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‘Fatima’ review: Children in a time of war see an apparition of peace

August 27, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

"Fatima" chronicles mystical events leading to what believers call "the Miracle of the Sun" in October 1917, in Fatima, Portugal. The film follows three young shepherd children -- principally 9-year-old...

U.S. first lady Melania Trump addresses the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020.

Melania Trump gives Republican convention a ratings boost with 18 million TV viewers

August 27, 2020 at 8:27 a.m.

First Lady Melania Trump's speech from the White House Rose Garden lifted the TV audience for the Republican National Convention to 18 million viewers, an improvement over the opening night....

FILE - Bette Midler attends Variety's Power of Women: New York on April 5, 2019, in New York. Midler is using words and pictures to tell a New York story. Random House Books for Young Readers said Thursday that Midler's picture book will be called "The Tale of the Mandarin Duck." It will be published Feb. 16. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Caving to backlash, Bette Midler says she was wrong to mock Melania Trump’s accent

March 11, 2024 at 2:02 p.m.

Bette Midler has walked back controversial comments she tweeted about First Lady Melania Trump during the 2020 Republican National Convention. On Tuesday, the stage and screen icon drew sharp criticism...

In this Sept. 14, 2016, file photo, Matt Stutzman, of United States, holds the bow with his foot as he competes in the individual compound-open, during the Paralympic Games at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Stutzman is among several Paralympic athletes who are profiled in the Nexflix documentary "Rising Phoenix."

‘Rising Phoenix’ review: Spotlighting athletes of the Paralympics while the Olympics are postponed

August 27, 2020 at 8:34 a.m.

Days before the close of the 2012 London Olympics, banners appeared around the city bearing the logo of the soon-to-follow Paralympic Games and proclaiming, "Thanks for the warm-up." That cheeky,...

Dannette and Austin Glitz have been together for 12 years and after having to kids, they thought they were on the same page about the story of their family.
However, within the course of four minutes, their lives were forever rewritten. "One time I seen a shooting star and I wished for a baby brother, and I wished for like two sisters for my little sister because she always wanted a little sister, I knew this eday was always going to come," said the couple's son, Ronnie Glitz.

Los Angeles County reports cases of newborns with COVID-19 for first time

August 27, 2020 at 7:17 a.m.

Los Angeles County officials on Wednesday reported the first cases of COVID-19 among newborns. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported that 1,200 pregnant women and girls between the ages of...

NBA executive Steve Hellmuth watches three feeds of an Aug. 5 game from Disney World's Wide World of Sports Complex.

ESPN’s NBA bubble broadcasts are an Olympian effort

August 26, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

LeBron James had just exited a Mickey Mouse-decorated bus last week when the superstar's arrival for that night's Lakers game was spotted by Camera 50, one of the nearly 100...

"Criminal Minds" is one of the longest running network drama series.

TikTok teens are obsessed with ‘Criminal Minds.’ They may change TV fandom forever

August 26, 2020 at 11:49 a.m.

One of the first "Criminal Minds" videos Joselyn Martinez posted to TikTok involves a scene in which actor Matthew Gray Gubler appears to break character. She wanted to share the...

Bella Thorne walks the red carpet ahead of the "Joker" screening during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2019 in Venice, Italy.

Bella Thorne has made $2 million on OnlyFans in less than a week. A movie is next

August 27, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

It hasn't even been a week since Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans, and the 22-year-old says she's already made $2 million from her page. The actress became a part of the...

Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks as she tapes her speech for the first day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s RNC speech sparks shock and awe in Hollywood and beyond

August 25, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

When Kimberly Guilfoyle shouted, "The best is yet to come!" at the Republican National Convention, she probably wasn't referring to all the jokes inevitably made at her expense following her,...

A screen displays President Donald Trump as he speaks on stage during the first day of the Republican National Committee convention, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican convention draws 15.9 million TV viewers, down 28% from 2016

August 25, 2020 at 3:25 p.m.

The first night of the Republican National Convention averaged 15.9 million viewers on Monday, a sharp drop of 28% from 2016. The audience figure from Nielsen was also below the...

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