Arts Mar 21 Game show 'The Price Is Right' is hitting the road The "Come On Down Tour" — separate from the TV show or live stage shows — will kick off Friday at the Santa Monica Pier and will make stops in such cities as Denver, Dallas, New Orleans, Nashville and St.
Health Feb 04 Propelled by omicron, U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000 COVID-19 has become one of the three top leading causes of death in America, behind the big two — heart disease and cancer. To public health experts, the milestone is made all the more tragic because so many of the…
Arts Jan 12 Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang 'Be My Baby,' dies at 78 Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was…
Arts Dec 13 'It's a Wonderful Life' actors look back at the 'pick-me-up' classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” has become a beloved holiday tradition and marks its 75th anniversary this year. “It’s a good impetus to really keep us going in a positive direction,” former child actor Karolyn Grimes said of the classic film.
Arts Nov 26 Stephen Sondheim, theater icon who reshaped musicals, dies at 91 Sondheim influenced several generations of theater songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as "Company," "Follies" and "Sweeney Todd." His most famous ballad, "Send in the Clowns," has been recorded hundreds of times.
Science Nov 12 The cosmos beckons for Snoopy onscreen and in real life A new rocket designed to launch humans to the moon, Mars and beyond will launch next year from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board will be a familiar fuzzy figure — Snoopy.
Arts Nov 01 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to pre-pandemic format This year's parade — the 95th annual — will snap back to form after bowing to pandemic restrictions last year. It will feature 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 36 novelty and heritage inflatables, more than 800 clowns, 10 marching…
Arts Oct 25 First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture," The Associated Press has learned.
Arts Oct 18 Posthumous Chuck Berry live album to be released in December "Live From Blueberry Hill" is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St. Louis, one of Berry's favorite places to play.
Arts Sep 27 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' sashays home with 10 Tony Awards Broadway looked back Sunday night to honor shows shuttered by COVID-19, mourn its fallen and also look forward to welcoming audiences again. “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez was named the best new play, and Charles Fuller’s “A Soldier’s Play” won…