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Brian Henson unveils a puppet world featuring a chain-smoking, foul-mouthed star (along with a sugar-snorting Melissa McCarthy) in the R-rated ‘The Happytime Murders.’ His father, Muppet creator Jim Henson, would’ve loved it, he says.

FX spy drama ‘The Americans’ takes three top prizes at the Television Critics Association’s annual awards ceremony. Awards also went to Rita Moreno, ‘Friends’ and the late Anthony Bourdain.

Henry Cavill brought a dark swagger to “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” in contrast to Tom Cruise’s goodness. Why this great screen pairing won’t be repeated (spoilers!).

We’ve got the need. ‘Top Gun 2’ flies into theaters on July 12, 2019. Here’s what we know about Tom Cruise/Maverick’s return to the cockpit after 32 years.

The royal, previously known as actress Meghan Markle, turns 37 Saturday but that hasn’t kept her from celebrating themarriage ofDaisy Jenks and Charlie Van Straubenzee inFrensham, United Kingdom.

What’s on tap for the week ahead?

The Illinois state legislature passed a law last year to designate each August 4th as a commemorative holiday to celebrate President Barack Obama.

Lady Gaga mourned her former collaborator on Twitter on Thursday, calling his death a suicide. But on Saturday, Rick ‘Zombie Boy’ Genest’s agency said they believed Genest’s fall from his apartment balcony was accidental.

Local media say the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested Todd Harrell on Friday on a charge of introducing narcotics into a correctional facility. Sheriff Mike Ezell says the drugs were found during a screening of the incoming mail to the jail.