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As season 2 starts, 'The Pitt' is still TV's best drama

If you loved "The Pitt" last season, there's no earthly reason why you shouldn't again.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially divorced after 19 years of marriage

Nick Reiner to be arraigned in killing of parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner

First in NewsdayMalverne Cinema begins new chapter, eyes spring reopening

2026 Jones Beach summer concert schedule

An eventful first week in his job for CBS News' Tony Dokoupil, maybe not as intended

Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot with a funeral and public homage

Entertainment leaders amp up discussions about AI, creators and innovative tech at CES 2026

Lisette Oropesa shines and draws rave reactions in Met Opera's 'I Puritani'

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine reports to NYC lockup where Nicholas Maduro and Luigi Mangione await trial

Mark Silverman steps down as Fox Sports president/COO. Brad Zager to succeed him, AP source says

CFP quarterfinals viewership up 14% from last year, including this season's 3 most-watched games

TV

'Cover-Up': Netflix movie offers powerful look at investigative journalist Seymour Hersh

You don't have to be a journalist to appreciate this terrific documentary.

Winter TV preview: 44 shows you'll want to watch

3 takeaways from the 'Stranger Things' finale

Only in NewsdayHow well do you know these 2026 pop culture anniversaries? Take our quiz.

WPIX/11's New Year's 'Honeymooners' marathon: Check out our A-Z guide to the classic sitcom

Billy Joel

Billy Joel performs for the first time since brain disorder diagnosis

Surprising the crowd, Joel performed two songs with a tribute band at a Florida event.

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Zohran Mamdani couldn't recognize Billy Joel's iconic NYC anthem

Fans have chance to take home Billy Joel exhibit items

Celebrities

'The Bear' star Jeremy Allen White hits the ice at Port Jefferson rink

White made two recent visits to The Rinx at Harborfront Park.

Mariah Carey to receive $92G over dismissed 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' lawsuit

Wrestling icon Mick Foley leaving WWE over its ties to Trump

Looking back at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time on LI, 45 years after his death

Alec Baldwin's Hamptons house back on market for $21M

LI's Lori Loughlin returning to Hallmark Channel's 'When Calls the Heart'

Verne Gay

Catching up with Ch. 2's LI reporter Jennifer McLogan, who's (sort-of) retiring

After 32 years covering LI for WCBS, McLogan will be cutting back her on-air duties.

'60 Minutes' correspondent says CBS editor-in-chief pulled story on El Salvadoran prison

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

Theater

Only in Newsday'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz says he won't appear at Kennedy Center

The Broadway icon, who grew up in Nassau County, had been scheduled for a Washington National Opera event in May.

LI native joins other artists bowing out of Kennedy Center

Deck the stages: Must-see holiday shows on LI

Movies

Sydney Sweeney box-office hit 'The Housemaid' to get a sequel

After just two and half weeks of release, the Sydney Sweeney box-office hit "The Housemaid" is getting a sequel.

Hungarian director Béla Tarr, known for his bleak and beautiful films, dies at 70

The Golden Globes are this week. Here's what to know about the first major show of awards season

South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed 'The Nation's Actor,' dies at 74

Hollywood starts 2026 with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' No. 1, as James Cameron's sci-fi epic crosses $1B

Music

Billy Joel's biggest 2026 anniversaries: 'Turnstiles,' MSG shows, more

This year, Joel will mark the anniversaries of his first solo album to his six Grammy Awards to his decade-long residency at Madison Square Garden.

'Many people didn't know that it was recorded at C.W. Post'

Hall of Fame wants Billy Joel fans to submit papers for symposium

LI blues singer Kelli Baker to do signing, performance at Plainview music store

'Empowered to use our voice'

Garden City teen awaits 'Voice' fate for finale

Radio

Howard Stern not going anywhere: He signs for 3 more years at SiriusXM

Stern ended speculation that had been swirling since last summer about his status.

Howard Stern postpones his SiriusXM return to Sept. 8

Remember when Howard Stern first hit the New York airwaves?

7 questions about Howard Stern's future at SiriusXM

More Entertainment

Jimmy Fallon captured shopping at Roosevelt Field

'Stranger Things' finale trailer: 'Let's end this, kid"

'Goodbye June': Kate Winslet's Netflix drama is flat when it should be compelling

'Marty Supreme': Timothée Chalamet's career-best performance

'Anaconda': Toothless, but passably entertaining

Amazing feet: The Rockettes celebrate 100 years

MeTV sets marathon of Rob Reiner's top 'All in the Family' episodes

Top 10 streaming movies of 2025

'Avatar' and more December movie releases

LIer wins Hallmark Channel's 'Finding Mr. Christmas'

Steven Spielberg movie, partially shot in Huntington, will be called 'Disclosure Day'

'The Housemaid': Great Neck-set thriller is relatively entertaining

RAFER GUZMÁN

Holiday movie preview: 24 great flicks you'll want to see

"Wicked: For Good" and "Zootopia 2" lead the season's offerings.

Movies 2025: What our critic liked (and what he didn't)

Remembering Jimmy Cliff's My Father's Place shows and seeing 'The Harder They Come' at the Mini Cinema

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