Armani offers hope for a better season with winter flowers as he closes Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – Giorgio Armani’s collection for the next cold weather season, previewed on the last day of Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, embraces the designer’s love of nature and admiration of Asian cultures expressed in his trademark flowing and flattering tailoring. Think garden party for the daytime looks, with pretty embroidered shoes and hats complementing … Read more

Richonne rises in ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ starring Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira

PASADENA, Calif. – Danai Gurira remembers a moment filming “ The Walking Dead ” which she now believes contributed to the future pairing of her character Michonne with Andrew Lincoln’s Rick. It was during season three, Gurira’s first season on the show. The scene featured Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan and Michael Rooker. … Read more

Famed Cuban diva Juana Bacallao, who ruled the island’s cabaret scene, dies at 98

HAVANA – Juana Bacallao, a renowned Cuban singer and cabaret diva who still performed until recently, has died. She was 98. Bacallao died Saturday after spending several days at a hospital in Havana, according to a statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Culture. Officials didn’t say why she was hospitalized. Recommended Videos Bacallao was known for … Read more

Texas Eats: 75 Years of Kiolbassa Sausage in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – You can watch “Texas Eats” on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on KSAT 12, KSAT.com, and KSAT Plus, our free streaming app. In October of 1949 – Rufus and Juanita Kiolbassa began to offer hand-crafted Polish sausages to the southwest side of San Antonio. Sadly, in 1960 – Rufus Kiolbassa passed away. Following … Read more

Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family’s story is an Oscar nominee

Olfa Hamrouni doesn’t know much about her granddaughter; not her favorite toy nor food — is it the pasta the child’s mother loves, or something else? The Tunisian grandmother doesn’t even let her mind go there. “I don’t want to know. What for but more heartache?” she said. Recommended Videos For now, she just fights … Read more

Backstory of disputed ‘Hotel California’ lyrics pages ‘just felt thin,’ ex-auction exec says

NEW YORK – When Christie’s was offered the chance to sell 13 pages of draft lyrics to the Eagles’ “Hotel California” in 2015, auction house executive Tom Lecky was “super excited.” But red flags started waving when seller Craig Inciardi said he had gotten them from a writer who worked with the band decades earlier … Read more