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Aretha Franklin honored with star-studded tribute concert
Published On: January 14, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan 14: The late Aretha Franklin’s songs were so impactful that some of music’s bests from Alicia Keys to Celine Dion took the stage Sunday to relive the Queen of Soul’s biggest hits in a taped tribute concert.
Nadal, Sharapova advance in straight sets at Australian Open
Published On: January 14, 2019 02:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 14: Rafael Nadal has missed a lot of tennis since last September. He hasn’t missed a beat.
Winners of the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards
Published On: January 14, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Winners of the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards, presented Thursday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California:
Big Boi, Travis Scott to join Maroon 5 in Super Bowl show
Published On: January 14, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan 14: The NFL on Sunday ended months of uncertainty by officially announcing Maroon 5, Big Boi and Travis Scott as the performers at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
‘Game of Thrones’ final season to debut on April 14
Published On: January 14, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan 14: “Game of Thrones” fans, get ready.
Austria avalanche kills 3; Ski patrollers killed in France
Published On: January 14, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan 14: Three German skiers have been killed in an avalanche in Austria and a fourth is still missing, police said Sunday as snowfall set in again in the northern Alps. In France, two ski patrollers were killed when the devices they use to trigger avalanches exploded.
Iceland’s Northern Lights: Beautiful sight, risky drives
Published On: January 14, 2019 10:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Police in Iceland have a warning for visitors: Beware our roads in the winter. Spending a clear winter night under an Arctic sky lit up by spectacular streaks of color from the Northern Lights is an often-cited “bucket-list” experience among the reasons more people are visiting Iceland, especially its northern region.
‘Game of Thrones’ final season to debut on April 14
Published On: January 14, 2019 09:03 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HBO announced Sunday night that the eighth and final season will begin on April 14. In a one minute and 44 second teaser released Sunday, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) are seen in the crypts of Winterfell.
Kevin Hart’s ‘The Upside’ unseats ‘Aquaman’ in $19.6M debut
Published On: January 14, 2019 07:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Kevin Hart isn’t hosting the Oscars, but he’s got a number one movie. “The Upside,” starring Hart and Bryan Cranston, surpassed expectations to open with $19.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Coal mine collapses in northern China, killing at least 21
Published On: January 13, 2019 02:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 13: Twenty-one coal miners were killed when a mine collapsed in northern China, state media reported Sunday.
Shirley Boone, wife of Pat Boone and philanthropist, dies
Published On: January 13, 2019 02:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Shirley Boone, the longtime wife of singer Pat Boone as well as a philanthropist, has died. She was 84.
Illinois refuses permit for concert to be hosted by R. Kelly
Published On: January 13, 2019 10:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star.
3 dead, dozens injured in Paris bakery gas leak explosion
Published On: January 13, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Jan 13: A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak blew apart a Paris bakery on Saturday and devastated the street it was on, killing three people and injuring dozens as it blasted out windows and overturned nearby cars, French authorities said.
‘Green Book’ writer apologizes for old tweet about Muslims
Published On: January 12, 2019 08:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
“Green Book” co-writer Nick Vallelonga has apologized for a 2015 tweet about Muslims and 9/11 that has resurfaced a few days after the film won a Golden Globe Award.
Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history
Published On: January 12, 2019 03:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 12: The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history when the clock ticked past midnight into early Saturday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess.
‘Roma’ actresses drew on personal lives for inspiration
Published On: January 12, 2019 02:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Playing Cleo in director Alfonso Cuaron’s Spanish-language film ”Roma ” was for Yalitza Aparicio much more than putting herself in the shoes of another woman. For the lead actress of Mixtec origin praised for her moving portrayal of a domestic worker, it was personal: that was her mother’s occupation.
NBC News, Megyn Kelly reach separation agreement
Published On: January 12, 2019 02:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NBC News announced its professional divorce agreement with Megyn Kelly late Friday, ending an association with the former Fox News Channel star whose attempt to become a network morning television star as part of the “Today” show floundered.
Hamilton’s star reprising role in Puerto Rico to raise funds
Published On: January 12, 2019 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Lin-Manuel Miranda reprised his lead role in the hit musical “Hamilton” on Friday night to start a two-week run in Puerto Rico expected to raise thousands of dollars for artists and cultural groups struggling in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
Jackson allegations and fight over them return with new film
Published On: January 12, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan 12: An attorney representing two Michael Jackson accusers who appear in an upcoming documentary says their sexual-abuse allegations have not been discredited as the Jackson estate says, and deserve to be heard.
Humble Pacific Island movie star Mungau Dain dies in mid-20s
Published On: January 11, 2019 12:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Mungau Dain, who earned the role in the Oscar-nominated film “Tanna” because his elders decided he was the best-looking guy in their traditional village on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has died.
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