Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but 'Killers of the Flower Moon' opens strongly
Oct 23, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend. And while the box office belonged for a second time to…
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Britney Spears' book 'The Woman In Me' makes private details public, and public events personal
Oct 20, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spear’s highly anticipated memoir “The Woman in Me” will be released Tuesday. In it, the pop superstar gives her personal take on events that have made headlines for decades. They…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets a contract extension through March 2027
Oct 19, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell received his long-expected contract extension on Wednesday. “The Compensation Committee updated the full ownership today that an agreement has been reached to extend Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract…
Amazon, Tripadvisor and other companies team up to battle fake reviews while FTC seeks to ban them
Oct 18, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews. Amazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot, as well as…
Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert scorches his own Guinness Book heat record
Oct 17, 2023
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Ed Currie, the South Carolina hot pepper expert who crossbred and grew the Carolina Reaper that’s hotter than most pepper sprays police use to subdue unruly criminals, has broken his own world…
Man admits stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers from museum in 2005, but details remain a mystery
Oct 16, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged in the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that could keep him out of prison…
Microsoft clears last hurdle to buying Call of Duty maker Activision in $69 billion deal
Oct 13, 2023
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard won final approval Friday from Britain’s competition watchdog, reversing its earlier decision to block the $69 billion gaming deal and removing the final obstacle for…
Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam 'bullying tactics'
Oct 12, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. The studios announced that they had…
104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books
Oct 11, 2023
CHICAGO, IL. (AP) -- Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner's close friend, Joe…
Pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds wins California contest, sets world record for biggest gourd
Oct 10, 2023
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a giant jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms). Travis Gienger…