Tag: Entertainment
Velasquez tosses 2-hitter over 7, Phillies beat Marlins 4-3
PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez tossed a two-hitter over seven innings, Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a...
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from...
Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96
MIAMI — Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America's telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television...
US Figure Skating director Raith steps down, Baker promoted
Longtime U.S. Figure Skating executive director David Raith stepped down due to health reasons Wednesday and Ramsey Baker was promoted from chief marketing officer...
Actor Allison Mack faces sentencing in NXIVM sex-slave case
NEW YORK — TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in a scandal-ridden, cult-like upstate New York group, is facing sentencing Wednesday...
Older women are the fresh faces of South Korean influencers
SEOUL, South Korea — The freshest faces among South Korean influencers are no longer the usual, 20-something celebrities. Instead, entertainment and social media are...
Author Joy Williams honored by Library of Congress
NEW YORK — The Library of Congress awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Joy Williams, a fiction writer known for her spare prose and...
William, Harry to unveil Diana statue as royal rift simmers
LONDON — They were once so close.
Princes William and Harry...
Former CIA operative Enrique ‘Ric’ Prado writing memoir
NEW YORK — A former CIA operative known for his exploits everywhere from Miami to Nicaragua to Afghanistan has a book deal. Enrique “Ric”...
“Halloween” comes to Venice as Curtis gets lifetime award
ROME — The Venice Film Festival is awarding its lifetime achievement award this year to Jamie Lee Curtis, the American actor best known for...
