• How ‘The Beetles’ tried to scam South Americans at height of Beatlemania

    How ‘The Beetles’ tried to scam South Americans at height of Beatlemania

    At the height of Beatlemania in 1964, the Beetles arrived to screaming fans at the Buenos Aires airport. But the moptops weren’t the British pop group — just four guys from Florida. An Argentine impresario had booked the look-alike band when he saw them at a Miami club. Known as the Ardells, Tom, Vic, Bill …
  • How ‘Superstore’ is moving forward without star America Ferrera

    How ‘Superstore’ is moving forward without star America Ferrera

    Thursday night’s “Superstore” season finale left viewers with a half-cliffhanger after series star America Ferrera announced on Instagram that she was leaving the NBC sitcom — just after it was renewed for a sixth season in February. On the two-part finale, concluding this fall, Ferrera’s character, Amy Sosa, accepted a job with Cloud 9’s corporate …
  • George Stephanopoulos took COVID-19 antibody test days after diagnosis

    George Stephanopoulos took COVID-19 antibody test days after diagnosis

    “Good Morning America” co-host George Stephanopoulos got a COVID-19 test for antibodies just days after he announced he tested positive for the virus. “Good news for me and my family. Last week I tested positive for Covid antibodies, confirming I cleared the virus after weeks without symptoms,” the 59-year-old ABC news anchor said in a …
  • Meghan Markle’s ‘GMA’ style sends a message

    Meghan Markle’s ‘GMA’ style sends a message

    For her first TV appearance since her departure from royal life, Meghan Markle wore an outfit that subtly underscored her commitment to both charity and family. The 38-year-old spoke about the new Disney documentary “Elephant,” which she narrates, in a pre-recorded interview on “Good Morning America” Monday, clad in a crisp white Misha Nonoo shirt …
  • United Airlines takes $2.1B hit as coronavirus clips Latin American growth

    United Airlines takes $2.1B hit as coronavirus clips Latin American growth

    United Airlines said on Monday it expects to report a pre-tax loss of about $2.1 billion for the first quarter, after the coronavirus pandemic smothered its growth aspirations in Latin America and led the company to seek another $4.5 billion in government aid. Chicago-based United said first quarter revenues are seen at $8 billion, down …
  • Meghan Markle appears on ‘Good Morning America’ in interview taped last summer

    Meghan Markle appears on ‘Good Morning America’ in interview taped last summer

    Meghan Markle has made her first TV appearance since making her much-publicized departure from the royal family with Prince Harry. The Duchess of Sussex spoke out in a pre-recorded interview on “Good Morning America” on Monday about the new Disney documentary “Elephant,” which she narrates. Markle filmed the interview last summer, and it was not …
  • Airlines withholding $10B in cash from customers, lawmakers say

    Airlines withholding $10B in cash from customers, lawmakers say

    US airlines are estimated to be sitting on more than $10 billion in travel vouchers that should have been cash refunds from canceled flights, a group of senators released on Friday. Many US airlines are canceling 60 percent to 80 percent of their flights, and under federal law passengers on those flights are entitled to …
  • Leslie Jordan has started Dylan McDermott fan club ‘for middle-aged gay men’

    Leslie Jordan has started Dylan McDermott fan club ‘for middle-aged gay men’

    Leslie Jordan has a new crush. The 58-year-old “Will & Grace” star has become a breakout star on Instagram during the coronavirus pandemic, drawing followers with his ribald and often raunchy videos. Jordan took to Instagram on Sunday to announce he has a crush on actor Dylan McDermott and is creating a fan club dedicated to …
  • Land O’Lakes quietly removes image of Mia, its longtime Native American maiden

    Land O’Lakes quietly removes image of Mia, its longtime Native American maiden

    Popular dairy brand Land O’Lakes quietly changed its packaging to remove its iconic Indian maiden image, it was revealed Wednesday. The new packaging has already started to appear in stores and looks similar to the previous branding with an image of lake and trees — except without Mia, the kneeling woman featured in the center, …
  • Bank of America’s profit slides 45 percent as it braces for defaults

    Bank of America’s profit slides 45 percent as it braces for defaults

    Bank of America chief Brian Moynihan has spent a decade preparing his megabank for the next financial crisis, but he still wasn’t fully prepared for the coronavirus pandemic. On a Tuesday morning call with reporters discussing first-quarter results, the chief executive said his $2.3 trillion bank is ready to weather the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, but …