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August 10, 2020 at 4:57 pm

Politically charged ‘black-ish’ episode gets belated home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A politically charged episode of “black-ish” from 2017 that was shelved by ABC has found a home on Hulu, a corporate...

• Entertainment

August 8, 2020 at 10:58 pm

Simon Cowell has surgery for broken back after bike accident

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Simon Cowell underwent surgery to repair a broken back, the result of an electric bicycle accident, and was recovering at a...

• Entertainment

August 7, 2020 at 2:05 pm

Virus-quieted oceans open window for Shark Week researchers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay put, but it gave sharks a travel passport and scientists a rare opportunity. Ocean...

• Entertainment

August 5, 2020 at 1:29 pm

HBO’s ‘Coastal Elites’ cast tackles social satire, anxiety

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Bette Midler and Sarah Paulson, making HBO's “Coastal Elites” in pandemic-forced isolation proved an unsettling challenge. “It was just bizarre,...

• Entertainment

August 4, 2020 at 5:06 pm

‘Who’s the Boss?’ gets reboot with Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brand new life is ahead for the vintage sitcom "Who's the Boss?” and its devoted fans. Tony Danza and Alyssa...

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August 1, 2020 at 9:18 pm

Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dies at 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and...

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July 30, 2020 at 5:09 pm

DeGeneres apologizes to show’s staff amid workplace inquiry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres apologized to the staff of her daytime TV talk show amid an internal company investigation of complaints of a...

• Nation & World

July 29, 2020 at 5:04 pm

‘Little House’ author’s life, times examined in PBS film

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new documentary about the life and work of “Little House on the Prairie” author Laura Ingalls Wilder puts her novels’...

• Entertainment

July 29, 2020 at 3:40 pm

Writer David Hare turns his COVID-19 into a theater piece

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar-nominated writer David Hare says he’s turned his COVID-19 illness into a stage monologue about enduring “this quite extraordinary disease.” “Beat...

• Entertainment

July 27, 2020 at 9:01 pm

‘Watchmen’ leads charge for Emmy nominations relevance VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards....

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