National Entertainment

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Bob Penny, an Alabama college professor and actor who performed small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died at age 87.

TORONTO — Ian Tyson, the Canadian folk legend turned cowboy storyteller who penned "Four Strong Winds" as one half of Ian & Sylvia, has died at age 89. The Victoria native died Thursday at his ranch near Longview, Alta.

TORONTO — April Wine founder Myles Goodwyn says he's done with touring life and will play his final live show in March.

TORONTO — Bailey Bass was a relatively unknown face when she was declared as the future of James Cameron's multi-billion dollar "Avatar" franchise among six other young actors, "all while going through puberty.

LONDON (AP) — The weather outside may be frightful, but the myriad viewing options inside can be nothing short of delightful.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday) 2. “The Boys from Biloxi” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. “Fairy Tale” by Stephen King (Scribner) 4. “Dreamland” by Nicholas Sparks (Random House) 5.

They worked hard, with the rewards coming slowly but surely. Then something came along — often a key role or sometimes a cluster, maybe an album — and it all became next-level, a shift triggering where-did-you-come-from vibes.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to acting, Maria Bakalova considers herself to be a person of extremes. “Cinema is supposed to be provoking.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Margret Yama’s phone screensaver is a picture of her cousin, Rifkatu Galang, who is still held by Boko Haram extremists nearly nine years after she and 275 other girls were seized from their school in northeastern Nigeria.

YELLOWKNIFE — From legislative chambers to classrooms, and on the radio and TV, Indigenous languages are spoken and heard every day across the North thanks to dedicated elders, teachers, translators and broadcasters.