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The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards kick off with fiery medley from LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre. Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee,” followed by Clint Black with Glen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, cohosts the network’s show “The Five” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
Ethan Hunt’s last mission? A new Superman? Happy Gilmore as a dad? Three genre-spanning Pedro Pascal movies, including a romance, a superhero movie and an A24 Ari Aster thriller? Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with the release Marvel’s “Thunderbolts(asterisk)” on May 2. May also brings big studio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Schmaltzy and sweet, Vince Vaughn leads Netflix’s ‘Nonnas’
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
The new Vince Vaughn movie “Nonnas” aspires to be a bit of cinematic comfort food. It’s based on a heartwarming true story, features a lot of shots of simmering Sunday sauces and touts a lovable cast of veteran Italian American actors in Talia Shire, Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro and Susan Sarandon. One would hope that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-model testifies Weinstein sexually assaulted her at 16 and 19, says ‘my soul was removed from me’
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Four years later, she said, Weinstein assaulted her again. Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola detailed the allegations in front of a jury for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tom Segura, Mae Martin, Russell Peters set for revamped Just For Laughs festival
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
Tom Segura, Russell Peters and Russell Howard are among the headliners booked for a revamped Just For Laughs that its new owner says he hopes will bring the summer festival back to its position as an industry powerhouse. JFL president and CEO Sylvain Parent-Bédard outlined a revitalized focus he called a “comedy first” approach while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jennifer Aniston’s alleged stalker appears in court shirtless and a judge orders a mental evaluation
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered that a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s home must go through mental-health court to determine whether he is competent to face felony stalking and vandalism charges. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, appeared shirtless and wrapped in a blanket ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After a year off, Indigenous film festival ImagineNative returns for 25th anniversary
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
TORONTO — After taking a year off, organizers at the country’s most prominent Indigenous film festival say they are moving ahead with a belated 25th anniversary. The ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival opens at Toronto’s TIFF Lightbox on June 3 with “Endless Cookie,” an animated documentary about a pair of half-brothers, one Indigenous and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Biden blames Kamala Harris’ loss on sexism and racism and rejects concerns about his age
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Joe Biden says he’s responsible for Donald Trump’s victory last fall, but he attributes Kamala Harris’ loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism. Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats’ disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and Trump’s divisive leadership during a Thursday interview ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Varroooom! It’s back on the bikes for Ewan and Charley for Europe trek in ‘Long Way Home.’
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman went on a motorcycle adventure, they rode cutting-edge, electric Harley-Davidsons. For their latest trip, they took a trip back in time. The British best friends and actors chose to use vintage bikes this time as they ride through 17 European countries for Apple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-model tearfully tells jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola, an aspiring actor at the time, told jurors at Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial that the onetime movie honcho put ... Read More »
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