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It's Mother's Day, and some of our favorite celebrities are honoring the women who brought them into the world. From John Legend sending a sweet message to his wife, who is mother of their daughter, Luna, to Viola Davis honoring her mother, Mary Alice Davis -- the stars are getting into the holiday spirit. Here's who we spotted celebrating Mother's Day this year: John Legend The singer sent a sweet message to his wife, Chrissy Teigen, on Instagram. Next to a photo of her and their 1-year-old daughter, the R&B singer wrote, "Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful wife. Luna is so fortunate to have a mom that loves her so deeply and brings her so much joy." Russell Wilson The Seattle Seahawks quarterback sent a message to his wife, Ciara, who became the mother of the couple's first child together, Sienna, last month. He wrote on Instagram, "Nothing better than spending time with you. You are an amazing mom & I'm so ...

The Young Pope glances at his adversary, preternaturally long eyelashes blinking, tanned face stretching into a sneer. He takes a drag of his cigarette, ash falling on the cold marble of the Vatican floor, then he exhales and says with barely concealed disdain: “There’s a new pope now.” And indeed, there is. By the time HBO’s  The Young Pope   premiered in the US on Sunday, January 15 (it’s previously aired in several other countries), the drama already had a somewhat ridiculous reputation online, because let’s be real: “ The Young Pope  starring Jude Law” sounds like it should be a farce. But as written and directed by Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino,  The Young Pope  is ... well, sometimes it  is  a farce, but at least it’s always a self-aware one. At other times, it’s a grave drama that delves into what the ramifications might be if a young American cardinal were to become pope and embrace t...

Today – June 14 - -is Flag Day. The day marks the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress in the First Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777. The first resolution signified the flag should be "13 stripes alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." The Flag Day holiday traces its roots to 1885, when Bernard J. Cigrand, a school teacher at Stony Hill School in Waubeka, Wisconsin, held the first unofficial observance for the American banner at his school. Cigrand went on to deliver speeches around the country about patriotism and the flag and later became president of the American Flag Day Association and the National Flag Day Society. President Woodrow Wilson signed the first national proclamation designating June 14, 1916 as National Flag Day. President Calvin Coolidge did the same in 1927 but it wasn't until 1949 that it was officially signed into law by President Harry Truman....

R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP)  — This time, the St. Louis Blues knew what to do with a two-goal lead. Go for more, more, more. Alexander Steen and David Backes had two goals apiece and the defense put the clamps on the Dallas Stars in a 6-1 victory that put them up 2-1 in the second-round series Tuesday night. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, Troy Brouwer had a goal and assist and Brian Elliott was strong when he needed to be for the Blues in their first lopsided triumph of the postseason. Their other five wins were decided by one goal, including 4-3 in overtime in Game 3 after the Stars came from two goals down. “Last game in the third period, we had a little bit of a letdown, sitting back on our heels, and we made it more of a game than we wanted to be,” Brouwer said. “Tonight, we kept pushing, we kept attacking.” The Blues finished two points behind Western Conference champion Dallas in the regular season and have control of the...