NEW YORK – A judge sentenced a member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” to 6 1/2 years in prison on Friday for defrauding thousands of people nationwide in a telemarketing scam, many of them vulnerable or older. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence for Jennifer Shah after she sobbed … Read more
NEW YORK – Acclaimed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky won’t be going far this summer when he leaves American Ballet Theatre — he’ll simply be crossing Lincoln Center’s plaza over to New York City Ballet. Ratmansky, one of the leading classical choreographers in the world, will join NYCB in August as artist in residence with a five-year … Read more
“The Hypnotoad is like a strange angel, that’s what I would say,” Hypnotoad creator Eric Kaplan said. FORT WORTH, Texas — Whether in Amon G. Carter Stadium, in downtown Fort Worth or scrolling through social media on a Saturday while watching college football, it’s nearly impossible to avoid interacting with TCU’s viral new, meme mascot. … Read more
HOUSTON – The man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff in Houston has been released on $1 million bond. Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was released from the Harris County jail Tuesday, according to court records. Clark was arrested Dec. 1 on a murder charge. His attorney, Letitia Quinones, has said … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Restaurant weeks are about to return to San Antonio and that means many popular restaurants will offer special three-course prix-fixe menus for diners. Culinaria, a nonprofit organization that promotes San Antonio as a premier food and wine destination, will host the bi-annual restaurant weeks from Jan. 16-28. “San Antonio’s vibrant and diverse … Read more
NEW YORK – The title alone of Sarah Cooper’s upcoming memoir is a hint that she doesn’t plan to flatter herself. Cooper has a deal with Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, to write “Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination and Humiliation.” The comedian, author and actor said in a statement Thursday that she hoped to … Read more
NEW YORK – Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling the book “Lovely One.” “Mine has been an unlikely journey,” Jackson said in a statement released Thursday by Random House. “But the path was paved by courageous women and men … Read more