NEW YORK – New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their criminal case midtrial Wednesday against three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Aaron Ginandes informed the judge at 10 a.m. that prosecutors would no longer proceed with … Read more
Detectives are still looking for the person who shot the cat in late January in an unincorporated area of St. Pete. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A cat shot with an arrow near St. Pete one month ago has found a new home. The cat named “PAKman,” which stands for “Poor Arrow Kitty,” in reference to … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo has reintroduced capybaras and announced their new home in an updated mixed-species habitat. In a news release on Wednesday, the zoo says new capybaras Ginny and Luna will join anteaters Demetrio and Sprout in an updated habitat, as the anteaters were relocated due to the construction of Congo … Read more
WARSAW – Pianist Eric Guo did everything but travel through time to commune with Chopin. On March 1, the day celebrated as Frederic Chopin’s birthday, the 21-year-old Canadian played one concert at the birthplace of the Romantic-era piano virtuoso and composer, on a piano built during his lifetime. Then he went into town for a … Read more
ROME – For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, earning the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its contribution to cinematic costume design. Established in November 1964 by the late Umberto Tirelli, the shop has been behind 17 Academy Awards for … Read more
SANTA FE, N.M. – Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety duties on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer, a workplace safety investigator testified Tuesday at trial. Defense attorneys for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed … Read more
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – The ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000. As Tony would say, Madone! Recommended Videos An anonymous buyer bid $82,600 Monday night in an online auction for the piece of memorabilia that occupies an outsize role in the lore … Read more