Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Entertainment

'Jurassic Park' actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honored at a private family memorial at his New Zealand...

Ava DuVernay announces '14th' documentary on birthright amendment contested by Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay announced Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and...

Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch movie ‘Ink’ to open Venice Film Festival

A new film about the rise of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and “The Sun” editor Larry Lamb has been selected to open the Venice...

Patricia Lockwood wins $10,000 Gabe Hudson Prize for a dark, comic COVID-19 novel

NEW YORK (AP) — Acclaimed author Patricia Lockwood is this year's winner of the Gabe Hudson Prize, a $10,000 honor named for the late...

China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens foreign journalist visas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from...

Monster Jam rolls into Las Vegas this weekend

Monster Jam is taking over Las Vegas this weekend, and this morning Good Day Las Vegas’ JC Fernandez was live inside the Thomas &...

How a young Alabama man has become a leading — and booming — opera voice

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Nicholas Brownlee had just fallen in love with opera and was eager to see if his emerging bass-baritone voice could...

10 songs to get hyped for the World Cup final

NEW YORK (AP) — Regardless of World Cup allegiances, there is one thing everyone can agree on: There's nothing better than a themed playlist...

Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the...

Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81

LONDON (AP) — Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in...