Category Archives: Entertainment News
Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died. He was 47. Arnold's death comes months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stag...
Feb 07, 2026 Brad Arnold of the band 3 Doors Down performs at the Bobby Bones And The Raging Idiots 4th Annual Million Dollar Show at Ryman Auditorium on January 14, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Mariah Carey's Olympic act prompts questions about possible lip-syncing and a curious teleprompter
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MILAN (AP) - The performance by pop star Mariah Carey at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony was the talk of the town - but it also raised a few quest...
Feb 07, 2026 Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie's message to her mother's kidnapper
By SEJAL GOVINDARAO and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's message to her 84-year-...
Feb 05, 2026 Pima County Sheriff, Chris Nanos (left), speaks to the media on February 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. He and FBI assistant special agent in-charge Jon Edwards (right) were answering questions about the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie.(Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments is being laid off
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff in the newsroom and other departments, a brutal blow at one of journalism's most legendary brands. The troubled...
Feb 04, 2026 The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Doberman pinscher named Penny wins best in show at the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize. P...
Feb 03, 2026 Penny, a doberman pinscher, competes in the Best in Show judging of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
By MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint ma...
Feb 02, 2026 Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71
By ANDREW DALTON and JOCELYN NOVECK AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Catherine O'Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and "SCTV" alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin's harried mother in ...
Jan 30, 2026 Catherine O'Hara attends the World Premiere of Apple TV+'s Series "The Studio" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on March 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Melania Trump's documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up t...
Jan 29, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a screening of the documentary film “Melania” at The Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. “Melania” was directed by Brett Ratner, and Amazon paid $40 million to license the film, which follows the first lady in the twenty days before her return to the White House. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new US stores and increased seating
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks said Thursday that it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating capacity at thousands of existing locations, d...
Jan 29, 2026 A Starbucks coffee shop stands in Manhattan on December 02, 2025 in New York City. City officials announced that Starbucks will pay New York City workers around $35 million to settle claims that the chain arbitrarily cut hours and deprived workers of stable schedules. The announcement comes a day after mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders visited striking baristas on a picket line. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's atto...
Jan 27, 2026 A 7-year-old teenage boy looks at a phone screen with TikTok logo is displayed on December 07, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by George Chan/Getty Images)