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 […]
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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 […]
CELEB: Actress arrested in sex trafficking in ‘guru to stars’ case
NEW YORK (AP) — A television actress best known for playing a young Superman’s close friend was charged with sex trafficking, after federal prosecutors said she worked […]
MUSIC: Avicii, DJ-producer who performed around the world, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. […]
MUSIC: Sting and Shaggy collaborate on sunny reggae album
LOS ANGELES — The fact that Shaggy and Sting are teaming up on a CD does, admittedly, sound like a gimmick. Why are these two very different […]
CELEB: Quirky ‘Night Court’ actor Harry Anderson dies at age 65
CHARLOTTE — Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the television comedy series “Night Court,” […]