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By STEPHEN MCALLISTER Thirty-four years after Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was published, the author returns to the dystopian world of Gilead in her sequel, “The Testaments.” During a news conference at London’s British Library, Atwood related the extreme control over women in Gilead to recent stricter abortion bans signed …

By JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kid Rock’s profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, parade organizers have invited James Shaw Jr., the man hailed as a community hero for wrestling a gun away from the shooter during a …

The Marvel universe just got a slice smaller on Netflix with the cancellation of “Marvel’s Luke Cage” after two seasons. The news Friday surprised fans and came soon after Netflix axed another live-action Marvel series, “Iron Fist.” Both are part of The Defenders world and ordered up by Netflix among …

By ROD McGUIRK and GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement came hours after Harry and the former Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney at the start of …

NBC picks up new daytime talk show for its fall 2019 schedule, starring the first American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson. Unfortunately this pick up will lead to the cancellation of long time favorite talk show Steve, starring Steve Harvey. Steve Harvey’s syndicated talk show has been on the air for …

Who runs the world? Beyoncé! Today celebrates the icon’s thirty seventh birthday! Beyoncé made her start in the nineties girl group Destiny’s Child before going solo in 2003. Now one of the biggest names in entertainment, Beyoncé is a wife, mother, dancer, actress and all around Icon. Enjoy your day, queen!

The trailer for the long awaited fifth season of Bojack Horseman has finally arrived. The series follows the titular character once an actor in a “Full House” type program in the 90s; Horseman now struggles to maintain his relevance and self control.   Bojack back on set, Mr. Peanutbutter rocking …

It’s 13 going on 31, and Freeform doesn’t need Jenifer Garner to pull this one off. The long standing staple of October, the two weeks of childhood nostalgia we know as the “13 Nights of Halloween” has now been expanded to encompass the entire month of October. Viewers will be …