Entertainment

Television viewership down for unconventional convention

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — Preliminary estimates show television viewership for the first night of the Democrats' virtual convention was sharply down compared to the opening of Hillary Clinton's nominating party four years ago.

2 men charged in '02 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

By JIM MUSTIAN, MICHAEL BALSAMO, TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Sons use e-books to help virus-stricken dad, other patients

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
    LONDON (AP) — Geoff Woolf gave his sons a love for literature. When he got sick with COVID-19, they turned to books to help him — and others.

Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press

Pro wrestling star James 'Kamala' Harris dies at 70

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press
    James Harris, a Mississippi-born sharecropper who gained international fame as "Kamala the Ugandan Giant," a massive professional wrestler who buried opponents with his trademark "splash," has died.

All Night Long: Lionel Richie recalls closing 1984 Olympics

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer

Simon Cowell has surgery for broken back after bike accident

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Simon Cowell underwent surgery to repair a broken back, the result of an electric bicycle accident, and was recovering at a hospital, a spokesperson said Sunday.

Disney to release 'Mulan' on streaming service, for a price

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer
    "Mulan" is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on Sept. 4.

Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer

Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer