Landmark Theatres said it’s banning costumes, masks and face paint at screenings of “Joker.” The decision comes amid concerns from family members of victims in the mass shooting during a “Batman” movie in Colorado in 2012. “Joker,” which will be released on October 4, stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, …

CBS Corp. and Viacom, once part of the same company, plan to again join forces in a merger to bolster their positions in a rapidly changing entertainment industry that’s pushing other media giants to consolidate their digital content for the streaming age. CBS Corp. is buying Viacom in an all-stock …

“Ventura Highway” was a very big summer song back in the 70’s for the band that’s known as America. So what are its founders up to these days? Still traveling a familiar road. John Blackstone reports With the top down and the music up, what better way to drive toward …

Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTuber known as “Etika,” has been found dead a week after he went missing, authorities said. He was 29-years-old. The New York Police Department said Amofah went missing on the night of June 19. Authorities found his body in the East River on Monday after responding …

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic “Romeo and Juliet” and the miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” died Saturday at 96. While Zeffirelli was most popularly known for his films, his name was also inextricably …

“Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer won $2.065 million on Friday night, putting him even closer to all-time champion Ken Jennings $2.5 million record. With an average pot of about $76,000, Holzhauer will surpass Jennings’ $2.52 million record in about seven more games if he keeps the streak going.  Holzhauer got “What …

Anthony Mason has interviewed a president, business leaders, Oscar-winning actors and some of the biggest names in music from Bruce Springsteen and Elton John to Aretha Franklin and Lady Gaga. But the new “CBS This Morning” co-host, who will join Gayle King and fellow newcomer Tony Dokoupil at the table …

A mobile shower went up in flames early Saturday after the first day of the Coachella music festival in Indio, California, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Fire officials responded to the festival campgrounds around 2:06 a.m. Saturday, nearly an hour after the final performance, CBS Los Angeles reported. They …

T’yanna Wallace, the daughter of Christopher Wallace, better known as the rapper Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, is holding a grand opening for the reopening of her Notoriouss Clothing store on Friday. The store is located in Brooklyn, her and her father’s home borough.  Wallace’s initial store opened at 512 …

In the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, the items on display include the Gutenberg Bible, an early copy of the Declaration of Independence – and cartoons by Garry Trudeau. “That was one of my very first ‘Bull Tales,'” Trudeau said to his wife, “Sunday Morning” host …