Celebrities
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Actress Helen Mirren to present "Jewish Nobel" in Jerusalem
Apr 06, 2016 7:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren has agreed to host the award ceremony of Israel's Genesis Prize in Jerusalem. Organizers of the award, known as "the ...
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Lupita Nyong'o still basking in glow of 2014 Oscar win
Apr 06, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lupita Nyong'o's career has moved well along since her Academy Award two years ago, yet she's still basking in the glow of her Oscar win. "I never exp...
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Instagram diva Toast the rescue dog stars in new photo book
Apr 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - There was too much sun, swimming, eating and zooming about in Jaguars and private helicopters, but Instagram diva Toast the dog took the Hamptons last summer ...
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Tina Fey talks 'Bossypants' and other books, zings Talese
Apr 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Even for someone as loved as Tina Fey, a reported $6 million advance seemed like a lot of money for a book of essays. But five years after its publicatio...
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Beverly Cleary on turning 100: Kids today 'don't have the freedom' I hadApr 05, 2016 6:00 am - Beverly Cleary doesn't really want to talk about turning 100. "Go ahead and fuss," she says of the big day, April 12. "Everyone else is." Across the country, people are ...
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All-star benefit planned for funk pioneer Bernie Worrell
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bernie Worrell, funk's "Wizard of Woo," is amazed at the lineup of friends and admirers expected to turn out for his benefit concert: George Clinton and ...
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Bond actor calls for more funding for UN anti-mine agency
Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - British actor Daniel Craig on Monday called for more funding for the U.N. agency that defuses mines and other unexploded ordnance, saying the work ...
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Author appearances: Get your Qs ready for Nick Offerman's visit to NapervilleApr 02, 2016 7:24 am - • Meet author Herve Tullet as he signs copies of his new children's book, "Let's Play!," at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naper...
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Michael Douglas donating his film collection to NY museum
Mar 31, 2016 7:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Academy Award winner Michael Douglas is donating his personal collection of more than three dozen film prints to Rochester's George Eastman Museum...
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The Latest: Cosby deposition in sexual battery case delayed
Mar 30, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on a Southern California woman's sexual battery lawsuit against Bill Cosby (all times local): 10:40 a.m. A judge says Bill Cosby doesn't ha...