By ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) " Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez's divorc…
By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) " The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own multive…
By The Associated Press "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" returning for its second season and Adam Sandler's first comedy special since 2018 are some of the new television, films, …
By JESSICA DAMIANO Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk on a trip to England. The "Clueles…
By RYAN DOAN-NGUYEN NEW YORK (AP) " In 1974, Harlem's deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mas…
By The Associated Press Albums from Sabrina Carpenter and Lainey Wilson, as well as John Woo revisiting his 1989 Hong Kong-set action movies "The Killer" are some of the new television, film…
ROME (AP) " Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with i…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) " Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy '80s metal band Great White whose hits included "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Rock Me" and was fronting his band th…
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) " Los Angeles police have arrested four suspects in the fatal shooting of former "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor. The four suspects who have b…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) " Authorities have arrested at least one person in connection with Matthew Perry's death from an accidental ketamine overdose last year,…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON In the 1980s and '90s, Ron Spitzer played bass and drums in rock bands " Tot Rocket and the Twins, Western Eyes and Band of Susans. He sang and wrote songs, toured the co…
By HIRO KOMAE OSHU, Japan (AP) " Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 1…
By The Associated Press A country album from Post Malone and Awkwafina playing a struggling actor whose winning lottery ticket has her on the run for her life in "Jackpot!" are some of the n…
By ALICIA RANCILIO Corn dogs, funnel cakes and fried Oreos may come to mind when you think of state fair food, but fairgrounds are also the place where bakers test out their creations by ent…
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) " Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar and joyous figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks. Snoopy. More than 80 farms in the …
By The Associated Press Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy" premieres its final season and a Boston heist movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are some of the new television, films, musi…
NEW YORK (AP) " Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose "Sweet Valley High" novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated m…
By ALICIA RANCILIO From "Beaches" to "First Wives Club" and "Hocus Pocus," Bette Midler has starred in a number of projects where women aren't just at the center of the story " but also fema…
By The Associated Press The Olympics-ready "Challengers" making its streaming debut and an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris are some of the new television, films, music and gam…
By JOHN MARSHALL PHOENIX (AP) " Caitlin Clark sauntered across the orange carpet in a tan Armani dress and white Versace slingback pumps, an understated-but-elegant look for the kickoff even…
By JOCELYN NOVECK PARIS (AP) " Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion, one of most influential fashion capitals of the world for decades, no, centuries (…
By The Associated Press The long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice and the movie "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" with new and old franchise stars are some of the new television, films, music …
By DAVID SHARP FREEPORT, Maine (AP) " L.L. Bean created it 80 years ago to haul heavy blocks of ice. Now it's a must-have summer fashion accessory. The simple, sturdy canvas bag called the B…
By The Associated Press Natalie Portman starring in her first TV series in "Lady in the Lake" for Apple TV+ and Roland Emmerich's gladiator series "Those About to Die" are some of the new te…
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Leaders of two performing arts festivals said Thursday that they would gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the $32 million in state funding he…