Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FIREWORKS FLY IN FIRST ONE-ON-ONE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE Hillary Clinton accuses Bernie Sanders of subjecting her to an "artful smear" regarding he...

Comedy titans Cedric The Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy are all on the bill for "The Comedy Get Down World Tour" on Saturday at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. $49.75-$89.50. (800) 745...

Laugh competition Root for the red or blue teams when Chicago-based Comedy Sportz pays a suburban visit tonight to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25-$30. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com. 7 p.m. F...

Animated celebration See characters from “Frozen,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Finding Nemo” and other animated films when the touring skating show “Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic” comes to town starting Wednesday at the Allstate Aren...

AL-SHAKRIYEH, Jordan (AP) - A coming-of-age drama set among Bedouin tribesmen roaming the desert emerged as the first potential Oscar contender produced by Jordan's nascent film industry. "Theeb" (Wolf), set in 1916, tells the story of a playful 11-...

From politicians and stars to sports legends and scientific geniuses, we lost many who helped shape our world. Here’s a recap of the notable deaths of 2015.

Associated Press video game critics Lou Kesten and Derrik J. Lang's favorite titles of the year featured monster hunters, treasure hunters, guardian spirits and murder suspects: ___ LOU KESTEN 1. "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt": This role-playing drama f...

NEW YORK - The groundbreaking Los Angeles rap act N.W.A. will join a quartet of 1970s era FM radio rockers - Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple and Steve Miller - as 2016 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. N.W.A., led by Dr. Dre and Ice C...

Most of the 14 people killed at a holiday banquet in San Bernardino County, California, worked in the same county public health department as the man who showed up with his wife and sprayed the hall with gunfire. An official list of the dead was rel...