County greenlights $1M for emergency food distribution during shutdown

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved up to $1 million in emergency spending to support Redwood Empire Food Bank feed those affected by the disruption of CalFresh benefits during the federal government shutdown, county
Music notes: Shakira, Marc Anthony and more

Shakira has been awarded Billboard’s Global Touring Icon honor for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran stadium tour, which made history as the highest-grossing Latin female tour of all time. She was presented the honor backstage at
Lewis Capaldi is Role Model’s ‘Sally’ in London

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Katy Perry announces new song, ‘Bandaids’

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Halsey snaps back at heckler during Boston show

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Christina Perri files for divorce from husband, Paul Costabile

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Ariana Grande ‘heartbroken’ to miss ‘Wicked: For Good’ Brazil premiere

Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked: For Good,’ directed by Jon M. Chu. (Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures) Too bad she didn’t have a floating bubble or magic broomstick. Ariana Grande will be missing the Brazil premiere of Wicked: For
Melanie Pfirrman didn’t want ‘Take Me Back’ to be a ‘mean breakup song’

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Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89

Diane Ladd, the acclaimed actress whose career spanned more than six decades, as well as the mother of actress Laura Dern, has died at the age of 89. Dern, 58, shared in a statement on Monday: “My
See Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys in trailer for Netflix series ‘The Beast in Me’

Netflix released a trailer for “The Beast in Me,” a new mystery thriller starring Claire Danes. Danes plays grieving author Aggie Wiggs, who learns that real estate tycoon Nile Jarvis (Rhys) has just moved in down the