tuesday to acquit the 80-year-old comedian of sexual assault charges they said were based on “flimsy, silly, […]
UPDATE: Cosby defense team lobs attacks in court of public opinion
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors weren’t allowed to hear testimony that Bill Cosby’s chief accuser was once hooked on hallucinogenic mushrooms or had her sights set on […]
MUSIC: Twain apologizes for saying she would have voted for Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Shania Twain has apologized for saying if she were American she would have voted for Donald Trump for president, even though he’s offensive. […]
CELEB: Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from ‘Austin Powers’ films, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, has died. He was 49. A statement […]
CELEB: Natalie Portman addresses snub of ‘Jewish Nobel,’ backlash
JERUSALEM (AP) — Actress Natalie Portman has snubbed a prestigious prize known as the “Jewish Nobel,” saying she did not want her attendance to be seen as […]