Entertainment
Ex-3 Doors Down bassist gets 10 years on gun charge
Pascagoula, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been sentenced to 10 years in Mississippi state prison for possession of a firearm by a felon.
Sitar Recital, Kathak dance performance at National Museum Sunday
Dhaka, Oct 12 (UNB) - An evening of Sitar Recital by Ebadul Huq Shaikat and Kathak dance performance by Masum Hossain will be held at 6.30 PM on Sunday at the KabiSufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum
India's #MeToo comes amid calls for 2013 law's enforcement
New Delhi, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — Indian actresses and writers are flooding social media with allegations of sexual harassment and assault, releasing pent-up frustration with a law that was lauded internationally but that critics say has done little to change the status quo in the world's largest democracy.
Rapper Fabolous faces domestic violence, threats charges
Hackensack, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — A grand jury in New Jersey has indicted rapper Fabolous on counts of domestic violence and making terroristic threats.
Taylor Swift wins big at AMAs and encourages fans to vote
Los Angeles, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) - Taylor Swift kicked off her week with a rare political post on social media, and at the American Music Awards she continued the conversation by encouraging fans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Arnold Kopelson, 'Platoon' producer, dies at 83
New York, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Arnold Kopelson, a versatile film producer whose credits ranged from the raunchy teen smash "Porky's" to the Holocaust drama "Triumph of the Spirit" to the Oscar-winning "Platoon," died Monday. He was 83.
Netflix to bring new US production hub to New Mexico
Albuquerque, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is in final negotiations to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex on the edge of the state's largest city, government and corporate leaders announced Monday.
Taylor Swift breaks political silence, backs Tennessee Dems
Nashville, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Music superstar Taylor Swift announced Sunday she's voting for Tennessee's Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen, breaking her long-standing refusal to discuss anything politics.
'Venom' sets October record with $80M; 'Star Is Born' soars
New York, Oct 7 (AP/UNB) — The Sony comic-book movie "Venom" has shrugged off bad reviews to shatter the October box-office record with an $80 million debut, while Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born" soared to $42.6 million.
Tina Turner reveals husband gave her kidney for transplant
London, Oct 7 (AP/UNB) — Tina Turner has revealed that she underwent a kidney transplant with an organ donated by her husband.