'Halloween' scares up $77.5 million in ticket sales
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Forty years after he first appeared in theaters, Michael Myers is still drawing huge audiences for a good scare.Universal Pictures said Sunday that "Halloween" took in an estimated...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly questions why blackface is racist on Halloween, apologizes after...
NEW YORK — NBC's Megyn Kelly swiftly apologized Tuesday for a morning show segment that questioned why dressing up in blackface for a Halloween costume is wrong.Following a social media backlash, Kelly...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly apologizes for suggesting blackface OK
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's Megyn Kelly swiftly apologized Tuesday for a morning show segment that questioned why dressing up in blackface for a Halloween costume is wrong.Following a social media backlash,...
View ArticleBlu-ray reviews: 'Universal Classic Monsters,' 'Creepshow,' 'Trick 'r' Treat'
With Halloween at our doorsteps, Count Zad offers a few Blu-ray and 4K UHD movie suggestions for this frightful season.Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection (Universal Studios Home...
View ArticleIowa woman's holiday decor honors late husband
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - There's a lot of heart behind the haunting Halloween scenes at a Council Bluffs home.Take a stroll past the west end home, inhabited by Council Bluffs newcomer Patti Butts...
View ArticleBroadway musical 'Wicked' turns 15 with a party
NEW YORK (AP) - Fifteen years ago, one of the top films in the land was "Finding Nemo" and Shania Twain played the Super Bowl halftime show. 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was a hit album and a...
View ArticleVon Miller switches tactics, buttering up Chiefs
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - No promises from Von Miller to kick butt this week. Just some buttering up instead.And a lightening up of the mood prior to addressing the Halloween party he hosted that became...
View ArticleEXCHANGE: Family merges macabre with memories of father
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Exhausted from the physical and emotional toll of battling pancreatic cancer, Michael Podlin depended on his wife and three kids to put up their family's annual...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly, a victim of despicable, deceptive P.C. police
This is not a defense of Megyn Kelly. This is a defense of sanity.If you've not watched the six-minute or so segment that's the heart and soul of what's being used to show Kelly as a racist, stop...
View ArticleDebate erupts over Halloween costumes crossing racial lines
PHOENIX (AP) - When Colorado attorney Jeff Schwartz asked his 7-year-old son what he wanted to dress as this Halloween, the answer was clear: his favorite movie superhero, "Black Panther."Schwartz said...
View ArticleGeorgia town: Sex offenders go to city hall for Halloween
ATLANTA (AP) - At least one Georgia town is requiring sex offenders on parole or probation to spend part of Halloween at city hall.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported sex offenders must be in the...
View Article'Halloween' carves up another $32 million to top box office
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Meyers - or is it Jamie Lee Curtis? - can't be stopped. "Halloween" dominated the North American box office for the second straight weekend, carving up an estimated $32 million...
View ArticleLester Holt's whiteface, Jimmy Kimmel's blackface -- it's all good for liberals
Megyn Kelly came under fire by her NBC bosses for saying that blackface, during her growing up years, was barely a blink on the politically correct radar during Halloween time, and for questioning why...
View ArticlePolice question student with ammo as costume, not a threat
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A University of Central Florida student who was wearing ammunition around his torso as part of a Halloween costume was detained and questioned by campus police officers.But they...
View ArticleHalloween can be deadly for pedestrians, traffic study says
Trick-or-treaters beware: Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians and children face the greatest danger.Research published Tuesday found a 43 percent higher risk of pedestrian deaths on Halloween night...
View ArticleTricky Halloween weather leads to early treats for some
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The weather might be tricky on Wednesday, so some Kentucky communities are moving Halloween festivities to make sure little ghosts and goblins still get treats.Lexington Mayor Jim...
View ArticleU.S. trade war with China casts specter on Halloween industry, advocacy group...
Candy, costumes and pumpkin carving, the hallmarks of Halloween, are expected to hit U.S. bank accounts harder this year with fallout from President Trump's trade war with China, according to an...
View ArticleMany Tennessee sex offenders under strict Halloween curfew
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sex offenders under community supervision in Tennessee are required to be in their homes with the porch lights off on Halloween as part of a 10-day curfew surrounding the...
View ArticleFire in Tokyo area crowded with Halloween goers; no injuries
TOKYO (AP) - A fire broke out Wednesday in a building in downtown Tokyo in an area crowded with Halloween celebrants, paralyzing traffic, but no one was reported injured.The Tokyo Fire Department said...
View ArticleSecretary of state urges safe driving during trick-or-treat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is urging motorists to slow down and use caution as children take to the streets for Halloween trick-or-treating.White says five people...
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