Ken Shepherd

Netflix buys rights to Pope Francis mini-series: Report

Netflix has paid $15 million for a four-part series on the life and ministry of Jorge Maria Bergoglio, the Catholic priest who become Pope Francis, Variety reported Friday.

December 2, 2016

Penn State students who destroyed Trump signs are raising cash online to pay the fine

A couple of Penn State students who destroyed Trump campaign signs at a demonstration are raising money online to pay their fine and donate to Planned Parenthood, Campus Reform reported Thursday.

December 1, 2016

Julian Edelman, Patriots wide receiver, visits newborn daughter in hospital: Report

Julian Edelman is a new papa. The Patriots wide receiver reportedly flew to Los Angeles on Wednesday for the birth of his daughter to Swedish model Ella Rose.

December 1, 2016

Jeff Franklin, ‘Full House’ creator, buys San Francisco home that his sitcom made famous

Jeff Franklin, the creator of the 1980s sitcom "Full House," has bought the San Francisco house he made famous.

December 1, 2016

Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic leader, calls for probe of China’s Dalian Wanda Group

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the U.S. government to exert closer scrutiny of China's Dalian Wanda Group, an entertainment conglomerate with ties to the Communist government in Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

December 1, 2016

Levi’s CEO requests gun owners not pack heat in company’s retail locations

Saying it was not an attack on the Second Amendment, Levi's CEO Chip Bergh released an open letter on Wednesday requesting gun owners not pack heat in the blue-jean maker's retail locations.

November 30, 2016

‘Rogue One’ to open without iconic Star Wars crawl: Report

"Rogue One," the newest movie in the Star Wars franchise will not have the iconic opening-sequence crawl, Variety reported on Nov. 22.

November 30, 2016

Showtime’s ‘Masters of Sex’ ends after four seasons: Report

Showtime's drama "Masters of Sex," about the professional and romantic partnership of human sexuality researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson, will not be renewed, ending its run with the wedding of the main characters.

November 30, 2016

Netflix app now allows downloads; ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘The Crown’ among available selections

Netflix unveiled a new "available for download" feature on its smartphone apps on Wednesday, just in time for the holiday travel season.

November 30, 2016

India’s national anthem must be played prior to movie screenings, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court for India issued a ruling that requires moviehouses to play the country's national anthem prior to every movie screening.

November 30, 2016

D.C.-area highway signs warn of aircraft-enforced speed limits, but they’ve been grounded for years

Until a few years ago, state police agencies in the D.C. area supplemented their highway patrols with aircraft to help detect speeders. With budget cutbacks, that's no longer the case, but now-misleading road signs warning motorists about aerial enforcement have been left in place, WTOP Radio reports.

November 29, 2016

Anti-Trump ‘Women’s March on Washington’ planned for Jan. 21 hits a scheduling snag: Report

The planned Women's March on Washington that had been set to rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 21, has hit a snag, WTOP Radio reported Tuesday.

November 29, 2016

Leah Remini: Tom Cruise had me ask CBS exec to kill ‘60 Minutes’ story on Scientology

Leah Remini, an ex-Scientologist who now denounces her former religion as money-making scam, told The Hollywood Reporter that action-movie star Tom Cruise once enlisted the actress to lobby a CBS executive to kill a critical "60 Minutes" story.

November 29, 2016

Prince, David Bowie, Rod Stewart songs inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame

Prince and David Bowie, two rock-music legends who died this year, are among the 25 musicians to be honored Monday by the recording industry. Their respective hit songs "Sign 'O' The Times" and "Changes" were named among the 2017 class inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

November 29, 2016

Haggis could be imported into U.S. again soon: Report

An 18-year-old ban on importing British sheep could be coming to an end and, with it, a ban on importing Scottish haggis, CNN reported Wednesday.

November 25, 2016

Jacosa Kato, magician’s assistant, plunges to death from roof of apartment building: Report

Jacosa Kato, an assistant to magician Jonathan Pendragon, died Wednesday night after falling from the roof of her Los Angeles apartment building.

November 25, 2016

Nigel Farage, Trump-supporting British politician, looking to immigrate to the U.S.: Report

The man that President-elect Donald Trump has said he would like to see as London's ambassador to the U.S. may actually be coming to America's shores as an immigrant.

November 25, 2016

Suspect at large in stabbing death at Catholic retirement home in France: Report

French police are searching for a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a woman in the laundry room of a retirement home for Catholic monks.

November 25, 2016

Handy, crowdsourced handyman service, will pick up overtime charges for Black Friday jobs

Handy, a smartphone app that connects users with contractors for odd jobs such a hanging shelves or mounting flatscreen TVs, announced it will pick up the convenience charge for jobs scheduled on Black Friday.

November 24, 2016

Ice cream for breakfast may make you smarter

A Japanese scientist reportedly found that a little bit of ice cream in the morning may sharpen your brain function for the day ahead.

November 24, 2016