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TV: AMC reinstates ‘Talking Dead’ host Chris Hardwick

NEW YORK (AP) — AMC host Chris Hardwick is returning to work after a review of sexual assault allegations against him by a former girlfriend. The network says returning Hardwick to work at “Talking Dead” and “Talking with Chris Hardwick” is the “appropriate step” after a ...

FILMS: Man accused of stealing McDormand’s Oscar ordered to trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge ordered a man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s best actress Oscar statuette to stand trial on a felony grand theft charge. Superior Court Judge Mark Hanasono said Wednesday that there was sufficient evidence for Terry Bryant to stand ...

MUSIC: Live Nation cancels Demi Lovato’s Atlantic City beach show

NEW YORK (AP) — Live Nation says Demi Lovato’s concert on Thursday on the Atlantic City, New Jersey, beach has been canceled. Lovato’s representative said Tuesday she was awake and recovering with her family after she was reportedly hospitalized for an overdose. Live Nation says in a ...

LIFE: Hersheypark reopens after flooding causes 1-day shutdown

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Heavy rain and flash flooding made it appear a river of chocolate was running through the middle of Hersheypark. The Pennsylvania amusement park reopened Tuesday after it and ZooAmerica closed due to flooding on Monday. Three days of rain in the central and eastern ...

TV: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star pleads guilty in touching case

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A former star of “The Dukes of Hazzard” television show has pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching two women in the cast of a musical in Massachusetts in which he starred. Prosecutors say 66-year-old Tom Wopat was sentenced Friday to a year of probation after ...

LIFE: Paper suggests Kenyan monkey inspired Dr. Seuss’ Lorax

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The furry orange protagonist of “The Lorax” and the Truffula trees for which he spoke may have been inspired by specific monkeys and trees in Kenya, according to researchers at Dr. Seuss’ alma mater, Dartmouth College. The 1971 book pits a short, mustachioed ...