An orphaned polar cub, named Kali, is making its temporary home at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. An official says the bear's mother was killed in mid-March. The cub is about three months old and weighs just over 18 pounds. The zoo is temporarily keeping the little bear until it finds a permanent home.
In her varied career Angela Bassett has played plenty of powerful characters, but perhaps none with more gravitas than Lynn Jacobs, the Secret Service director she portrays in director Antoine Fuqua's new film "Olympus Has Fallen."
Celebrity chef Giada de Laurentiis is serving up a few stories for kids.
She has signed with Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), for a children's book series called "Recipe for Adventure." The publisher announced Thursday that the first book comes out Sept. 3. Designed for ages 7 to 10, the series will feature siblings Alfie and Emilia as they travel to great food cities around the world.
De Laurentiis, 42, hosts "Giada at Home" on the Food Network and appears frequently on NBC's "Today" show. Her previous books include the best-sellers "Giada at Home" and "Weeknights With Giada."
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