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Oscars announce new home, stunning Hollywood elite

The Oscars are leaving Hollywood. In 2029, the year the telecast moves from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony itself will move from its longtime home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles and the Peacock Theater, 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) away. The Academy announced Thursday that it… Read More

Iconic 1970s “yacht rock” hit singer, songwriter dead at 87

Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer,” has died. He was 87. Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure at the Heart Hospital of Austin in Austin, Texas, said his daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher…. Read More

Liberal comedian handed prestigious honor from… Donald Trump?!

Bill Maher will win the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center said Thursday, less than a week after the White House forcefully denied that the comedian, who has had a hot-and-cold relationship with President Donald Trump, would win it. “For nearly three decades, the Mark Twain… Read More

Scientists uncover futuristic world hidden beneath Lake Erie

Below Cleveland, in a subterranean world many surface dwellers don’t know exists, miners extract a crucial winter mineral — salt. The Whiskey Island salt mine, owned by food giant Cargill, helps supply road salt across the Northeast and Great Lakes, where a colder, snowier-than-usual winter has driven demand. Many municipalities… Read More

Melania Trump’s bizarre “robot” moment goes viral

Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters but all eyes — and cameras — were trained on her humanoid companion on Wednesday. The robot accompanied the first lady to the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts… Read More

Savannah Guthrie’s heartbreaking confession: “I’m so sorry, Mommy”

“TODAY” host Savannah Guthrie gave a heartbreaking tell-all interview this morning surrounding how she and her family are dealing with the kidnapping of her mother, Nancy. In her first televised appearance since her mother’s disappearance, Guthrie sat down with “TODAY” alum and Savannah’s close friend, Hoda Kotb, for a two-part… Read More

Report: NFL star sued for wild racist, biting attack

Star Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua has been sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve. The civil lawsuit was filed this week in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The suit also… Read More

Charlie Kirk’s inner circle grieves after tragic death

Jeff Webb, the founder of Varsity Spirit who helped transform cheerleading into an International Olympic Committee-recognized sport and mentored late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, has died. He was 76. A family spokesperson said Webb died Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, following a “tragic accident.” The family has declined to comment on… Read More

MLB Hall of Fame slugger sues his former club

Hall of Fame slugger Frank Thomas has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago White Sox and accuses the organization with which he played the bulk of his career of unauthorized use of his likeness on uniforms. The lawsuit was filed March 19 in Cook County, Illinois, and also named Nike… Read More