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'Avatar' sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avatar: The Way of Water" sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in what studios estimate Sunday will be a strong $56 million in North America — a sign that…

Tory Lanez convicted in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion that left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet. …

Jurors deciding whether Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors have began deliberating at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and leaving her wounded. The jury of seven women and five men…

22nd JEWEL Awards to be held in February

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The 22nd JEWEL Awards is coming this February, and a familiar face will be there. On February 18, the JEWEL Awards will be held at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in downtown Jackson. It will be…

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles jurors on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing. [caption id="attachment_1259402"…

'Something to Talk About' songwriter Shirley Eikhard dies

By Mark Kennedy - AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shirley Eikhard, the singer-songwriter who supplied songs for Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins and found lasting fame penning Bonnie Raitt's Grammy-winning 1991 hit "Something to Talk About,"…

School board highlights students, discusses range of topics

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System held their monthly board meeting on Thursday. At Thursday's meeting, a variety of topics were discussed. The American flag was presented by the Liberty Tech JROTC. And after, some entertainment was…

Golden Globe noms arrive, 'Elvis' and 'Top Gun' in the mix

NEW YORK (AP) — The 80th Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced, with “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leading the pack. Nominations were read Monday on NBC’s “Today” show. Martin McDonagh’s feuding friends tale…

EXPLAINER: Pronouns, nonbinary people and the Club Q attack

The Colorado Springs gay bar shooting suspect’s assertion of being nonbinary has put gender identity and pronouns — and some sensitive questions around them — back in the spotlight. Respecting Anderson Lee Aldrich’s request to be referenced with they/them pronouns does not…