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Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

CINCINNATI — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79. At its peak, ...

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

NEW YORK — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela ...

Fox News ousts Tucker Carlson, its most popular host

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Fox News on Monday ousted prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and make him an influential force in GOP politics. Fox said ...

Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence

SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors on Friday formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust, “ citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate. In a stunning ...

‘Rust’ movie reboots after Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. — Filming on the Western movie “Rust” could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico. Baldwin will ...

Film series for adults continues at the library

The library film series for adults continues at 2 p.m. on April 24 in the Marshalltown Public Library’s community meeting rooms. The movie license forbids the use of film titles in publicity; therefore, the library invites people to play the movie guessing game. This film is a 1954 ...