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A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said in a statement Friday a debris flow from the hillside above the roadway “overwhelmed drainage infrastructure, flowed across the highway, and eroded the road resulting in

Grammy-nominated experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon — publicly known as SOPHIE — died in a “terrible accident” on Saturday morning aged 34, according to a statement from the musician’s record label Transgressive. “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident. True to her spirituality she had climbed up to

According to the co-creator of “Friends,” Julia Roberts didn’t make it easy to snag her for a guest-starring role. Kevin Bright joined others in talking to the Hollywood Reporter in honor of the 25th anniversary of the show’s “The One After the Superbowl” episode. “Do you know the story of how we got [Julia Roberts]?

To curb coronavirus transmission, Canada announced rules Friday to further discourage international travel, especially during spring break. Most incoming travelers will be required to quarantine in government-approved hotels at their own expense, and flights to the sun-soaked Caribbean and Mexico will be suspended through April. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement as his government

The release of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” biopic has been postponed until 2022. The film, which stars Austin Butler as the late rock star, will now premiere in June of 2022 instead of November of 2021. Warner Bros. did not indicate why the film’s release has been postponed but production on the movie has had its

People who had travel insurance in 2020 found that their policies offered little protection against the global pandemic that dramatically upended trips all over the world. So what kind of reassurance does travel insurance provide in 2021? Given the fine print and complexities around insurance, the answer isn’t straightforward, but the bottom line is that

Katherine Heigl once had a reputation in Hollywood for being “difficult.” Now she’s got an opinion about that opinion. In an interview with the Washington Post, the “Grey’s Anatomy” actress said the rumors about her escalated to the point where she was labeled unprofessional, and now she feels that was unfair. “I may have said

A “remarkably lucky” Australian man who forced a crocodile off his head by prizing open its jaws with his bare hands has managed to escape with minor injuries, paramedics said. The 44-year-old Queensland man fought off the creature while swimming at Lake Placid, near Cairns, on Thursday. He had puncture wounds on each side of

The annual Sundance Film Festival is going virtual this year. The festival, which kicked off Thursday, may not have the usual crowds strolling around Park City, Utah, but it will still have movies, panel talks and virtual events available to stream from the comfort of your own home. There is a screening schedule available online

Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN. She was 96. A family statement did not reveal the cause of death. The actress chronicled her lengthy career in her first memoir, “Just As I

“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is coming to an end — and it appears from the show’s latest promo that the cast is having a hard time saying goodbye. In a clip released on Thursday, Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner are seen giving a teary farewell to the production staff as the announce the