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Actor Valerie Mahaffey, 'Northern Exposure' Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle, publicist says

Actor Valerie Mahaffey, 'Northern Exposure' Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle, publicist says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrated actor Valerie Mahaffey, whose stage, film and television work ranged from Shakespeare to the hit 1990s series “Northern Exposure,” died at age 71 after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released Saturday by
Miss Atomic Bomb: The woman, the mystery and the man who solved it

Miss Atomic Bomb: The woman, the mystery and the man who solved it

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It wasn't going to be easy to track down the woman who came to be known as “Miss Atomic Bomb.
Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand crowned Miss World 2025

Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand crowned Miss World 2025

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year.
Afro Mexican actors fighting racism celebrate their heritage through their plays

Afro Mexican actors fighting racism celebrate their heritage through their plays

TICUMÁN, México (AP) — There was something about her body, but Mexican actress Eréndira Castorela couldn’t quite put her finger on it. Some casting directors told her she was “too tall” to play a Mexican woman.
Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for 'The Simpsons' for 27 years, dies at 84

Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for 'The Simpsons' for 27 years, dies at 84

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” for 27 years, has died.

Domingo Hindoyan to become music director of LA Opera for 2026-27 season

NEW YORK (AP) — Domingo Hindoyan will succeed James Conlon as music director of the LA Opera and start a five-year contract on July 1, 2026.
Key moments from the third week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

Key moments from the third week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ ex-employees took a central role in the third week of his sex trafficking trial, including personal assistants who testified that the hip-hop mogul was capricious, controlling and violent.
Mexican band Grupo Firme cancels US show, saying their visas were suspended by Trump administration

Mexican band Grupo Firme cancels US show, saying their visas were suspended by Trump administration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The popular Mexican regional music band Grupo Firme announced on Friday that it was canceling a performance in a music festival in California over the weekend after the United States government suspended the musicians' visas.
Shakira performance for World Pride opening concert abruptly canceled due to technical issues

Shakira performance for World Pride opening concert abruptly canceled due to technical issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — One day before the kickoff concert for World Pride 2025 in the nation's capital, headlining performer Shakira has abruptly canceled due to equipment difficulties.
Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series 'M.A.S.H.,' has died at 87

Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series 'M.A.S.H.,' has died at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Maj. Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.