9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (760+ words) Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug....

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (720+ words) Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84. Jones had a heart…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago   (195+ words) The Connecticut Renaissance Faire's 2026th edition runs Saturdays, Sundays and two holiday Mondays from Aug. 29 through Oct. 25, according to the event's website. Connecticut residents will have a chance to don pointed ears next month. "We think it's going to be really…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (551+ words) “I almost died,” he says. It “could be helpful to share my life.” Barker's resume is long, and a two-and-a-half-hour documentary can only cover so much of it. The film hits most of the big notes, quickly establishing Barker as a…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago   (956+ words) Count Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior, has landed in the center of the U.K.’s political universe ahead of a special election Thursday that was derided as a farce long before the ballot was packed with nearly three dozen candidates…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (577+ words) The Sony-Marvel release has accrued $1.67 billion worldwide in just 10 days of release, putting it on a trajectory to be among the biggest blockbusters ever. Domestically, no movie has wracked up a higher total faster. In U.S. and Canadian cinemas, “Brand New…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (652+ words) “It’s always been fascinating to me to see the origins of things,” Dersch said. “It’s a fun challenge to debug and repair. You can understand the entire system from top to bottom.” Where others see junk, people like Dersch see…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (374+ words) The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality. As many as 50 to…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (365+ words) They work at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan, where artisans are trying to preserve one of Tibet’s oldest weaving traditions while creating jobs for local residents. Founded in 2008 by Tibetan artisan Pasang, the cooperative employs more than 100 local…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (368+ words) The record is part of ongoing birthday celebrations for Houston, who would've turned 63 on Sunday. There's also the fifth annual Whitney Houston Legacy of Love gala, taking place Saturday night, and a Whitney Houston Barbie — her first, ever, courtesy of…...