With the economy booming and the current crop of celebrities producing plenty of babies along with their CDs and movies, top fashion designers and other luxury merchants are targeting the moms and dads who have it all–and want to share it with the kids. Besides Gucci and Kate Spade, Versace, Burberry and Ralph Lauren have all introduced designer lines for little ones in the last two years. And parents are plunking down big bucks for everything from custom art works to cars, diamonds and even furs for their little mini-mes....

Mina made the switch to La Liga in January after developing into one of the most highly-rated centre-backs in South American football. Barca paid Brazilian club Palmeiras a reported €12 million (£11m/$14m), but Mina only featured in five league games before the end of the season as he failed to dislodge Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti. Speculation is mounting he might be allowed to leave in the close-season, but the World Cup offers Mina the opportunity to star on the big stage....

Probably the tackiest subgenre of showbiz is the impersonation of dead celebrities. And Oliver Stone’s new movie, “The Doors,” has its share of creepy look-alikes in scenes featuring Ed Sullivan and Andy Warhol. But the film’s lead performance is a rare instance of an actor rising above the pointlessness of mimicry. Val Kilmer’s portrayal of the beautiful, pretentious and self-destructive Jim Morrison is more incarnation than imitation, in a league with the star turns of Gary Busey as Buddy Holly or Kurt Russell as Elvis....

No one who was in new York’s Audubon Ballroom on that cold Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21, 1965, will ever forget the sequence of events. First there was some sort of commotion – a scuffle, an argument – in the audience. Malcolm X, waiting to begin his speech, stepped forward on the stage to call for calm. A smoke bomb exploded at the rear of the auditorium, adding to the confusion in the room....

Richard O’Brien’s twisted send-up of cheesy sci-fi flicks hit was born on the London stage and reached Broadway once before, in the early ’70s, where it quickly closed-one critic dubbed it “the fiasco at the Belasco.” This time, it’s likely to be a runaway hit. You remember the story: wholesome teens Brad and Janet are stranded on a dark and stormy night and seek shelter at the scary castle of Frank ‘N’ Furter, a high-stepping transsexual from Transylvania....

But, at least for the time being, the very contours of normalcy had been transformed. In the first week after September 11, there was much talk of a country changed forever. Out were the giddy worship of celebrity, a culture etched in the acid of irony, the consumerist lust for the perfect pair of shoes. In were tears, flags, firemen and “God Bless America.” A nation that had looked mostly inward since the end of the cold war began poring over maps of Afghanistan....

Over 45 tug boats hauling the barges were stopped for three days along the river south and north of the bridge, after a “significant fracture” was found in one of the structure’s two 900-foot horizontal steel beams, the Associated Press reported. Officials said the fracture compromised the structural integrity of the bridge, and had to analyze whether or not it would be safe for river traffic to continue. “Based on information provided to us by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Coast Guard has determined that transit under the I-40 bridge is safe for maritime traffic,” said Coast Guard Capt....

But after the 39-point explosion against the Saints in a much-needed Week 5 win, should we believe they have turned the corner for good? MORE: Week 6 picks | Betting lines, odds | Power Rankings Not quite. On paper, Bradford’s Monday night matchup against the Giants’ league-worst pass defense looks like a spot to build on the throttling of the overwhelmed Saints. Then again, New York is No. 2 in the league against the run, which is Philadelphia’s No....

NEWSWEEK: “Mama’s Gun” is such a ride though so many types of music–ever get scared of people not knowing how to categorize you? BADU: If I worried about that, I wouldn’t have ever come out in the first place. A lot of people may not understand me and what I’m saying in my music, but I’m not talking to them. Just as many do understand, and that’s who I’m talking to....

Bailly, 22, arrived at Old Trafford from Villarreal in June in a deal reportedly worth £30million. The Ivory Coast international was full of praise for Mourinho, whose team are sixth in the Premier League. “He’s a great manager, the best in the world, it is a pleasure to work and learn with him,” Bailly said. “I hope it continues like this and that I stay at United for a long time....

But the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, fresh off leading to the Browns to a playoff victory last season, has no good reason to oblige to the contract expedition. With the state of the league’s franchise QB market, the later the better for Mayfield to sign a new deal. MORE: No talks yet for Browns, Mayfield | Breaking down Mayfield’s current contract Mayfield made the big step toward securing his future in Cleveland with a massive improvement in efficiency during offensive-minded coach’s Kevin Stefanski’s first year....

They played hard, they played with a chip on their shoulders knowing they would never have the payroll or the publicity or the Sunday night appearances of the Yankees and Red Sox. Where once a visit from the Yankees or Red Sox nearly filled Camden Yards with visiting fans, the ballpark that changed sports was refilled with the stepchildren of Cal, Cakes, Flanny and Moose. But rather than pay Johnson the more than $10 million he’d get in arbitration, they dumped him to sign Grant Balfour for $3....

The gorilla in room at all climate talks is China’s staggering growth powered by a seemingly unsatiable appetite for energy from coal, a big source of carbon. Fearful that taming coal could hiccup the country’s economic growth, China has steadfastly refused to curtail its emissions. Nor is it even clear that Beijing could enforce limits if it actually tried to impose them across the Chinese economy. The European Union and Japan are trying in Bali to set the stage for fresh commitments to control emissions that would update the commitments they adopted a decade ago under the Kyoto Protocol....

After struggling for goals and consistency in Serie A and the Premier League, Balotelli has found his groove again in Ligue 1. Since arriving in Nice the 27-year-old has scored 39 goals in all competitions, including 14 in the league this season. His contract at the Allianz Riviera is set to expire at the end of the season and – should he leave - strike partner Plea believes Balotelli would be a great signing....

When I took on this post, nearly five months ago, it was without illusions. A distinguished predecessor famously remarked that it was “the most impossible job in the world.” I myself have joked that I am more secretary than general, for after all the Secretary General is no more powerful than his Security Council is united. In the past, as today, that unity has often been elusive. And yet, I remain as optimistic as the day I first entered this office....

Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted, is authored by New York Times correspondent Jeremy Peters and chronicles the rise of Trump within the Republican Party. The book, published on Tuesday, offers a look into the mindsets of a number of close associates of the former president, including Bannon. Peters writes that, as Bannon saw Trump descending a golden escalator in 2015 to announce his candidacy for president, Bannon thought, “that’s Hitler!...

D’Esposito has accused government authorities of scapegoating his business for the local rise in COVID-19 cases and conducting an inadequate investigation that relied on a year-old photo recently posted by the bar on social media as proof. On Monday, a state inspector found The Knight’s Pub wasn’t enforcing social distancing measures and suspended its alcohol license after contact tracing determined that 13 employees and 28 patrons connected to the bar had tested positive for COVID-19....