MINNEAPOLIS — Prince’s “Purple Rain” stage adaptation will make its debut in the late musician’s hometown of Minneapolis before heading to Broadway. On Tuesday, producer Orin Wolf announced the play will make its world premiere at the Hennepin Theatre Trust’s State Theatre in the spring of 2025. More details on the …
Read More »SAG Awards nominations for 2024 announced: See the full list of nominees
Nominations for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Wednesday morning, giving nods to a handful of last year’s blockbusters and critical hits during a presentation hosted by Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae. “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” and “American Fiction” led the SAG Awards nominations this year for films, …
Read More »Small Nebraska town is on edge after 2 brutal killings: “My door is locked now”
The grisly killings of a retiree and then a priest has shocked everyone in tiny Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, including Sheriff Mike Robinson. He’s lived in the community just north of Omaha for 62 years and can’t recall a single homicide before these two. “It really is out of character,” Robinson …
Read More »“Big Bang Theory” actress Kate Micucci says she’s cancer
Actress Kate Micucci, known for her role as Lucy on the CBS sitcom “Big Bang Theory,” says she is cancer-free after undergoing surgery for lung cancer earlier this month. “I have great news, which is that I am cancer-free,” Micucci said in a TikTok video posted on Saturday. “The surgery …
Read More »Artist Ed Ruscha on his career
“If I paint a mountaintop, it’s not really a mountaintop; it’s an idea of a mountaintop,” said artist Ed Ruscha. Some artists are so weird and wonderful, you just can’t stop thinking about them. Maybe that’s why “CBS Sunday Morning” profiled Ruscha in 1983: …and again in 2011… … and …
Read More »Macy’s to ramp up expansion of its small
Macy’s is accelerating the expansion of its small-format stores as it looks to cater to shoppers seeking more convenient locations. The department store said Tuesday that it aims to add up to 30 new small-format locations through the fall of 2025, bringing the total number of such stores to roughly …
Read More »Amber Alert issued for 9
Editor’s note: Charlotte Sena was found safe Monday night Oct. 2, 2023. Below is the article as it appeared before she was found. MOREAU, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said it is “every parent’s nightmare,” after a 9-year-old girl disappeared from a popular New York State park on Saturday night. State …
Read More »New study finds alarming rise in cancer rates among people under 50
Queen Stewart, a lawyer and mother of two, learned she had breast cancer at age 35. She found the lump herself because she was too young for insurance-paid screenings. “I just cried, and I just worried so much about whether I would be here for my girls,” Stewart told CBS …
Read More »2 women hurt after shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field during Sox game
CHICAGO (CBS) — An investigation is underway after two women were shot during the White Sox game Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. Police said a 42-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition. A 26-year-old …
Read More »U.S. opens investigation into steering complaints from Tesla drivers
U.S. auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into safety problems with Tesla vehicles. This time the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into a dozen complaints about loss of steering control or loss of power steering in the 2023 Models 3 and Y electric vehicles. The probe covers an …
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