Official enough: Hollande's companion at French ceremony
PARIS (AP) — In a country without a first lady, French President Francois Hollande’s companion may be nearly as official as it gets for the longtime bachelor.
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Stevie Wonder, Cody Simpson, to open Special Olympics games
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Cody Simpson and Avril Lavigne are some of the stars who will perform during next month’s opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games, organizers announced Thursday.
Amazon.com reaches long-term deal with Penguin Random House
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com has reached a long-term agreement with the country’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House, according to a spokeswoman for the online retailer.
PBS' 'Poldark' remake offers love, death and coal mining
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a spring evening in 1977, an unsuspecting American TV audience was about to surrender to 18th-century British soldier Ross Poldark.
China has Hollywood-size ambitions for film industry
Chinese companies are ramping up investment in the foreign entertainment industry, as the country seeks to boost “soft power” by crafting films which appeal to global audiences, industry officials said this week on the sidelines of the Shanghai film festival. After decades of spreading the message of the ruling Communist Party, Chinese studios have become more attuned to commerce, but still face strict government controls over content deemed politically sensitive
JoAnna Garcia Swisher joins ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club'
NEW YORK (AP) — As the wife of Cleveland Indians baseball player Nick Swisher, actress JoAnna Garcia Swisher knows what it’s like to have her husband’s back.
Long Island street named for 'Little Rascals' star
COPIAGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A former child actor who got his start in “The Little Rascals” movies of the 1930s now has his own Long Island street.
Forbes 2015 Investment Guide: The New Money Masters
Timely advice on stocks, mutual funds, real estate, saving for retirement and building your family’s wealth from the next generation of financial luminaries and the editors of Forbes.
US Consumer Sentiment Index Was at a 6-Month Low in May
U.S. EPA looking at chance of resetting biofuels in 2017, beyond
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is already looking at the possibility it will need to reset biofuels use targets in 2017 and beyond, an official said at a Senate hearing on the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program on Thursday.