History, celebrity, leafy beauty live on at NYC cemetery
NEW YORK — Michael Cumella, dressed in 1920s garb, laid his old Victrola record player down among the tombstones and turned to the small...
Book review: Can mighty Facebook control false information?
“An Ugly Truth,” by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang (Harper)
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Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms
NEW YORK — If all goes well for NBC Universal over the next several weeks, Americans will be buzzing about the Olympic performances of...
Halloween Horror Nights returning to Universal theme parks
ORLANDO, Fla. — After a pandemic-related absence of a year, Halloween Horror Nights are back with haunted houses based on the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”...
Warner Bros studio tour expands with DC Universe, Potter
BURBANK, Calif. — Batman’s secret cave, Harry Potter’s cupboard under the stairs and the infamous “Friends” apartment are major centerpieces to the huge Warner...
NOTEBOOK: For English fan, Euro 2020 offers a sliver of hope
LONDON — When I was much younger, a soccer anthem called “Three Lions” offered an exuberant cry. “Football’s coming home,” the lyrics went, after...
‘Laredo’ actor William Smith dies; played cowboys, brawlers
LOS ANGELES — Actor William Smith, who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and no-nonsense tough guys in films and television shows including “Laredo,” “Rich Man,...
National Spelling Bee win could be footnote to hoops career
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The biographical blurbs about competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee include a litany of other interests, from sports...
Father recounts Iowa amusement ride accident that killed son
ALTOONA, Iowa — The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park...
R. Kelly’s lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine
NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing...