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Ivan Reitman's body of work, which ranged from frathouse antics in "Animal House" to the supernatural laughs of "Ghostbusters," reshaped big screen comedy with a distinctly Canadian inflection, say colleagues and contemporaries.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One year after the coronavirus pandemic forced a parade-free, quiet Mardi Gras in New Orleans, city officials Monday touted preparations in place for a return to the big parades and festivities expected over the next two weeks ahea

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ivan Reitman had his army of well-known collaborators but the filmmaker and producer’s influence extended beyond that too, as evidenced by the tributes that poured in at the news of his sudden passing at age 75.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air ,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show direct

PALM BEACH, Fla,. (AP) — Shackeem Frankson is the quintessential burly prison guard, but when he turned Monday to exchange wedding vows with his longtime girlfriend, Sarah Horton, he had to pause to wipe away the tear that trickled down his cheek.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has turned Valentine's Day into a lesson for second graders.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Local authorities and officials in central Poland on Monday protested government plans to gift Hungary one of the country's most precious manuscripts that dates back 500 years in order to highlight the two nations' close ties.

ROME (AP) — A pair of terracotta lovers caught in a tender embrace for 2,500 years are getting some Valentine’s Day TLC from Italian cultural officials.

NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg returned to “The View” on Monday after a two-week suspension for remarks about the Holocaust, expressing surprise at some people who had reached out to her during her absence.