Celebrities
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Joan Rivers' will leaves money for charitiesDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Joan Rivers left her daughter, Melissa, in charge of her fortune and left money for some of her favorite charities, including Guide Dogs for the Blind, Jewish...
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'Birdman' tops Golden Globes with 7 nominationsDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Birdman" squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musica...
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HBO, Showtime dominate Golden Globe TV nodsDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - HBO and Showtime dominated the television nominations for Golden Globe awards on Thursday, illustrating how the archrival pay cable networks have evolved to h...
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Rappers urge N.Y. governor to reform justice systemDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Hip-hop moguls Jay Z and Russell Simmons and rapper-actor Common on Wednesday pressed for changes to the state's criminal justice system amid protests over th...
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Passage on assault to be clarified in Dunham bookDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - A section from Lena Dunham's "Not That Kind of Girl" that recounts an alleged assault while she was in college is being changed to make clear that the assaila...
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CBS sets Letterman's last show for May 20Dec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - More than 32 years of late-night talk will pass into history next May 20, with CBS' announcement Wednesday that David Letterman will host his final "Late Show...
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First Alice Munro collection since Nobel PrizeDec 09, 2014 9:30 am - A year after Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature and was cited for her mastery of the modern short story, her publisher has collected 24 of her stories publis...
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Independent film will dramatize Obamas' 1st dateDec 08, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - An independent film that will dramatize President Barack Obama's first date with Michelle Obama is in the works. Producer Stephanie Allain confirmed Monday t...
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Tom Hanks, Sting among Kennedy Center honoreesDec 07, 2014 11:01 pm - WASHINGTON - An actor hailed as America's "favorite son" and a musical genius who rose from a British shipyard town to make his mark won this nation's highest honors Sun...
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Book notes: Austin Mahone intros book at Naperville's North CentralDec 06, 2014 5:45 am - • Singer-songwriter Austin Mahone introduces his new book, "Austin Mahone: Just How It Happened," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Pfeiffer Hall, on the campus of North ...