National Entertainment

On Aug. 23, 1917, four months after the U.S. had entered World War I, the all-Black 3rd battalion of the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment mutinied in Houston.

LOS ANGELES — Ben Cross, an actor who starred in the Academy Award-winning film “Chariots of Fire” and “Star Trek,” has died. He was 72. His representative Tracy Mapes said the actor died Tuesday after a short illness.

Snow Patrol, “The Fireside Sessions” (Republic Records) The latest Snow Patrol album is not technically just a Snow Patrol album. The band had some help — from thousands of fans.

TORONTO — Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard will receive an award at next month's Toronto International Film Festival. The six-time Grammy Award winner will be honoured at the annual TIFF Tribute Awards.

NEW YORK — 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. An estimated 19.

NEW YORK — A man eyed for years as a possible suspect in the 2002 fatal shooting of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Tuesday, and remained in federal custody where he is already serving a prison sentence for rob

LAS VEGAS — Democrats hoping to create a surge of enthusiasm behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid will look to Wednesday’s convention headliners to broaden the party's focus from a multipart rebuke of President Donald Trump to a message of change.

RICHMOND, Va. — When the bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Rapper and music producer Kanye West's campaign ran into trouble Tuesday on his first day of trying to get on the presidential ballot in his home state of Wyoming.

NEW YORK — Led by the reliable “60 Minutes” on CBS, news programming dominated the television rankings on a quiet week in mid-August.