FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, LeBron James and K-Pop band BTS are among dozens of celebrities and world leaders who will […]
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(Reuters) – David Rhodes, the former president of CBS News who started his career at Fox News, is returning to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to help the company’s News UK operations in the video business, a source familiar with the matter said. Rhodes left CBS News last year. The source […]
FILE PHOTO: Model Gigi Hadid (L) and singer Zayn Malik arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” in the Manhattan borough of New York, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz LOS ANGELES […]
FILE PHOTO: Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor answers questions during a news conference discussing his new film “Besharam” in New York, September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, who starred in celebrated movies such as “Bobby” and “Mera Naam Joker” made by the Bollywood film […]
FILE PHOTO: Former first lady Michelle Obama signs copies of her memoir Becoming at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michelle Obama’s tour to promote her best-selling 2018 memoir “Becoming” has been turned into a documentary film for […]
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch King Willem-Alexander urged all people in the Netherlands to stay at home on Monday, instead of flocking onto the streets clad in orange as they normally do for the annual celebration of Kingsday. Children with Dutch flags painted on their faces react as the Royal Concertgebouw […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coronavirus quarantine has supermodel Naomi Campbell reinventing herself as a talk show host with the new series “No Filter with Naomi.” FILE PHOTO: International supermodel and activist Naomi Campbell speaks to Reuters during an interview in London, Britain, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo The catwalk […]
FILE PHOTO: Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett appears in a courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building for his arraignment, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 24, 2020. Brian Cassella/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett who accused […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry appealed to the father of his wife Meghan to call him in the days before he decided to pull out of the couple’s star-studded wedding two years ago, documents submitted to London’s High Court on Monday showed. Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, is suing […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate urged people to look after their mental health during the novel coronavirus outbreak and drew attention to the particular psychological strain felt by frontline health workers. “We can feel frustrated, miss loved ones or get anxious,” William, the grandson of […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Chilean author Luis Sepúlveda, best known for his book “The Old Man Who Read Love Stories,” died on Thursday of COVID-19 in a hospital in Asturias, the region of northern Spain where he lived for several decades, his publisher and Spanish media reported. The 70-year-old author, who […]
(Reuters) – The body of a great-grandson to Robert F. Kennedy was recovered from Chesapeake Bay off the Maryland coast on Wednesday, two days after he went missing with his mother while riding in a canoe, the New York Times reported. The remains of 8-year-old Gideon McKean were found about […]
(Reuters) – The body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend, the granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, was recovered on Monday evening and the search for her son will continue, the Maryland Natural Resources Police said. The daughter of former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, 40, and her son, Gideon […]
FILE PHOTO: Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo (Reuters) – “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling said on Monday she had recovered from a suspected case of COVID-19 after two weeks of illness. […]
LONDON (Reuters) – British actress Honor Blackman, who was best known for playing Bond girl Pussy Galore, has died at the age of 94, her family said on Monday. Blackman died of natural causes at her home in Sussex, southern England the family said in a statement to the Guardian […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died at age 81 from heart complications, his family said on Friday. Withers produced nine albums, most of them written and recorded in the 1970s, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died at age 81 from heart complications, his family said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Musician Bill Withers speaks as he is inducted during the 2015 […]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey said on Thursday she was donating $10 million to coronavirus relief efforts, including a new venture to help get food to vulnerable Americans during the coronavirus epidemic. FILE PHOTO: Oprah Winfrey takes part in the Women In The World Summit in New York City, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wilhelm Burmann, a master teacher and coach for the world’s top ballet dancers for more than four decades, has died of renal failure after his treatment was complicated by the coronavirus, a close friend said. He was 80. Wilhelm Burmann teaches class at Steps on Broadway […]
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan posted their last message as working members of Britain’s royal family on Monday before officially […]