Phoenix, Erivo and ‘Barb and Star’ among Globes presenters
LOS ANGELES — “Barb and Star” are headed to the Golden Globes — actors Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will be among the presenters...
Germany ekes some fun out of a quiet Carnival
DUESSELDORF, Germany — A few Carnival floats poking fun at the likes of Russian President Vladimir Putin, former U.S. President Donald Trump, German politicians...
Review: A different kind of American odyssey in ‘Nomadland’
The great recession didn’t just eliminate jobs, it also erased an entire town. Six months after U.S. Gypsum closed its doors in Empire, Nevada,...
UK performers say post-Brexit visa rules spell disaster
LONDON — Leading British actors including Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Julie Walters warned the government on Tuesday that the U.K. culture sector faces...
Review: An ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers
“The Four Winds,” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press)
It’s 1921...
Chasing a repeat: Elliott out for 2nd straight NASCAR title
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR's newest champion will wreck one of his best friends to win a race. An exhibition race! Nothing but the...
Swedes acquitted of desecrating sunken ferry with robot dive
STOCKHOLM — Two Swedish nationals were acquitted Monday of desecrating a sunken ferry by sending down a robot in the Baltic Sea to film...
Review: A star-making lead performance in ‘The Mauritanian’
It’s often the case that movies based on true stories offer a glimpse of the real-life characters at the end. In “The Mauritanian,”...
French soccer league asks gov’t for financial rescue plan
PARIS — The French soccer league will ask the government to set up a financial rescue plan amid huge revenue losses caused by the...
Kate Winslet turns TV sleuth, says she’d flop in real life
LOS ANGELES — Kate Winslet is playing a police detective on TV, and that’s where her crime-busting ambition ends.
...
