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CNN preaches patience as ratings tank during turnaround
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's leadership is preaching patience even though thousands of viewers are abandoning the network during its attempted turnaround, with no indication yet whether it will be rewarded. Cable news ratings are down across the board compared to 2022, when Russia's...
Study: Biggest Hollywood films still go mostly to white men
NEW YORK (AP) — As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Opportunities were notably greater for women and people of color on streaming platforms than in theatrically...
Camila Cabello celebrates grandmother's novel and strength
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Camila Cabello credits the strong women in her life for her success as an artist and a person. So it was only natural that she was there to celebrate her grandmother's milestone — the publication of a novel. The Spanish-language book, “Los boleros que he...
Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault for ski collision, jury decides
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t to blame for a 2016 collision with a retired optometrist on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort during a family vacation, a jury decided Thursday following a live-streamed trial that became a pop culture fixation. A jury awarded...
Hail to the Chief: Inside Roman Reigns' 3 years as WWE champ
World Wrestling Entertainment has had plenty of dominant characters over the past 50 years, but Roman Reigns continues to set his own path. When Reigns faces Cody Rhodes on Sunday in the main event of WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, it will be his 944th consecutive...
Review: Charming 'Rye Lane' is a rom-com to celebrate
Yas and Dom meet-cute in the best possible way in the new rom-com “Rye Lane.” They're paired up at a karaoke bar by chance and simply slay, leaving the crowd demanding more and chanting their names. The new couple recognize "an immediate, deep animal attraction.” ...
Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks to host ACM Awards in May
Dolly Parton will return for a second consecutive year as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards but this year she's bringing a new plus-one to help — Garth Brooks. The show is set for May 11 and will stream live on Amazon Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco,...
Melissa Joan Hart says she helped 'tiny kids' flee shooting
Actor Melissa Joan Hart said she and her husband helped a class of kindergartners that was fleeing the Nashville school shooting earlier this week. Hart said in a video posted on Instagram Tuesday that her children attend a school next to the private Christian Covenant School. She...
Special prosecutors appointed in Baldwin set shooting case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe's district attorney has appointed two veteran New Mexico lawyers to serve as the new special prosecutors in the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin and a weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 movie rehearsal. ...
'Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss exits reality TV franchise
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Fleiss, the creator of “The Bachelor,” has exited the reality TV franchise more than two decades after the iconic dating show launched. His departure was confirmed Tuesday, a day after “The Bachelor” aired its season 27 finale. “I...
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Camila Cabello celebrates grandmother's novel and strength
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Camila Cabello credits the strong women in her life for her success as an artist and a person. So it was only natural that she was there to celebrate her grandmother's milestone — the publication of a novel. The Spanish-language book, “Los boleros que he...
Boston auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to help Ukraine
BOSTON (AP) — An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation's people suffering during its war with Russia. Bidding on the 40-by-24-inch (101.5-by-61-centimeter)...
Nashville authorities release 911 recordings of callers pleading for help during Christian school shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville authorities release 911 recordings of callers pleading for help during Christian school shooting.US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday) 2. “Countdown" by Patterson/DuBois (Little, Brown) 3. “I Will Find You" by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) 4. “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano (Dial) ...
Study: Biggest Hollywood films still go mostly to white men
NEW YORK (AP) — As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Opportunities were notably greater for women and people of color on streaming platforms than in theatrically...
Graphic novelist, 9 other writers win $50,000 Whiting Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic novelist based in Hawaii, a reporter for an offshoot of The Economist and a contributor to The New Yorker are among this year's winners of the Whiting Award, a $50,000 honor given annually to 10 emerging fiction and nonfiction writers. R. Kikuo Johnson is...
Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion headline 2023 Essence Fest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hip hop takes center stage at this summer's Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans as the event commemorates the 50th anniversary of the genre with performances by Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion and Jermaine Dupri. Rap artist Doug E. Fresh will curate...
Dalbavie’s 'Melancholy of Resistance' to premiere in Berlin
Marc-André Dalbavie’s opera based on Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s surrealistic novel “The Melancholy of Resistance” will premiere next summer in Berlin. Titled “Melancholie des Widerstands,” the opera will be conducted by Marie Jacquot and directed by David Marton, the...
Grisham's 'The Exchange,' sequel to 'The Firm,' out in fall
NEW YORK (AP) — One of literature's most famous whistleblowers, attorney Mitch McDeere of John Grisham's “The Firm,” will soon be back in action — and back in trouble. Doubleday announced Wednesday that Grisham's “The Exchange,” a sequel to his million-selling breakout...
Review: Charming 'Rye Lane' is a rom-com to celebrate
Yas and Dom meet-cute in the best possible way in the new rom-com “Rye Lane.” They're paired up at a karaoke bar by chance and simply slay, leaving the crowd demanding more and chanting their names. The new couple recognize "an immediate, deep animal attraction.” ...
