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Dick Van Dyke becomes the oldest Daytime Emmy winner at age 98 for guest role on ‘Days of Our Lives’
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dick Van Dyke has won a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98. The actor was honored Friday night as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.” “I don’t believe this. I feel like a spy from nighttime television,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert Gossett and Courtney Hope win supporting acting honors at Daytime Emmys
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Robert Gossett of “General Hospital” and Courtney Hope of “The Young and the Restless” won supporting acting honors at the Daytime Emmys on Friday night. Gossett, a first cousin to the late Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr., was honored for the second straight year for his role as Marshall Ashford on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meloni joins cultural elite celebrating Italian opera’s recognition as a world treasure
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
VERONA, Italy (AP) – Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater Friday night for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera’s recognition by UNESCO as a global cultural treasure. Conductor Riccardo Muti presided over an orchestra of 170 musicians from Italy’s 14 opera houses, joined by over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Rainey Jr. isn’t afraid of the future as ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ ends
By Gary Gerard Hamilton, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Social media death threats may have been one of the best things to ever happen for Michael Rainey Jr. ““ professionally, that is. “When everything started really going crazy, I was like 17, 18. And at first, I’m like, “˜Dang, people crazy, bro!’ I’m like this is just a show,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After 41 years, Pat Sajak makes his final spin as host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak’s final turn as the renowned host of “Wheel of Fortune” will air on Friday. In a farewell message released ahead of Friday’s episode airing, Sajak thanked the viewers of the beloved game show for granting him the “incredible privilege to be invited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to a sell-off of a large portion of his assets to help pay some of the $1.5 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones and his media company, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YouTuber charged for having a helicopter blast a Lamborghini with fireworks, authorities say
By Melina Walling, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
A YouTuber who specializes in “car shenanigans” is facing federal charges after authorities said he directed a video in which two people in a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above. Alex Choi, 24, is charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, the Department of Justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Home Alone’ house being sold. Swinging paint cans not included
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) – The home of Kevin McCallister’s hijinks is changing hands. And if the new owner wants to watch “Home Alone,” there’s a movie theater inside, one of many upgrades since the suburban Chicago property was renovated and expanded in 2018. Sale of the Winnetka house, portrayed in the 1990 film, is underway, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Two weeks after its much-anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a film about Donald Trump in the 1980s is still seeking distribution in the United States. In Cannes, “The Apprentice” unveiled a scathing portrait of the former U.S. President as a young man. The film, starring Sebastian Stan, chronicles Trump’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince William is usher at wedding of aristocrat the Duke of Westminster
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Prince William took a day out from royal duties on Friday to serve as an usher at the wedding of his friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster. The wedding of 33-year-old Grosvenor, one of Britain’s wealthiest landowners, to his partner Olivia Henson, 31, is one of the high-society events of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek police say an ongoing major search and rescue operation on the small eastern Aegean island of Symi has still not located British doctor and television presenter Michael Mosley, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly going for a walk. Police said Friday that the coast guard, police and fire ... Read More »
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