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Kim Godwin out as ABC News president after 3 years as first Black woman as network news chief

Kim Godwin out as ABC News president after 3 years as first Black woman as network news chief

NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Godwin is out after three tumultuous years as ABC News president , a move presaged earlier this year when network parent Walt Disney Co. installed one of its executives, Debra O'Connell , to oversee the news division.
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Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79

Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79

LONDON (AP) — Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and went down with the ship as the captain in “Titanic,” has died.
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'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening

'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.
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P.E.I.'s East Pointers lead pack with total of three wins at East Coast Music Awards

P.E.I.'s East Pointers lead pack with total of three wins at East Coast Music Awards

CHARLOTTETOWN — P.E.I.’s The East Pointers are multiple winners as the East Coast Music Awards wrapped up today in Charlottetown.
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Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor

Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro's vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans.
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William Shatner says he would consider 'Star Trek' return: 'Here comes Captain Kirk!'

William Shatner says he would consider 'Star Trek' return: 'Here comes Captain Kirk!'

TORONTO — At 93, William Shatner would entertain boldly going where no man has gone before — again.
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Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada

Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada

At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text he's received, only to find a "frustrating" message from an unknown number.
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King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation

King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey.
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Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84

Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84

TOKYO (AP) — Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died. He was 84.
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Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
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