LocalNet - Entertainment

1/5

St. Edward's Crown moved out of tower ahead of coronation

LONDON (AP) ??" St. Edward's Crown, the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels viewed by millions of people every year at the Tower of London, has been moved to an undisclosed location for modification in preparation for the coronation of King Charles III next year.

The move was kept secret for security reasons until the operation was complete, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Saturday. The palace provided no details and didn't say where the modification work would take place.

Charles will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony that will embrace the past... Read More

British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures

LONDON (AP) ??" The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection, following a report that the institution's chairman has held secret talks with Greece's prime minister over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles.

The report by the Greek newspaper Ta Nea is the latest twist in the long-running dispute over ownership of the ancient sculptures, which originally stood on the Acropolis in Athens and have been a centerpiece of the British Museum's collection since 1816.

Ta Nea reported Saturday that negotiations between museum... Read More

Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate

A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol, spread by a world-famous rapper, an NBA star and other prominent people, is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence in a country already experiencing a sharp increase in antisemitism.

Leaders of the Jewish community in the U.S. and extremism experts have been alarmed to see celebrities with massive followings spew antisemitic tropes in a way that has been taboo for decades. Some said it harkens back to a darker time in America when powerful people routinely spread conspiracy theories about Jews with... Read More

Downey Jr. on making one last film with his dad in 'Sr.'

NEW YORK (AP) ??" Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans.

"The key point in this is when he goes, 'OK, I think we should split into two camps: The (expletive) movie and the one I'm gonna make,'" recalls Downey Jr., laughing. "I just go, 'Man, hats off to you, Pops."

"Sr.," directed by Chris Smith, is a work of father-son harmony more than might be suggested by Downey Sr.'s typically brusque assertion of filmmaking independence. It's a kind of home... Read More

Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff

HOUSTON (AP) ??" A 33-year-old man was arrested on a murder charge in the shooting of rapper Takeoff, who police on Friday said was an "innocent bystander" when he was struck by gunfire outside a Houston bowling alley.

Patrick Xavier Clark was taken into custody peacefully Thursday night, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. Clark's arrest came one day after another man was charged in connection with the Nov. 1 shooting, which authorities said followed a dispute over a dice game and wounded two other people.

Clark was being held in jail Friday awaiting a bond hearing... Read More

Horoscope

Weather for Buffalo, NY

Weather Search

Current Conditions

31° F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind	6.6 mph
Humidity	66

4 Day Forecast
Monday Mostly Sunny 38° / 32°	Tuesday Mostly Sunny 47° / 40°	Wednesday Cloudy 45° / 41°	Thursday Dreary 46° / 39°

St. Edward's Crown moved out of tower ahead of coronation

British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures

Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate

Downey Jr. on making one last film with his dad in 'Sr.'

Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff

Top Stories in Entertainment

Horoscope

Weather for Buffalo, NY

Current Conditions

4 Day Forecast

Stocks

Movies

Music

TV

Celebrity