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Today in History: August 11, first prisoners reach Alcatraz

Aug. 11, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today is Sunday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2024. There are 142 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island, a former military prison, in San Francisco Bay; the island would be home to more than...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 11-17

Aug. 05, 2024 09:42 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 11-17: Aug. 11: Songwriter Kenny Gamble of Gamble and Huff is 81. Bassist Jim Kale of the Guess Who is 81. Country singer John Conlee is 78. Wrestler-actor Hulk Hogan is 71. Singer Joe Jackson is 70. Actor Viola Davis (“How To Get Away With...

Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South

Jul. 09, 2024 08:56 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very different, authors: Oscar winner Viola Davis and mega-selling novelist James Patterson. Little, Brown and Company announced Tuesday that Davis and...

What to stream this weekend: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' chops, PBS hits the disco and Kevin Hart chats

Jun. 21, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

The debut of “Echoes,” a sequel series to “Orphan Black," and the documentary “Bread & Roses” looking at how Afghan women’s lives were impacted after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. ...