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A D.C. holiday tradition is set for Thursday night. The National Christmas Tree outside the White House will be illuminated during a ceremony with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.Here's everything you need to know,…

Alanis Morissette’s breakthrough album “Jagged Little Pill” is celebrating its 25th birthday with a Broadway musical and summer tour.The rock musical, set to open Thursday night at Broadhurst Theatre, features the Canadian singer's most…

Rapper Rich Brian is a child of the internet.The Indonesian-born rapper taught himself English through YouTube, mastered dry web humor on Twitter, and discovered the alluring art of hip-hop while in front of his computer screen, NBC News…

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be illuminated Wednesday night during a lighting ceremony on the West Lawn of the Capitol.The star of the evening is a 60-foot blue spruce, which traveled to D.C. from New Mexico's Carson National…

"Avengers" star Chris Pratt posted an Instagram photo of himself holding a plastic water bottle on Tuesday, prompting the ire of none other than "Aquaman" himself."bro i love u but wtf on the water bottle. no single use plastic. come…

America's proudest pothead has decided to hang up his joint.Willie Nelson, the country music luminary whose name is practically synonymous with lighting up, said in a recent interview that he has stopped smoking marijuana due to…

Laura Dern said appearing in the historic coming-out episode of the sitcom “Ellen” more than two decades ago was “an incredible honor.” However, the actor recently revealed that she lost work and needed a “full security detail” following…

Rapper T.I.'s recent disclosure that he takes his daughter to the gynecologist to ensure that her hymen is still intact has prompted some New York lawmakers to introduce legislation to ban so-called "virginity testing."T.I.'s remarks on…

Famed internet cat Lil Bub, whose birth defects made her one of the world's most famous and beloved online felines, died suddenly on Sunday, the furball's "dude" said. She was 8, NBC News reports."It's me, Mike — BUB's dude," owner Mike…

As actress Lori Loughlin denies the charges she is facing in the college admissions scandal, her daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli has returned to YouTube, uploading her first video on Sunday since she was engulfed in the controversy…

Country rocker and rapper Kid Rock was caught on video lashing out at Oprah Winfrey in a vulgar rant while on stage at his Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse in Nashville, Tennesee, NBC News reports."I’m like, Oprah Winfrey or…

in this Aug. 24, 2019, photo, from left to right, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Keri Russell, Naomi Ackie, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, producer Kathleen Kennedy and director, producer…

Comedian Pete Davidson put on a show Wednesday in San Francisco—but ticketholders weren’t allowed in unless they signed a non-disclosure agreement with a $1 million penalty if broken.Some attendees said that locking up your cell phone…

"Supergirl" star Melissa Benoist said in an Instagram video Wednesday that she is a survivor of domestic violence, NBC News reports.In a more than 14 minute video, Benoist said that she was "quite nervous" before stating, "I am a…

Strong wind gusts up to 40 mph could impact Macy’s Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, forecasters say.With a storm system rolling through the northeast on Wednesday, lingering winds on Thanksgiving Day could prompt officials to ground the…

Hoda Kotb and her longtime boyfriend, Joel Schiffman, are engaged.The Today co-anchor announced the joyous news on the show Monday that they will be tying the knot after six years together."I have to tell you something that a friend of…

This week’s “Saturday Night Live” episode returned its focus to the impeachment inquiry and again explores the relationships between President Donald Trump and his alleged accomplices.In the "SNL" opener, Alec Baldwin reprises his role…

An Atlanta couple's dream cruise vacation took a scary turn when Tori Austin's fiancée suffered a serious medical emergency on board the ship, NBC News reports.Austin told NBC News her fiancée, Stephen Johnson, was rushed to a private…

In a bitterly divided nation, few things have the power to bring us together — and one of them seems to be a doe-eyed green puppet the internet has dubbed "Baby Yoda," according to NBC News.Baby Yoda, so named for his resemblance to the…

After a lesbian couple sent a now-viral tweet asking Ellen DeGeneres to attend their wedding because some of their family members would not, the talk show host surprised the couple by inviting them on her show as special guests, NBC News…