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The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watch

Mar. 09, 2024 18:27 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other...

Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year

Mar. 04, 2024 14:33 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards. When Kimmel hosts the 96th Oscars on Sunday, he’ll be emceeing the telecast for the fourth...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 10-16

Mar. 04, 2024 09:23 AM EST

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 10-16: March 10: Bluegrass musician Norman Blake is 86. Actor Chuck Norris is 84. Singer Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean is 84. Actor Katharine Houghton (“Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?”) is 82. Actor Richard Gant is 80. Guitarist Tom...

Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76

Feb. 28, 2024 17:20 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76. Lewis, who revealed he had been diagnosed with...

AP PHOTOS: A look at Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans through the years

Feb. 13, 2024 09:30 AM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season comes to a close Tuesday with thousands of people expected to crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding communities for the annual Mardi Gras celebration complete with parade floats, neighborhood street parties and jammed restaurants and bars in the old...