Laos-set ‘The Rocket’ takes Tribeca Film Festival’s top prize
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Australian film "The Rocket" picked up two top honors on Thursday at the Tribeca Film Awards, winning best narrative feature and best actor for the...
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Jimmy Fallon to succeed Jay Leno as ‘Tonight Show’ host
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jimmy Fallon will take over from veteran Jay Leno next year as host of the NBC flagship talk program "The Tonight Show," NBC said on Wednesday,...
TV journalist Anderson Cooper honored by gay media watchdog
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna on Saturday presented CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper with a gay media watchdog's top honors in recognition of his stature and accomplishment as an...
‘Rhoda’ actress Valerie Harper living ‘fully’ despite brain cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Valerie Harper, star of the 1970s television comedy "Rhoda," says she is determined to "live each day's moments fully" despite a brain cancer diagnosis that...
Travel postcard: 48 hours in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) - Despite its status as a leading European capital, land-locked Madrid has often been overshadowed as a tourist destination by the more glamorously chic Barcelona. But its appeal...
Ed Koch, New York’s colorful longtime former mayor, dies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ed Koch, the voluble three-term mayor who helped bring New York back from the brink of fiscal ruin in the 1970s and came to embody the...
Records fall as NY art auctions take in $170 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three paintings each sold for more than $10 million and artists' records fell as auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's collectively moved some $170 million in Old...
Ed Koch, New York’s colorful longtime former mayor, dies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ed Koch, the voluble three-term mayor who helped bring New York back from the brink of fiscal ruin in the 1970s and came to embody the...
Labrador is America’s top dog, bulldogs make headway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Labrador retriever held its 22-year reign as America's top dog, but a determined bulldog is gaining ground in the popularity stakes. The American Kennel Club's...
Labrador is America’s top dog, bulldogs make headway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Labrador retriever held its 22-year reign as America's top dog, but a determined bulldog is gaining ground in the popularity stakes. The American Kennel Club's...