Entertainment

By Jake CoyleASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” launched with a franchise-best $80 million over five days, though it came in shy of industry expectations with a $56.2 million haul over the three-day weekend, according to studio estimates. The Paramount Pictures…

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The return of the Beech “Jazz on the Ave” Music Fest ABOVE PHOTO: Headliner Lady Alma and Vertical Current Beech Community Services, in partnership with the 22nd Police District, recently hosted the 14th Annual Beech “Jazz on the Ave” Music Fest, headlined by Lady Alma and Vertical Current. This free event, which attracts thousands of…

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By K-Len Anderson ABOVE PHOTO: Beyoncé and her Renaissance World Tour thrilled fans at the Lincoln Financial Field.Photos by Julian Dakdouk/Live Nation On a hot summer night in Philly, “BeyHive” members from all walks of life gathered at the Lincoln Financial Field for what can only be described as an epic experience — the U.S….

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ASSOCIATED PRESSLAS VEGAS — A home Las Vegas police searched this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to a man long known to detectives investigating the case, whose nephew had emerged as a suspect shortly after the rapper’s killing. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed it served…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Hill Harper (Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com) By Joey Cappelletti ASSOCIATED PRESS LANSING, Mich. — Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Aretha Franklin (Editorial credit: Ovidiu Hrubaru / Shutterstock.com) By Ed White ASSOCIATED PRESS PONTIAC, Mich.  — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Fran Drescher, center, president of SAG-AFTRA, joins Writers Guild of America rally participants outside Paramount Pictures studio, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)  By Andrew Dalton and Leslie Ambriz associated press LOS ANGELES — Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows Alejandro Hernandez, left, and Justina Machado in a scene from “The Horror of Dolores Roach.”  (Amazon Prime Video via AP) By Alicia Rancilio ASSOCIATED PRESS When Justina Machado returns home to her native Chicago, she barely recognizes it. Machado grew up in Chicago’s inner city,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The cast of the North American Tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”  (Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade) By Constance Garcia-Barrio Dancers in sequined red bustiers prance in one by one, among the most sizzling sirens that ever slinked onto a stage. Courtney Reed, the star of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” descends, radiant,…

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BY ED WHITE PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other. It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin whose lawyers…

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