LONDON – King Charles III honored the K-pop band Blackpink on Wednesday for their work in raising awareness about climate change, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged closer cooperation between their two countries on technology and defense. On the second day of Yoon’s three-day state visit to London, … Read more
NEW YORK – A former Penthouse magazine model sued Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose on Wednesday, saying he raped her in a 1989 attack at a New York City hotel that left her with anxiety and depression and harmed her career. Sheila Kennedy, 61, filed the lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, seeking … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The official kickoff to the holiday season in San Antonio will celebrate its 42nd year in 2023. The Ford Holiday River Parade is planned for Friday evening, when illuminated floats, holiday lights and costumed parade participants will take over downtown. The parade will start at 6 p.m. at the Tobin Center, and … Read more
Spike Lee already had several big moments with the Oscars by the time he finally won a competitive statuette in 2019. His first came almost 40 years earlier, in 1983, when he was a film student at New York University. Lee submitted his master’s thesis film “Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads,” starring Monty Ross, … Read more
NEW YORK – Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, nearly killed by Russian bombs while reporting in Ukraine less than two years ago, returned to the country this week to interview Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Hall has endured dozens of surgeries since the March 14, 2022, blast. He lost his right leg below his knee and … Read more
Impossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and “Oppenheimer,”about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception. In fact, it’s often where inspiration was born. During one especially stressful stretch, filmmakers lost their White House set five days before they had one day to shoot with Gary Oldman, who … Read more
It’s still hard to believe that Matthew Perry, one of the six stars of “Friends,” died a few weeks ago. If you’re like me, you’ve probably been watching old episodes of “Friends” to honor the late actor and the incredible work he did on the show. Since the Thanksgiving episodes of “Friends” are top tier … Read more