SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – A new Margaritaville Beach Resort has officially opened on South Padre Island. It’s the first Texas beachfront resort in the Margaritaville portfolio and offers all-ocean view rooms and condos. Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island opened Monday. The resort has 200 guestrooms and 50 beachfront condos with one, two, or … Read more
NEW YORK – “Avatar: The Way of Water” may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of “Avatar” delays isn’t done, yet. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday pushed the release of “Avatar 3” a year, bumping it from December 2024 to December 2025. The timeline is stretched even further for … Read more
DORSET, Vt. – Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71. Shortly before 5 p.m., a Honda SUV was turning left into a parking lot when it collided with Williams’ … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host. Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game show in a tweet. “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Director Eva Longoria and cast members of the movie “Flamin’ Hot” talk about how the film shows the obstacles many face and how they beat stereotypes. The film details the story of Mexican-born immigrant Richard Montañez and his career-launching invention of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos that landed him the role of executive vice-president … Read more
NEW YORK – Author Elizabeth Gilbert is delaying publication of a novel she had set in Russia, saying she had received an outpouring of “anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” from Ukrainian readers. The head of PEN America, the free expression organization, called the decision “regrettable.” Gilbert’s “The Snow Forest,” set in Siberia during the Soviet … Read more
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and music,” the White House announced Wednesday. The concert, to be held June 13, will be on the South Lawn of the White House. During the event, the White House says it will “uplift … Read more