‘Friends’ cast reunion special remains a ‘maybe’ for HBO Max
PASADENA, Calif. — The “Friends” reunion will be there for you. Maybe.
Trump’s defenders to play to many audiences in Senate trial
WASHINGTON — Millions watching on television, 100 senators seated silently in the Capitol, one man in the Oval Office with a twitchy Twitter finger. P...
Trump taps ‘strong, silent type’ to lead impeachment defense
WASHINGTON — Pat Cipollone doesn’t seem like Donald Trump’s kind of fixer.
‘Jeopardy’ tournament matching 3 stars a big hit for ABC
NEW YORK — The “Jeopardy!” tournament matching the game show's three most accomplished and well-known players has proven to be a big hit for ABC, whic...
Legion of Christ accused abuser removed from priesthood
MEXICO CITY — The Catholic Church has removed Mexican Fernando Martínez from the priesthood after considering him guilty of various sexual abuse crime...
Jokic helps Nuggets hold on for 114-104 win over Clippers
DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets withstood a big rally to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114-104 on Sunday n...
Billy Porter to star on Jordan Peele’s ‘The Twilight Zone’
PASADENA, Calif. — Billy Porter is among the actors who will appear on Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone” anthology series next season.
Clippers rally in fourth quarter to beat Warriors 109-100
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, Lou Williams added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 10-point deficit at the start of the f...
CNN agrees to record $76M settlement over labor dispute
CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay as part of a record settlement with the federal labor board after the cable television network terminated...
Dave Burd, aka Lil Dicky, brings comic styling to television
PASADENA, Calif. — Dave Burd's persona as rapper Lil Dicky is already a hit, having released music with some of the genre's biggest names.
Case of 2 missing kids grows to include deaths, cult rumors
BOISE, Idaho — Two dead spouses, two missing children and rumors of a cult. Confusion is growing around a series of mysterious deaths and the disappea...
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland
MEERUT, India — Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbors and journalists pour into his house ...
Clippers get 30-plus from 3 players, beat Knicks 135-132
LOS ANGELES — Montrezl Harrell scored 34 points, Paul George and Lou Williams added 32 apiece and the Los Angeles Clippers bounced back from an ugly l...
Bill O’Reilly guest spot on TV show not a part of Discovery
LOS ANGELES — The Discovery Channel says a television show featuring Bill O’Reilly is not an official program on their network after receiving backlas...
NFL TV ratings up for second straight year
The NFL goes into the playoffs with its regular-season ratings having gone up for the second straight year, the first time the league has seen back-to...
Cuomo: Rebuilding of church lost in 9/11 attacks to resume
NEW YORK — Two years after a lack of funds halted construction of a marble-clad Greek Orthodox church at New York's World Trade Center site, Gov. Andr...
College football leads ESPN to week of television supremacy
NEW YORK — With a feast of football, ESPN outpaced all of the broadcasters to be the most-watched network on television during holiday week.
Deval Patrick hopes ‘magic’ can make up for late 2020 start
CHICAGO — Over a year ago, Woody Kaplan, a major Democratic donor and longtime Deval Patrick supporter, helped the former governor plan his potential ...
PHOTOS: Showbiz mourns losses, from Luke Perry to Doris Day
The world of entertainment said goodbye to some legends in 2019 — from ebullient musical comedy star Carol Channing to Carol Spinney, the man behind B...
At Gallaudet University, deaf culture and faith mix
WASHINGTON (RNS) — When a student stood to read from the Bible during a
A silent worship revival at an Episcopal church for the deaf
NEW YORK — The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen...
Montenegro church property law passes after Parliament chaos
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro’s Parliament adopted a contested law on religious rights early Friday after chaotic scenes in the assembly that res...
Indonesian Muslims protest China’s treatment of Uighurs
JAKARTA, Indonesia — More than a thousand Muslims marched to the heavily guarded Chinese Embassy in Indonesia's capital on Friday to protest China's t...
Pro-Serbs rally in Montenegro against religious law
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Hundreds of pro-Serb opposition supporters on Thursday staged an all-day protest against a law on religious communities that t...
Eddie Murphy’s “Saturday Night Live” return is a ratings win
LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to “Saturday Night Live.”
No Christmas at Notre Dame, as fire forces Mass into exile
PARIS — Notre Dame Cathedral is unable to host Christmas services for the first time since the French Revolution, because the Paris landmark was too d...
Bill aims to open lawsuit window for adult sex abuse suits
ALBANY, N.Y. — Churches, youth groups and schools were hit by a tsunami of lawsuits in 2019 after New York gave survivors of childhood sexual abuse a ...
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not
LINCOLN, Neb. — An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an ...
Sudan government off of U.S. religious freedom blacklist
CAIRO — The United States dropped Sudan from its list of nations that severely violate religious freedoms, signaling increased support for Sudan’s new...
Netflix series examines ‘perfect storm’ that felled NFL star
BOSTON — More than two years after he killed himself in his prison cell, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez's story still fascinates — and now it's headi...