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By LINDSEY BAHR - AP Film Writer Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show "Three's Company" and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76.…

By LINDSEY BAHR - AP Film Writer Movie theaters turned into concert venues this weekend as Swifties brought their dance moves and friendship bracelets to multiplexes across the country. The unparalleled enthusiasm helped propel "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" to…

(AP)---After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle. Microsoft, which owns the…

(AP)---A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight. That's about 60 pounds on average. The people also did three…

By BOB THOMAS - Associated Press Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a "more meaningful" life, died early Saturday at her home in Los Angeles.…

(AP)---The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is making "remarkable" progress in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in intensive care. McKenna Kelley, one of Retton's four daughters, posted an update…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS -  AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs. The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024 — with physical…

By CLAIRE RUSH and KATIE OYAN - Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A partial solar eclipse of the sun, the first stage of a rare "ring of fire" eclipse that is expected to cut across the Americas, began to…