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Today in History: May 20, Lincoln signs Homestead Act
Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2025. There are 225 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31:
May 25: Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 96. Actor Ian McKellen (“Lord of the Rings”) is 86. Country singer Jessi Colter is 82. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 82. Director-Muppetteer…
Woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape describes their complex history
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein 's sex crimes retrial heard Monday from a woman who said her consensual relationship with the ex-movie mogul descended into rape.
At times, “he validated me so much,” Jessica Mann said, but when…
Book Review: Ocean Vuong takes existentialism to deeply intimate level in ‘The Emperor of Gladness’
Hai is 19 and suicidal. Grazina is 81 and living alone with dementia. So when she strikes a deal to house him so they can keep each other company in exchange for his help as a kind of unofficial live-in nurse, this could spell their mutual…
Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes premiere for ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
CANNES, France (AP) — Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival, in between Broadway performances, for the premiere of Spike Lee's “Highest 2 Lowest” on Monday — and was rewarded with a surprise: an honorary…
Movie Review: Tom Cruise goes for broke in ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’
Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is getting a bit of a god complex. It’s not exactly his fault after defying death and completing impossible missions time and time again. But in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” out Friday, there’s a…
‘Sesame Street’ moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children's staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced…
It’s the end of the world and the Cannes Film Festival does not feel fine
As much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azur sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point. Portents of geopolitical doom are everywhere in a lineup…
Today in History: May 19, West Virginia’s Matewan Massacre
Today is Monday, May 19, the 139th day of 2025. There are 226 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 19, 1920, ten people were killed in a gun battle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of…
Today in History: May 29, Hillary and Norgay first to summit Mount Everest
Today is Thursday, May 29, the 149th day of 2025. There are 216 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount…
Today in History: May 28, Jackson signs Indian Removal Act
Today is Wednesday, May 28, the 148th day of 2025. There are 217 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50,000 Native Americans to relocate to…
What to Stream: Krasinski and Portman search for ‘Fountain of Youth,’ and Joe Jonas’ album
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album Work It Out” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed…
‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ tops box office while The Weeknd’s movie falters
“Final Destination: Bloodlines” has topped the domestic box office charts this weekend. According to studio estimates Sunday the film earned $51 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada. It's the latest hit from Warner…
Jennifer Lawrence stirs Oscar talk in Cannes for ‘Die, My Love’
CANNES, France (AP) — Last year, the Cannes Film Festival produced three best actress nominees at the Oscars. This year's edition may have just supplied another.
In Lynne Ramsay's “Die, My Love,” Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson play…
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — When Richard Linklater first started thinking about making a film about the French New Wave, he figured he'd show it all everywhere except one place.
“I thought: They'll hate that an American director did this,”…
