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Conan O’Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026

Conan O’Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026

Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026. The late-night host and comedian will preside over the 98th Academy Awards, set for March 15, the film academy’s leadership said Monday.
Belgian actor Émilie Dequenne dies at 43 of rare cancer, report says

Belgian actor Émilie Dequenne dies at 43 of rare cancer, report says

Émilie Dequenne, the Belgian actor who won a top Cannes Film Festival prize for her breakout role in “Rosetta,” has died, a news report says. She was 43.
Book Review: 'Lincoln’s Peace' offers lessons for these times from the Civil War

Book Review: 'Lincoln’s Peace' offers lessons for these times from the Civil War

“Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs.
Book Review: Yuko Tsushima, now in English translation, explores nuclear, and personal, nightmares

Book Review: Yuko Tsushima, now in English translation, explores nuclear, and personal, nightmares

Japan’s three historic nuclear events — the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II and the 2011 nuclear plant meltdowns in Fukushima — form a key backdrop for “Wildcat Dome,” a novel by Yuko Tsushima.
Dina Pugliese rejoins 'Breakfast Television' alongside new host Tim Bolen

Dina Pugliese rejoins 'Breakfast Television' alongside new host Tim Bolen

TORONTO — Longtime former "Breakfast Television" co-host Dina Pugliese is settling back into the chair.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain Royals St Patrick's Day Parade

PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain Royals St Patrick's Day Parade

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 23-29

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 23-29

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 23-29: March 23: Director Mark Rydell (“On Golden Pond”) is 96. Singer Chaka Khan is 72. Actor Amanda Plummer is 68. Actor Catherine Keener is 66. Actor Hope Davis (“The Matador,” ″About Schmidt”) is 61.
‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office

‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office

Five new movies opened wide in North American theaters this weekend including a starry spy picture from Steven Soderbergh , an A24 thriller, a Looney Tunes movie and a high concept action-comedy with “The Boys” star Jack Quaid .
Impress me much? Shania Twain ready to lift homegrown artists on 'Canada's Got Talent'

Impress me much? Shania Twain ready to lift homegrown artists on 'Canada's Got Talent'

TORONTO — Shania Twain famously sings “That don’t impress me much," but the "Canada's Got Talent" judge hopes contestants aren't intimidated by the sassy persona the performer embodied in her 1990s hit.
Kashmir's Sufi music lovers are sticking with the audio cassette

Kashmir's Sufi music lovers are sticking with the audio cassette

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Farooq Ahmad Shaksaaz presses a button on his 1970 Sharp cassette player, and with a hefty clack the machine whirrs to life.