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An eventful first week in his job for CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil, maybe not as intended

By DAVID BAUDER
Jan 07, 2026 7:57 am - No one can say Tony Dokoupil is slipping into his new job as “CBS Evening News” anchor unnoticed. In a week, he’s issued a veritable manifesto for how he intends to fulfill the role, cast subtle shade on saintly predecessor Walter Cronkite, had an unexpected debut dominated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and posted a cringeworthy video of people mispronouncing his name.
The Golden Globes are Sunday. Here’s what to know.

Jan 05, 2026 10:35 am - The Golden Globes on Sunday are the first major ceremony of the awards season. They’re not exactly an Oscar bellwether, but they’re embraced as a champagne-soaked party with some of the biggest stars in film and television sitting together at tables like a nightclub.
What to stream: Kid Laroi, ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Tron: Ares’

Jan 05, 2026 5:15 am - The first week of January brings a pair of sophomore efforts: Laroi’s album “Before I Forget” and the second season of the Emmy-winning hospital drama “The Pitt.” This week’s streaming offerings also include the return of “The Night Manager” after nearly a decade.
Facts Matter: Colbert not shifting from late-night host to dog rescuer

By Bob Oswald
Jan 03, 2026 9:49 am - Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert occasionally airs a segment on his show named “Rescue Dog Rescue,” in which he and a celebrity guest feature various dogs up for...
Love triumphs over lore in the teary ‘Stranger Things’ finale

By Lili Loofbourow
Jan 02, 2026 9:40 am - “Stranger Things” believes in repair. The series that started with kids playing Dungeons & Dragons has done many things well over its nine-year run. It created a stable of memorable characters. It featured an impressively varied range of monsters. It delivered flavors of horror ranging from physical to psychological to supernatural to simply geopolitical. Above all, it captured that ’80s feeling.
Roselle applies amusement tax to streaming services

By Katlyn Smith
Dec 31, 2025 3:41 pm - Roselle officials have increased the village’s amusement tax rate from 3% to 5% and agreed to apply it to streaming services as part of a "maintenance" budget for the new fiscal year.
Daytime star Susan Lucci appearing in Naperville Feb. 9

By Alicia Fabbre
Dec 31, 2025 12:01 pm - The queen of daytime television will be in Naperville in February to promote her new memoir, “La Lucci.” Anderson’s Bookshop will host a Q&A with the Emmy-award winning actress best known for her role as Erica Kane on “All My Children.”
How TV shows like ‘Mo’ and ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories

By PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS
Dec 30, 2025 10:19 am - Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows. The second season of Amer’s “Mo” documents Mo Najjar and his family’s tumultuous journey reaching asylum in the United States as Palestinian refugees.
What music and television to stream: A New Year’s Eve tradition

Dec 30, 2025 7:28 am - There is no shortage of New Year’s Eve specials to watch, but give “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” available to stream online at ABC.com, a whirl.
Chevy Chase is under the spotlight in a new documentary, warts and all — and he’s OK with it

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 29, 2025 12:08 pm - Insulting the director who is making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then again, Chevy Chase has never been very diplomatic. The comedian gets snarly at the top of filmmaker Marina Zenovich’s “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which airs Thursday, Jan. 1, on CNN.

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