How Love Rocks became a NYC tradition

NEW YORK (AP) – This year’s Love Rocks NYC benefit is as star-studded as ever, with headliners Paul Simon, Mary J. Blige and Elvis Costello, and hosts that include Whoopi Goldberg and Julianne Moore.

Christina Applegate unleashes probing memoir: 'You with the Sad Eyes'

NEW YORK (AP) – Christina Applegate’s memoir is not a safe, prim thing. It’s raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more than a bit dangerous – a lot like Christina Applegate.

Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous award for 'The Studio' at Actor Awards

A month after her unexpected death, Catherine O’Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance on “The Studio.” O’Hara won best female actor in a comedy series Sunday at the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards. O’Hara died at the age of 71 on Jan. 30 from a blood clot in the lungs.

Robert De Niro to deliver Lincoln's civility warning at a Carnegie Hall benefit

NEW YORK (AP) – After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, Robert De Niro will be issuing a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.

Justin Timberlake sues to block police video of 2024 drunken arrest

NEW YORK (AP) – Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body camera footage from his drunken driving arrest in New York’s Hamptons in 2024.

Savannah Guthrie returns to her mother's home

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother’s home outside Tucson on Monday in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago.

The Guess Who plan the band's first official US tour in over two decades

NEW YORK (AP) – Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who – the band that crafted the hit song “American Woman” – will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two decades.

An Oscar race that looked like a runaway may be a close call

NEW YORK (AP) – Who says to beware the Ides of March?  A March 15 Academy Awards may feel late. By then, it will be almost a year since “Sinners” sunk its teeth into moviegoers last April. Some nominees have been on the campaign trail since the Cannes Film Festival in May. But the upside of a prolonged Oscar race has meant some unexpected late drama.

Padma Lakshmi finds new competitive kitchen with 'America's Culinary Cup'

NEW YORK (AP) – Padma Lakshmi is back in the kitchen with a knives-out cooking competition, and this time the stakes are higher – for the contestants and for her.