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Bob Odenkirk returns to comedy roots with AMC’s ‘Lucky Hank’
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
Bob Odenkirk loves Saul Goodman, but he’s also ready to leave the character behind. He played the underhanded, calculating lawyer on “Breaking Bad” and then for six seasons on ” Better Call Saul. “ The Emmy-nominated actor hopes viewers will next take to him in the dark comedy series AMC’s ” Lucky Hank,” debuting Sunday, ... Read More »
1 responseLibrarian fired for ‘unkind pushback’ at conservative event
By The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A library director in Tennessee has been fired after the actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron accused him of “unkind pushback” to visiting celebrities during a conservative event last month, officials said. Sumner County Mayor John Isbell told The Tennessean that the county’s library board voted 4-3 on Wednesday to fire Hendersonville ... Read More »
1 responseJim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jim Gordon, the rock “˜n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his mother, has died at 77. Gordon died Monday at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jim Gordon, rock ‘n’ roll drummer who killed mother, dies
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jim Gordon, the rock “˜n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys and received a writing credit on “Layla” before killing his mother, has died at 77. Gordon died Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, the state Department of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Brother’ was a moment to be seen for Lamar Johnson and Kiana Madeira
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
TORONTO – In the opening scene of “Brother,” two Black teens prepare for a climb, the elder instructing his younger sibling: “follow my every step.” As they trek up a hazardous hydro tower, an impeccable sight of Toronto comes into view. It’s treacherous but rewarding, an allegory for the Black experience. At an early point ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen artifacts
By Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – Centuries-old cultural artifacts that had been illegally smuggled out from Cambodia were welcomed home Friday at a celebration led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who offered thanks for their return and appealed for further efforts to retrieve such stolen treasures. Many, if not all, of the items displayed at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Patrick’s Day rites: parades, bagpipes, clinking pints
By The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
Oh, Danny boy, ’tis the time of year when Irish bagpipes will be calling in the concrete glens of New York City, across the swooning boughs of Savannah, Georgia, and in the halls of the White House as the U.S. celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit. The annual parade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry sues tabloid for defamation over security story
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Lawyers for Prince Harry asked a judge Friday to rule that a tabloid newspaper libeled the British royal with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the U.K. Harry is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd. over an article alleging he tried to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hong Kong’s Mirror launches English song, revives Cantopop
By Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on March 16th, 2023
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local pop music scene, launched its first English song on Friday, hoping to bring the city’s tunes to music lovers globally. The 12-member group is part of a new wave of local singers being embraced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vatican unveils new ethnographic display of Rwanda screens
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on March 16th, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections Thursday by showcasing intricately restored Rwandan raffia screens that were sent by Catholic missionaries to the Vatican for a 1925 exhibit. The display at the Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum featured a scientific presentation of the restoration process as well as ... Read More »
1 responseJury deliberations to resume Monday in XXXTentacion killing
By The Associated Press on March 16th, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Jury deliberations for the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery will resume Monday after the panel finished a seventh day of deliberations Thursday without reaching a verdict. The seven women and five men had asked Circuit Judge Michael Usan if they ... Read More »
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