NEW YORK — The men’s NCAA tournament is averaging 10.3 million viewers through the Elite Eight, according to Nielsen. That is the tournament’s best audience since 1993 and a 9% increase over last year. UConn’s last-second 73-72 victory over Duke in the East Region final averaged 13.4 million on CBS. The audience peaked at 18.9…
WASHINGTON — TMZ built its brand tracking celebrities. Now it’s turning its attention to Congress, chasing down paparazzi-style shots of lawmakers on break from Washington during a record-long partial government shutdown. Videos and photos posted by the tabloid website showing lawmakers in airports, Las Vegas and even Disney World have racked up millions of views…
LONDON — The outcome of Prince Harry ‘s final lawsuit against the British tabloids could rest on the credibility of a private eye who previously admitted snooping on the royal. A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail said Tuesday that the case brought by the Duke of Sussex and celebrities including Elton John…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is attending Tuesday night’s opening of the musical “Chicago” at the Kennedy Center for what could be one of his last visits there for a show before the performing arts institution closes for renovations in July. Trump is set to attend the performance alongside his wife, first lady Melania Trump….
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida judge on Tuesday ordered reality TV star Joseph Duggar held on a $600,000 bond following his arrest earlier this month on child molestation charges involving a child under the age of 12. Judge Brantley Clark also barred Duggar, 31, from having unsupervised contact with any minor under 18. Duggar,…
BANGKOK — The music spectacle Eurovision is holding its first Asian edition in Bangkok later this year. The Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 has confirmed artists from at least 10 countries across Asia competing: Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. More are expected to join before the finale…
MINNEAPOLIS — Bruce Springsteen returns Tuesday to the “Streets of Minneapolis.” After honoring its residents in song for their courage in standing up against the federal immigration crackdown, he’s using the city to launch his latest U.S. tour. The New Jersey rocker released “Streets of Minneapolis” in late January amid the nationwide outcry over the…
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celine Dion will return to the stage this fall with her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome, announcing a five-week limited engagement in Paris. The Grammy-winning star said Monday that she will perform 10 shows at Paris La Défense Arena from Sept. 12…
Zendaya has a few more days to wear something blue. The actor, promoting “The Drama” with co-star Robert Pattinson around the globe, has — wink wink — worn something old, something new and something borrowed. It all fits with the wedding theme of “The Drama,” opening Friday, about a Boston couple whose impending nuptials are…
MARIETTA, Ga. — The U.S. soccer team must be en vogue: Annie Leibovitz was at training Monday to shoot photos. Leibovitz took photos of four players for an hour on a turf field at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground, the practice facility of Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United. Each of the participating players received…
