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When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early start

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When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early start

Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album, dies at 57

Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album, dies at 57

Cast of ‘A Different World’ reunites on tour and makes a stop in DC

Cast of ‘A Different World’ reunites on tour and makes a stop in DC

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart

Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies

Theaters are getting creative to woo audiences back to the movies

WTOP Book Report: Writing for ‘The Girls’: TV trailblazer Stan Zimmerman discusses iconic career

WTOP Book Report: Writing for ‘The Girls’: TV trailblazer Stan Zimmerman discusses iconic career

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AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s slow-speed chase

AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s slow-speed chase

Movie Review: ‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and a little hope

Movie Review: ‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and a little hope

April 11

Photos: 2024 celebrity deaths

O.J. Simpson’s attorney tells TMZ the former football player and celebrity criminal defendant has died at age 76

O.J. Simpson’s attorney tells TMZ the former football player and celebrity criminal defendant has died at age 76

Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22

Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’

Outside roles by NBC’s Conde, others reveal a journalism ethics issue: being paid to sit on boards

Outside roles by NBC’s Conde, others reveal a journalism ethics issue: being paid to sit on boards

Jailed Vietnamese dissident Pham Doan Trang to be honored by PEN America

Jailed Vietnamese dissident Pham Doan Trang to be honored by PEN America

Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album, dies at 57

Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album, dies at 57

Universal Pictures teases ‘Wicked’ and announces ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’

Universal Pictures teases ‘Wicked’ and announces ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’

As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City’s enthusiasm endures

As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City’s enthusiasm endures

Kishida cracks jokes and invokes ‘Star Trek’ as he and Biden toast US-Japan alliance at state dinner

Kishida cracks jokes and invokes ‘Star Trek’ as he and Biden toast US-Japan alliance at state dinner

10 emerging writers each receive $50,000 Whiting Awards

10 emerging writers each receive $50,000 Whiting Awards

Margot Robbie making ‘Monopoly’ movie and Blumhouse reviving ‘Blair Witch’

Margot Robbie making ‘Monopoly’ movie and Blumhouse reviving ‘Blair Witch’

When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early start

When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early start

Town creates public art ordinance after free speech debate over doughnut mural

Town creates public art ordinance after free speech debate over doughnut mural

Studio behind hit ‘Sound of Freedom’ wants to give audiences greenlight power

Studio behind hit ‘Sound of Freedom’ wants to give audiences greenlight power

Movie Review: Should you watch ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ about a family of Bigfoots? Not yeti

Movie Review: Should you watch ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ about a family of Bigfoots? Not yeti

Marisha Pessl’s ‘Darkly,’ her first novel in six years, to come out Nov. 12

Marisha Pessl’s ‘Darkly,’ her first novel in six years, to come out Nov. 12

Jessica Alba steps down as chief creative officer at Honest, the personal care company she founded

Jessica Alba steps down as chief creative officer at Honest, the personal care company she founded

Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan

Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan

Cast of ‘A Different World’ reunites on tour and makes a stop in DC

Cast of ‘A Different World’ reunites on tour and makes a stop in DC

At movie industry convention, leaders say blockbusters alone aren’t enough

At movie industry convention, leaders say blockbusters alone aren’t enough

Warner Bros. teases ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and more at CinemaCon

Warner Bros. teases ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and more at CinemaCon

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April 11

Photos: 2024 celebrity deaths

Moya leaps through the air before landing gracefully onto the dance floor.

March 4

How this ‘crooked duckling’ from Mexico became a professional ballerina in Manassas

Obit Britain Tom Wilkinson

December 28

Photos: 2023 celebrity deaths

Mariah Carey receives recognition for hit Christmas song

December 15

WATCH: Mariah Carey stops by Library of Congress, receives recognition for hit Christmas song

Biden Kennedy Center Honors

December 4

WATCH: Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick among new inductees in Kennedy Center Honors

Women view exhibit at D.C.'s National Building Museum

November 7

WATCH: National Building Museum’s new ‘Mini Memories’ exhibit offers pocket-size fun for the whole family

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