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August 20

Phil Donahue, who ruled daytime talk for years until Oprah overtook him, left a lasting imprint

Phil Donahue, the talk show host who roamed his audience with a microphone and ruled daytime TV for decades, has died at age 88
August 20
FILE - Talk show host Phil Donahue appears with former first lady Nancy Reagan during taping of his show to promote her book "My Turn" on Nov. 6, 1989, in Burbank, Calif. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)
August 19

Two 18-year-olds charged with murder of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

Two 18-year-old men have been charged with the murder of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor
August 19
Johnny Wactor arrives at the world premiere of "The Mule" on Dec. 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. Police have released images of three suspects and the getaway car used in the killing of the former “General Hospital” actor in Los Angeles when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car last May. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
August 19

Movie Review: In 'Between the Temples,' Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane make beautiful music

In Nathan Silver’s divinely disordered screwball “Between the Temples,” Jason Schwartzman plays a grieving cantor who, after the death of his wife, can’t sing anymore but who finds a strange kinship with a much older bat mitzvah-seeking widow, played b...
August 19
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Carol Kane in a scene from "Between the Temples." (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
August 19

Book Review: A retired small-town cop searches for missing girls in William Kent Krueger’s mystery

William Kent Krueger returns to his favorite themes, the mistreatment of Native Americans and the rape of the natural world for profit, in his new mystery, “Spirit Crossing.”
August 19
This cover image released by Atria shows "Spirit Crossing" by William Kent Krueger. (Atria via AP)
August 19

Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial

Prosecutors have confirmed Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody in New York while awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan
August 19
FILE - Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, May 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool, file)
August 19

Book Review: Moon Unit Zappa memoir rides messy legacy of father's genius on journey to self-love

Moon Unit Zappa's memoir, “Earth to Moon,” recounts a childhood in 1970s Hollywood in quirky and unconventional musical visionary Frank Zappa's shadow
August 19
This cover image released by Dey Street shows "Earth to Moon" by Moon Unit Zappa. (Dey Street via AP)
August 19

ABC News names longtime producer Karamehmedovic as network news division chief

Longtime producer Almin Karamehmedovic has been elevated to the role of ABC News president
August 19
August 19

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 25-31 include actor Blake Lively, TV chef Rachael Ray and actor Chris Tucker
August 19
Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala Screening for the film 'It 'Ends With Us' on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
August 19

Lainey Wilson's career felt like a 'Whirlwind.' On her new album, she makes sense of life and love

Lainey Wilson will release her fifth studio album, “Whirlwind,” on Friday
August 19
This cover image released by BBR Music Group-BMG Nashville shows Whirlwind” by Lainey Wilson. (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville via AP)
August 19

Directors Guild of America to honor Francis Ford Coppola in October

The Directors Guild will pay tribute to Francis Ford Coppola at its 25th DGA Honors in October
August 19
FILE - Director Francis Ford Coppola appears at the photo call for the film "Megalopolis" at the 77th international film festival in Cannes, southern France on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
August 19

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died
August 19
FILE - Talk show host Phil Donahue appears with former first lady Nancy Reagan during taping of his show to promote her book "My Turn" on Nov. 6, 1989, in Burbank, Calif. Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)
August 19

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died, his family says

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died, his family says
August 19
August 18

Prince Harry and Meghan meet with Afro-Colombian leaders to wrap up their first visit to Colombia

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have wrapped up their visit to Colombia by participating in a forum on the challenges facing women of African descent as they participate in politics
August 18
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan pose for a group photo after a forum on Afro women and power in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
August 18

'Alien: Romulus' bites off $41.5 million to top box office

The latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise opened in first place.
August 18
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Cailee Spaeny in a scene from "Alien: Romulus." (20th Century Studios via AP)
August 18

'Banksy woz ere.' London Zoo is the latest to remove street artist's animal mural for protection

The London Zoo has removed Banksy’s gorilla mural from its entrance gate
August 18
A man snaps a selfie with a mural by the elusive street artist Banksy at the entrance to the London Zoo, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. The elusive street artist's recent works that appeared all over London on nine consecutive days apparently came to a conclusion after a final mural surprised staff who arrived early Tuesday to feed the animals at the London Zoo. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)
August 18

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88

He embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb.
August 18
FILE - Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, left, stands next to French actor Alain Delon after she was awarded the "Legion of Honor" at the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 3, 2008. Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, has died at age 88, French media reported. (AP Photo/Benoit Tessier, Pool, File)
August 18

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon has died at age 88, French media report

French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon has died at age 88, French media report
August 18
August 17

Indiana Jones' iconic felt fedora fetches $630,000 at auction

The felt fedora was worn by Harrison Ford in the second Indiana Jones movie.
August 17
FILE - U.S. film actor and producer Harrison Ford arrives to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 4, 2013. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)
August 17

Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee's store in Alabama

Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours’ notice before performing a free concert in the parking lot of a convenience store and gas station in north Alabama
August 17
FILE - Keith Urban performs during CMA Fest on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
August 17

Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86

Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of rock's great one-shot acts with the classic ballad "Stay," has died at 86
August 17
August 17

Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93

Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?”
August 17
FILE - Brazilian TV mogul Silvio Santos waves from outside his home in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday Aug. 30, 2001. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
August 17

Liverpool and Arsenal win as Salah and Milner set records on first Saturday in the Premier League

There were wins for Liverpool and Arsenal and records for the prolific Mohamed Salah and the enduring James Milner on the first Saturday of the Premier League season
August 17
Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
August 17

Fire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne

Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after firefighters worked to douse a fire at Somerset House
August 17
Firefighters battle a fire at Somerset House in central London. Saturday Aug. 17, 2024, after a fire broke out the large neoclassical arts venue. (Shivansh Gupta/PA via AP)
August 17

Madonna will fund a youth art project to celebrate her 66th birthday

Madonna has celebrated her 66th birthday with a private evening tour of the famed Italian archaeological site at Pompeii
August 17
FILE - Madonna performs in the final show of her The Celebration Tour, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 4, 2024. Madonna will celebrate her 66th birthday with a private evening tour of the famed Italian archaeological site at Pompeii, officials said. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
August 17

'Shoot me up with a big one': A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry

The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the final days of the “Friends” star, most of them spent in the throes of an addiction to the surgical anesthetic ketamine
August 17
FILE - Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
August 16

Songwriter-producer The-Dream seeks dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit

Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and other abuse
August 16
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, The-Dream, whose legal name is Terius Gesteelde-Diamant , sits for a portrait at his home in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
August 16

BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song 'Then Leave,' dies at 39

The manager of the Texas rapper BeatKing says the Houston club music hitmaker has died at the age of 39
August 16
In this May 29, 2022, file photo, BeatKing, Houston rapper and producer, performs with 2Chainz at SoWhat?! Fest in Arlington, Texas.
August 16

Judge blocks plans for sports joint streaming venture among Fox, ESPN and Warner Brothers

The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the planned sports streaming venture by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros
August 16
FILE - The Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, center, is located at Foley Square, Oct. 7, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
August 16

Judge blocks plans for a joint streaming venture between Fox, Disney and Warner Brothers

Judge blocks plans for a joint streaming venture between Fox, Disney and Warner Brothers
August 16
August 16

Can AI truly replicate the screams of a man on fire? Video game performers want their work protected

Video game performers say the physical strain and hours put into motion capture and voice work make it worth protecting against artificial intelligence
August 16
Noshir Dalal attends a panel for SAG Aftra "Game Actors on Game Actors" during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
August 16

Music Review: Post Malone's country album 'F-1 Trillion' is a long time coming. It's worth the wait

Post Malone's sixth studio album, the 18-track “F-1 Trillion,” is his first country record
August 16
Post Malone performs at Outside Lands Music Festival on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in San Francisco. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
August 16

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of 08/19/24
August 16
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
August 16

What is ketamine, the drug involved in Matthew Perry's death?

Ketamine is the drug involved in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry and a powerful anesthetic approved by U.S. health regulators for use during surgery
August 16
United States Attorney Martin Estrada, at podium, takes questions from the media after announcing court filings related to the death of actor Matthew Perry in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
August 16

Woman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley's family and auction off Graceland

A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis
August 16
FILE - Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, is seen, Jan. 7, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
August 16

Hettie Jones, publisher, educator and award-winning poet and former wife of Amiri Baraka, dies at 90

Hettie Jones, an award-winning poet, publisher and children's book author who was the first wife and early muse of the author-activist Amiri Baraka, has died at age 90
August 16
August 16

Father-and-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy to co-host the Emmys

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history at the Emmy Awards next month as the first ever father and son co-hosts
August 16
FILE - Eugene Levy, left, and Dan Levy appear at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
August 16

Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White, dies

Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting the band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died
August 16
FILE - Singer Jack Russell, of the band Great White, performs during a benefit to honor the memory of the band's guitarist Ty Longley at the Key Club in West Hollywood, Calif., on April 29, 2003. Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting his band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly, file)
August 16

Peter Sellars' staging of Prokofiev’s `The Gambler' is Salzburg Festival's latest offbeat success

Offbeat operas have been some of the Salzburg Festival’s best in recent years, the latest a colorful, outlandish and entertaining staging of Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” by director Peter Sellars
August 16
This image released by the Salzburg Festival shows a performance of Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” by director Peter Sellars on Sept. 25, 2023. (Ruth Walz/Salzburg Festival via AP)
August 16

They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaign

A Harris advertising campaign that uses Google search is prompting some concerns among news outlets about their work being co-opted for political purposes
August 16
August 16

Matthew Perry's death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and a reputed dealer

The long investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people who prosecutors say contributed to his ketamine overdose
August 16
FILE -Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of "Ride" in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
August 15

What to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry’s death

Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors
August 15
FILE - Actor Matthew Perry arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
August 15

Taylor Swift's Eras tour returns in London, with assist from Ed Sheeran, after foiled terror plot

Taylor Swift has made a triumphant return to the Eras Tour at London's Wembley Stadium with an assist from Ed Sheeran
August 15
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on Friday, June 21, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
August 15

Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’

Mark Wahlberg plays an oridinary New Jersey construction worker who gets roped into a world of international espionage in “The Union.”
August 15
This image released by Netflix shows Halle Berry in a scene from "The Union." (Laura Radford/Netflix via AP)
August 15

4 arrested in killing of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

Los Angeles police have arrested four people in the death of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car
August 15
Los Angeles council member Kevin de Leon, surrounded by friends of late actor Johnny Wactor, pictured, speaks during a news conference outside Los Angeles City Hall, in Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, asking citizens to help find the suspects that murdered the former "General Hospital" actor. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
August 15

Four people arrested in killing of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

Four people arrested in killing of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor
August 15
August 15

Two people arrested in connection with Matthew Perry's overdose death have pleaded not guilty, only 1 granted release

Two people arrested in connection with Matthew Perry's overdose death have pleaded not guilty, only 1 granted release
August 15
August 15

Kihn of rock and roll: Greg Kihn of '80s 'Jeopardy' song fame dies at 75

Greg Kihn, a rock and roll musician best known for his '80s hit songs “Jeopardy” and “The Breakup Song,” has died
August 15
This undated photo provided by Riot Media shows the Greg Kihn Band, with Greg Kihn, front left, a rock and roll musician best known for his '80s hit songs “Jeopardy” and “The Breakup Song,” who died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at age 75. (Pat Johnson/Riot Media via AP)
August 15

NBC keeping same approach with Premier League coverage after record viewership last season

Pierre Moossa knows in some quarters it isn’t a popular answer
August 15
FILE - Everton players warm up before the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Liverpool at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, Britain, on April 24, 2024. The proposed sale of Everton to the Texas-based Friedkin Group has fallen through, both parties said in a joint statement on Friday. July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
August 15

Lily Collins has found ‘Emily 2.0’ in Paris

Lily Collins, the star of the hit Netflix series “Emily in Paris,” tells The Associated Press that her confidence has grown with each season of the show, mirroring her character
August 15
This image released by Netflix shows Lily Collins, left, and Lucas Bravo in a scene from "Emily in Paris." (Stephanie Branchu/Netflix via AP)
August 15

Ed Sheeran buys minority share in Ipswich ahead of Premier League return

Lifelong Ipswich fan Ed Sheeran has bought a small stake in the club ahead of its return to the Premier League
August 15
FILE - Ipswich Town fan Ed Sheeran in the stands before the Sky Bet Championship match at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, on Dec. 16, 2023. Sheeran has bought a small stake in the club ahead of its return to the Premier League. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP, File)