DiCaprio testifies in money-laundering case of Fugees rapper
WASHINGTON (AP) — Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent...
Review: ‘The Peking Express’ raises niche historical event
“The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China” by James M. Zimmerman (PublicAffairs) A little-known piece...
Ali Wong, Steven Yeun serve up epic feud in Netflix’s ‘Beef’
In these days of rage — from hate-tweeting threads to public confrontations — one thing is pretty clear: “Beef” is on the menu. Served up by...
‘Indiana Jones’ to premiere at Cannes with tribute to Ford
Indiana Jones is swinging into the French Riviera. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the fifth film in the Harrison Ford adventure series, will make...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 9-15
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 9-15 April 9: Actor Michael Learned (“The Waltons”) is 84. Country singer Margo Smith is 81. Actor Dennis Quaid...
Meghan to receive Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown will receive the Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award in...
UFC and WWE combine to create $21.4B entertainment company
WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly traded company will be...
Snoop Dog steps in at last second during WrestleMania
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Leave it to Snoop Dogg to emerge as the Most Valuable Performer of WrestleMania 39. During a weekend that saw World Wrestling...
Seymour Stein, record exec who signed up Madonna, dead at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and...
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin to receive Edward MacDowell Medal
NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary maker Alanis Obomsawin is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor given previously to Toni Morrison,...