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Today in History: December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie

Dec. 21, 2024 00:03 AM EST

Today is Saturday, Dec. 21, the 356th day of 2024. There are 10 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 21, 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, sending wreckage crashing to the...

'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly

Dec. 20, 2024 14:25 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It's “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. “How to Make Gravy,” written by singer Paul Kelly, has become a holiday classic in Australia over the...

Robbie Williams: 'I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life'

Dec. 20, 2024 09:59 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — It was after one particularly emotional premiere of the new biopic about his life that Robbie Williams resolved he couldn't be “the crying guy” at every screening. “Better Man,” which chronicles the life of Williams, the British pop star and former Take That...

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

Dec. 20, 2024 00:17 AM EST

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. But maybe “Raygun: the Musical” was a bridge too...

Today in History: December 20, the Louisiana Purchase is completed

Dec. 20, 2024 00:09 AM EST

Today is Friday, Dec. 20, the 355th day of 2024. There are 11 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. Also on...

Meet Amy Allen, the songwriter behind the music stuck in your head

Dec. 19, 2024 13:44 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent-free. And it's grabbed the attention of the Grammys. The 32-year-old songwriter has composed enduring hits with Halsey (“Without Me”), Selena Gomez (“Back to You”) and Tate...

The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination

Dec. 19, 2024 10:43 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991. The New York Giants had won the Super Bowl, and the U.S. was in the midst of the Gulf War. The siblings behind the band The Black Crowes had just released their debut album “Shake Your...

Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan chat fame and friendship

Dec. 18, 2024 18:08 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan may be juggling multiple releases and busy schedules, but the bright young stars managed to reunite on Wednesday in London for a conversation at the British Film Institute. The former co-stars met on Greta Gerwig’s 2017 high...

'Vanderpump Rules' star James Kennedy says he's committed to change after domestic violence arrest

Dec. 17, 2024 20:42 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy says he is determined to make changes and seek sobriety after he was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence for allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the ground. “I am committed to making meaningful...

How the Roxies are made: Behind the iconic role in Broadway's megahit 'Chicago'

Dec. 17, 2024 14:47 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — There's only one Roxie Hart. And yet — stay with us here — there are many Roxie Harts. The murderous, washed-up chorus girl is the beating, biting heart of Broadway's mainstay musical “Chicago,” but no single actor owns her. She instead belongs to a...