Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) – Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds before dying a mysterious death. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who died while charged with sexually abusing teenage girls. Now, after a life of both scandal [...] Read More »

CHICAGO (AP) – A popular actor steps out onto the street and is brutally reminded that, despite his fame and wealth, places still exist where the color of his skin and sexual orientation put him in danger. That was the story that ricocheted around the world after Jussie Smollett, a Black and openly gay actor, [...] Read More »

MILAN – Canadian musician Bryan Adams says he has once again tested positive for COVID-19, less than a month after pulling out of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance because of a positive test. Adams issued an Instagram post on Thursday saying he had tested positive “for the second time in a month” [...] Read More »

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s annual Golden Horse Awards kicked off Saturday with a Hong Kong drama receiving the most nominations for the Asian equivalent of the Academy Awards. The Golden Horse Awards, which began in 1962, is considered one of the most prestigious awards for Chinese-language films. This year, the Hong Kong film “Drifting”, [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – ABC’s “This Week” – Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” – To be announced. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” – David Clark, CEO Worldwide Consumer at Amazon; Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. ___ CNN’s “State of the [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Would Lethbridge residents be willing to pay a toll for a third bridge if that meant construction could start sooner? It’s a question that came up in a discussion I had recently with Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf about various issues including legislation the UCP wants to get passed during the fall session. [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In recent months, I’ve written a couple of columns about residential crime and how we can protect ourselves from human predators by installing motion detector lights and security cameras. All were doing well for me until last weekend when someone actually stole my security camera from [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com As people who grew up in highly dysfunctional homes know, having a sense of humour is key to survival. I developed mine early and often my humour can be borderline off-limits for many. But humour is a survival mechanism that can help those traumatized by the events in their lives cope. I know [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A cervical fusion in 2002 prompted me to adopt a black lab at the Humane Society as an exercise companion since I wasn’t allowed to lift weights, and from the day Jessie came home, I’ve been a dedicated doggie dad. Without Jessie, who I wrote about several times, I wouldn’t have kept up [...] Read More »

When I saw my Canada Pension Plan cheque had been deposited in my bank account, it dawned on me that I’m old. Three years ago at the gym, a few of us were on the treadmill debating about whether we should take it at 60 or wait til 65. We were all in good health [...] Read More »