Stern Grove Festival's final concert canceled due to water main break
The final Stern Grove Festival concert of the year has been canceled after a water main break flooded the concert venue and surrounding park. The damage is extensive. Not only is the Big Picnic Concert called off, the park itself is closed until further notice.
Michael Nader, 'Dynasty' and 'All My Children' star, dead at 76
The star died of an untreatable form of cancer.
R. Kelly made victims write fake blackmail letters, witness says
R&B hitmaker R. Kelly's forced his girlfriends to write fake blackmail letters that he could use to defend himself in case he got charged with sexually abusing them, one of his accusers testified on Wednesday at his New York City trial.
Aaliyah’s final film role: Watch “Queen of the Damned” for free
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Aaliyah, the 22-year-old R&B singer whose stratospheric rise was cut tragically short when she and eight others were killed in a plane crash. We take a look back at her final film role, now streaming for free on Tubi.
‘Nevermind’ album baby sues Nirvana, alleging child pornography
A man featured as a baby on Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is suing, alleging the image makes the baby appear "like a sex worker."
Kanye West petitions to legally change name to 'Ye'
Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name.
Remembering Aaliyah on 20th anniversary of singer’s death
On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others boarded an overloaded twin-engine Cessna in the Bahamas that went down seconds after takeoff.
Sports come to Tubi: What to expect and watch — for free
Tubi and FOX Sports have announced the launch of “Sports on Tubi,” a formidable new entrant in the world of streaming sports.
TV Academy revokes Cuomo's Emmy after resignation
Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat Tuesday, losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic.
Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, dies at 80, publicist says
Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.”
R. Kelly accuser testifies that he sexually abused her at 17
Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday at R. Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial, testifying that the R&B superstar sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer.
'Jeopardy' temporarily taps Mayim Bialik to fill in for ousted host Mike Richards
The former "Big Bang Theory" actress will fill in as the host of the show for its regular syndicated programming this week now that Mike Richards is out.
New movie roundup: ‘Reminiscence,’ ‘The Protégé’ and more
A look at the new movies that arrived this weekend, including Hugh Jackman as a sci-fi private eye in Reminiscence, Maggie Q battling Michael Keaton in The Protégé and great free movies on Tubi.
Longtime music director of Oakland Symphony dies
Longtime director of the Oakland Symphony, Michael Morgan, died on Friday. He led the symphony for 30 years.
Festival organizers wrestle with fast-changing COVID restrictions
Summer concerts at Stern Grove will end on Aug. 29, with the band Tower of Power taking the stage.
BTS cancels world tour due to COVID-19 surge
The BTS tour was originally announced in January 2020 and slated to begin in April, stopping at 17 venues worldwide with 38 concerts across Asia, Europe and North America to promote BTS’s new album “Map of the Soul: 7.”
The weekend in TV: ‘The Chair’, ‘Smackdown’ and ‘Stand Up to Cancer’
Here’s our rundown on the weekend in TV for Aug. 20-22, 2021, from Sandra Oh in "The Chair" to the final confrontations before SummerSlam.
‘Kill Bill’ star Sonny Chiba dies at 82 from COVID-19
Chiba was known for many roles, including “Kill Bill” and “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” and inspired many action filmmakers and actors including Quentin Tarantino and Keanu Reeves.
Mike Richards steps down as ‘Jeopardy!’ host after backlash over past comments
Mike Richards is stepping down as the new host of “Jeopardy!” following backlash he received over past derogatory comments.
Review: Rebecca Hall transfixes in the jarring, unnerving horror ‘The Night House’
In the exceptionally unsettling “The Night House,” directed by David Bruckner and written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, the inexplicability of death isn’t just cause for confusion, but a source of riveting existential horror.



















