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Harriet Tubman National Historical Park becomes reality

AUBURN, N.Y. – Federal parks officials have formally established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in upstate New York. Members of the state’s congressional delegation j...

DATE: Jan 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

American ownership approved for Formula One

GENEVA – Motor sport’s governing body has given its official stamp of approval to Formula One being sold to Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, for $4.4 b...

DATE: Jan 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Streep, Meyers, ‘Moonlight’ to be honored at LGBTQ gala

NEW YORK – Actress Meryl Streep, TV host Seth Meyers, and the Golden Globe-winning movie “Moonlight” will be honored next month by the Human Rights Campaign, the LGBT civil rights organizati...

DATE: Jan 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Baylor, UCLA basketball survive close games

Close games highlight Top 25 slate

DATE: Jan 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson to announce Oscar nominees

LOS ANGELES – Oscar winners Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson will help announce this year’s Academy Award nominees. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Friday revea...

DATE: Jan 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Sherlock’ season finale leaks online 1 day before premiere

LONDON – There’s a little less mystery about the season finale of the television series “Sherlock” after a Russian version of the episode leaked online. The show’s official Twitte...

DATE: Jan 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Navajo Nation making progress on Amber Alert system

Effort a response to deadly abduction near Shiprock

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ryan Reynolds named 2017 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Ryan Reynolds, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing the title role in 2016’s “Deadpool,” was named Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatr...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Breckenridge hotel room roof collapses under snow

BRECKENRIDGE – The roof of a hotel conference room in Breckenridge collapsed under the weight of all the heavy, wet snow that’s been falling in Colorado’s mountains. No one was in...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body found after Farmington fire

FARMINGTON – Fire officials say one man was found dead after a blaze at a Farmington apartment complex. The Farmington Fire Department is investing the blaze that started Tuesday ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

British TV trailer shows Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson

A British TV network has offered the first glimpse of actor Joseph Fiennes playing Michael Jackson in an upcoming comedy series. Sky Arts has released a trailer for its upcoming “...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Natalie Portman says co-star Kutcher paid 3 times as much

Natalie Portman says Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in 2011’s “No Strings Attached.” Portman tells Marie Claire she knew about the pay differen...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming