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Gene Hackman was more than an everyman: An Appreciation

Gene Hackman was more than an everyman: An Appreciation

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the greatest American actors of the 20th century was voted “least likely to succeed” by his first theater school, wasn’t a star until he was 40 and possessed a face he once described as “your everyday mineworker.
A look at Louisiana's Mardi Gras festivities through the years

A look at Louisiana's Mardi Gras festivities through the years

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood boils — Louisiana's 2025 Carnival Season is approa
Irina Shayk opens Blumarine show in Milan injecting buzz into creative director David Koma’s debut

Irina Shayk opens Blumarine show in Milan injecting buzz into creative director David Koma’s debut

MILAN (AP) — Top model Irina Shayk injected buzz into Georgian designer David Koma’s debut as Blumarine's creative director, opening the Fall-Winter 2025-26 preview show during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday in a mood-setting, sharply executed, shear
Police ID victim, downgrade murder charge in Ont. restaurant fire

Police ID victim, downgrade murder charge in Ont. restaurant fire

NOBLETON, Ont. — York Regional Police have identified the victim of a fatal late-night restaurant fire north of Toronto and downgraded a murder charge against the alleged arsonist.
Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Harriet the Spy' star, dies at 39

Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Harriet the Spy' star, dies at 39

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl” — has died. She was 39.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Obit Gene Hackman

PHOTO COLLECTION: Obit Gene Hackman

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively mourn death of Michelle Trachtenberg

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively mourn death of Michelle Trachtenberg

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively are among those paying tribute to Michelle Trachtenberg, who died Wednesday. Trachtenberg was found in her New York apartment “unconscious and unresponsive,” according to an NYPD statement.
Music Review: Blackpink star Lisa's 'Alter Ego' is an ambitious, chameleonic solo debut

Music Review: Blackpink star Lisa's 'Alter Ego' is an ambitious, chameleonic solo debut

New York (AP) — Lisa, one-fourth of the K-pop juggernaut Blackpink, has officially stepped out on her own — releasing her first solo album “Alter Ego.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Tate Brothers

PHOTO COLLECTION: Tate Brothers

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Hiker rescues pup from abandoned coal pit after frigid weeklong search in Pennsylvania

Hiker rescues pup from abandoned coal pit after frigid weeklong search in Pennsylvania

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania hiker had followed his dog off a mountain trail this week when he glanced toward a deep coal pit below and saw a tail move near a pile of rocks.
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