2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (262+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " A leadership change is coming to the Peoria Civic Center as General Manager Rik Edgar prepares to leave for a new position. Edgar announced Friday he will depart June 20 after eight years leading the downtown venue. Beau Sutherland, who…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (349+ words) CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) " U. S. screen legend John Travolta, star of hits such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Grease," was surprised on Friday with an honorary Palme d'Or prize at the "Cannes Film Festival, before the premiere of his directorial "debut "Propeller…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (258+ words) CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) " Asghar Farhadi, director of the first Iranian film to win the Oscar for best foreign language movie, "on Friday described as deeply painful the "deaths of thousands of people in a January crackdown on protesters and…...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (814+ words) By Francesca Halliwell and Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) " If Xavier Gens had waited until now to make his 2024 Netflix hit "Under Paris" about a giant shark in the Seine, he could have cut the visual effects budget by…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago  (603+ words) By Charlie Devereux, Padraic Halpin and Charlotte Van Campenhout MADRID/DUBLIN/AMSTERDAM, May 15 (Reuters) " Broadcasters boycotting Saturday's Eurovision final over Israel's participation will instead offer their viewers a rerun of the sitcom "Father Ted, an alternative music show featuring Spanish…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (336+ words) CANNES, France, May 14 (Reuters) " Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi allowed himself to go outside his cinema red lines and play with structure in his Paris-set drama "Parallel Tales," he "told Reuters ahead of its Cannes Film Festival premiere on…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (426+ words) ROME, May 14 (Reuters) " Italian heritage groups have said they will battle proposals to build a new structure near Rome's Borghese Gallery, saying the project would damage one of the world's most famous museums for "the sake of mass tourism. The…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (89+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " The Peoria Municipal Band begins its 89th season with a Memorial Day concert at the Gateway Building on May 25th. "The program begins at 10: 30 a. m. and will be followed by the Peoria Memorial Association Program at 11 a. m." The summer concert season will officially…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (429+ words) LOS ANGELES, May 13 (Reuters) " French fashion house Christian Dior's new creative director, Jonathan Anderson, unveiled his first Cruise collection on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, transforming the Los Angeles County Museum of Art "into a dazzling catwalk that fused high…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (77+ words) By Ayhan Uyanik and Erol Dogrudogan VIENNA, May 13 (Reuters) - Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday heard the boos of a small number of pro-Palestinian protesters as he took the stage even though "many in the room…...