“Lethal Weapon” star Danny Glover revealed Wednesday that he has Alzheimer’s disease and is leaning on his family for support as he lives with the incurable condition. The actor, who appeared in critical hits including “The Color Purple” and “Mandela,” as well as all four installments of Mel Gibson’s maverick cop franchise, told NBC’s Lester […]
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Canada to join Eurovision Song Contest
Canada will take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, organisers announced Wednesday, expanding participation in the world’s biggest live televised music event to the Americas for the first time.”The European Broadcasting Union and its newest member CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s national public broadcaster, are excited to announce that Canada will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song […]
Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit “Y. M. C. A.” became a fixture at rallies for US President Donald Trump, has died, his spouse said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. He was 74.”It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, VICTOR WILLIS. […]
Thousands rush to get tickets for Bayeux Tapestry’s UK show
Thousands rushed to get tickets Wednesday for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London, with the 11th-century artwork depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England set to be transported from France for its first showing in the UK. The delicate tapestry will be transported from its usual home in northern France, but the precise arrangements are […]
Madison Square Garden: from Nazis to Knicks, and now… Taylor’s wedding?
New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden, the apparent venue for pop sensation Taylor Swift’s weekend wedding to NFL superstar Travis Kelce, is a storied arena that has hosted memorable basketball and hockey clashes, celebrity weddings and even a Nazi rally. Here is what to know about the Manhattan fixture locals universally refer to as “MSG”:Dubbed […]
No corn dogs? Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ threatens to be a flop
Deserted booths, sparse crowds and prayer tents. Welcome to the Great American State Fair, where a celebration of the country’s 250th birthday has morphed into a new political battlefront. Summers in Washington are notoriously steamy, but the proverbial heat has soared over the 16-day fair and how people view President Donald Trump’s tight grip on […]
Merkel unveils official portrait for German chancellery
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday unveiled her portrait that will join those of her male predecessors in Berlin’s chancellery building. Merkel cut a ribbon to reveal the painting by French-German artist Jeremie Queyras at Berlin’s Bode Museum, where it will remain on display until October. It shows Merkel wearing one of her trademark […]
Online same-sex romance series embrace AI ‘freedom’
Fed up with the dearth of same-sex love stories on Philippine screens, Vee Camallere created her own show using artificial intelligence, a technology described as a mixed blessing by LGBTQ campaigners. The web developer’s campus romance and crime thriller series “Featherweight” has been watched hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and TikTok since its […]
Switzerland returns famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Swiss authorities on Monday returned 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in a ceremony at the National Museum in Lagos, the latest addition to the nation’s growing collection of repatriated treasures. Countries across Africa have been pushing in recent years for the restitution of artefacts and artworks taken during the colonial period — including Nigeria’s famed […]