National Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America in the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye.

CAIRO (AP) — The Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries on Wednesday, including 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt, as part of a trial run, officials said Tuesday.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah’s Book Club by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough (Random House Publishing Group) 2. Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell (Grand Central Publishing) 3.

Top New Shows (US): 1. Kill List , Wondery 2. Candyman: The True Story Behind The Bathroom Mirror Murder , 48 Hours 3. Murder & The Menendez Brothers ' Court TV Podcast , Court TV Podcast 4. The Man in the Black Mask , Dateline NBC 5.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2. Deadpool & Wolverine 3. Twisters 4. Despicable Me 4 5. It Ends With Us 6. Speak No Evil 7. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2 - Film Collection 8. Long Legs 9. Trap 10.

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Roker remembers the moment when it became clear to him that his oldest daughter was an honest-to-goodness chef.

When Al Roker thinks about his mother and food, this recipe comes to mind. The poon is a bit of a mystery.

From the very first page of Susan Minot’s latest novel, “Don’t Be a Stranger,” Ivy Cooper, a single mother in her early 50s, has sex on her mind.

TORONTO — The experimental Toronto-based opera company Against the Grain Theatre has recruited award-winning librettist Royce Vavrek as its new artistic director.

It’s early morning in Southern California, and Renee Ballard, director of the LAPD Open-Unsolved Unit, is where she most loves to be. She’s surfing, and she’s darned good at it.