NEW YORK – The planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that were swiftly organized this week are a coup for CNN and ABC News — but virtually guaranteed to be among the least-watched general election contests ever. The rival campaigns skirted the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has organized the events for … Read more
NEW YORK – Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died. He was 92. Coleman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, his daughter, Quincy Coleman, said in a statement to The Associated Press. … Read more
NEW YORK – A person wanted in connection with the random assault on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was taken into custody Friday, police said. The 66-year-old star of “Boardwalk Empire” and “Fargo” was walking in midtown Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the … Read more
SANTA FE, N.M. – A New Mexico judge is considering Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss a grand jury indictment against him at a virtual court hearing Friday. The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021, at a movie ranch on the outskirts … Read more
LONDON – Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). Recommended Videos The annual Sunday Times Rich List calculated that the wealth of the 81-year-old musician and his wife, Nancy Shevell, had … Read more
NEW YORK – Like a political convention held amidst an intra-party rift, Thursday night’s PEN America gala was a call for unity, dialogue and a renewed sense of mission at a time when PEN’s priorities have been called into question. “Our assembly is disassembling,” PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel acknowledged Thursday night. “People of good … Read more
Paul and Tyson’s two press conferences come a little over two months prior to their fight at AT&T Stadium. ARLINGTON, Texas — For the second time in a week, Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano faced off against each other before their highly-anticipated bouts this summer. The “Paul vs. Tyson” and “Katie … Read more