George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year to receive a lifetime achievement award.

King Charles III’s estranged son is traveling to the land of his birth for a series of charity engagements that begin Tuesday.

One hundred years ago a book was published that put Spain's biggest bull run festival on the map for millions of readers around the world.

A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted.

"Minions & Monsters" has topped the July Fourth weekend box office, narrowly beating "Toy Story 5."

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is marking the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance.

President Donald Trump has offered a running commentary on his predecessors, his physique, and how he’s spending his time in the White House on second lady Usha Vance's podcast where guests are supposed to read picture books to children.

Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde have found a unique chemistry in screaming at each other on screen.

A Turkish court has ordered comedian Deniz Goktas jailed pending trial for allegedly insulting religious values and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic kicks off its 60th edition with honors for actors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married.

The United States has World Cup fever.

Prosecutors say a video shows rapper Pooh Shiesty pressing for his release from fellow rapper Gucci Mane’s record label while an armed man blocks a door during an alleged robbery at a Texas music studio in January.

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has become the unofficial anthem of the U.S. men’s national soccer team at the World Cup, with players and fans singing it together after victories.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding has fans buzzing in New York City.

Haruki Murakami's first full-length novel with a lone female protagonist has been released."

The Supreme Court has declined to intervene after a judge ordered former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to be fined $800 a day.

The best films of the year so far include “Project Hail Mary,” “Disclosure Day” and “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.”.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is set to begin at New York's Madison Square Garden at 5 p.m. Friday.

New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Americans’ interest, even as the sport continues to face an uphill climb to reach mainstream popularity in the United States.

The families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting will indirectly receive money from Alex Jones after a billion-dollar defamation verdict.

It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will host their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.

The New York Police Department is bracing for a slew of massive Independence Day celebrations along with a World Cup match this weekend, scrambling thousands of officers on land, sea and air to handle security measures as an intense heat wave bears down on the region.

Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.

Actor and activist Danny Glover says he has Alzheimer’s disease.

Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote some of the disco group's biggest hits, including “Y.

Canada is set to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time next year.

A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to lift its requirement that journalists be accompanied by an escort while in the Pentagon.

Former child actor Daveigh Chase's death on June 16 was due to AIDS.

“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios.

A judge has ruled that a book co-written by Duane Davis, who prosecutors allege ordered the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, will be used in trial.

The newest book on Donald Trump is a big hit.

Lexi Minetree stars as a teenage Elle Woods in a new “Legally Blonde” prequel series for Prime Video.

Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese, but it’s a dialect — like most things Minions — that’s taken time to hone.

Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”.

Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of conning Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi show.

Novak Djokovic witnessed a proposal in the crowd during his opening Wimbledon match on Centre Court on Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding.

A settlement document reveals the District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.

Penelope Keith, known for her roles in British sitcoms "The Good Life" and "To the Manor Born," has died at 86.

Chicago rapper Twista has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay income taxes.

Yodelers at a festival in Basel, Switzerland, turned city fountains into rehearsal spaces during Europe’s June heat wave.

Wimbledon’s strict rules about all-white clothing didn’t prevent Naomi Osaka from making another fashion statement as she walked onto the grass at the All England Club.

Kara Swisher is expanding her influence from tech journalism to politics.

Pop music royalty including Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick were among the many notables who paid tribute to music legend Clive Davis at the esteemed producer's funeral in Manhattan.

Bill Maher has accepted the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Country music legend Alan Jackson has ended his touring career.

Lauryn Hill surprised the BET Awards audience with an impromptu performance of “Ex-Factor” after receiving the Living Legend Icon Award.

Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.

Reports are swirling about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce possibly getting married at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Panini stickers have been an iconic World Cup collectible going all the way back to 1970, when four Italian brothers began to print images of the players for fans.

A California appeals court has upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction.

A special guest crashed Portugal coach Roberto Martínez’s news conference Friday: Grammy winner Dua Lipa.

Ann Blyth, an Oscar nominee at 17 as Joan Crawford’s wayward daughter in “Mildred Pierce” who later sang opposite Mario Lanza and Howard Keel in MGM musicals of the 1950s, has died at age 98.

Texas born and bred country star Cody Johnson is seeing a surge in new fans after two decades in the industry.

The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100.

Paris Fashion Week Men’s became a test of fashion’s relationship with heat.

Mobile-first serialized storytelling is rapidly becoming one of entertainment's fastest-growing businesses.

New York prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of trying it a fourth time.

David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose husky, high-strung tenor on “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and other hits helped make the so-called brass rock band among the most popular acts of the late 1960s, has died at age 84.

New York prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of trying the former movie mogul for a fourth time in the state.

A series of Norman Rockwell sketches of scenes from the West Wing lobby is going on public display for the first time.

A viral sensation from this World Cup, Merlín the duck was at Mexico City's stadium before the national team's match against the Czech Republic.

Usher is launching a stadium tour with Chris Brown and says Brown's legal troubles never influenced his decision.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group’s membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago.

Dior has moved its men’s Paris Fashion Week show to 9 a.m. to avoid extreme heat.

Charlie Brown's pen pal is finally revealed in the animated movie “Snoopy Unleashed,” coming to Apple TV in 2027.

A collection of early public writings by the future Pope Leo XIV will be published in English this fall.

One of the most intricately decorated parts of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, a passageway walked by popes and presidents and attributed to Renaissance master Raphael, is getting its first face-lift in 500 years.

A recently opened, first of its kind Chinese queer museum in San Francisco is already having an impact on the surrounding community.

The song of the summer is a hot topic with no clear winner yet emerging for 2026.

Pharrell Williams has sent Louis Vuitton’s dandy surfer over a giant wave at Paris Fashion Week.

Argentina’s passion for Lionel Messi has taken shape during the 2026 World Cup through two striking tributes: a giant statue in Patagonia and a mural created by more than 1,300 fans.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are transforming their concept album “Warriors” into a Broadway musical.

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers Tuesday.

The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury.

Giorgio Armani’s legacy continues to shine at his historic Milan headquarters.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History highlights the complexities of the American story.

A judge has found that a man charged with the murder of actor James Handy is not mentally competent for court proceedings.

Comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges alleging he failed to report or pay taxes on over $8 million in earnings.

No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself.

Tucker Carlson says he won't support the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections.

Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry’s most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Santana.

Clive Davis, who rose from a job as a record company lawyer to become one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, has died at the age of 94.

Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts and alt-pop hits, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on June 14.

“Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers.

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons reimagine jeans-inspired basics in leather and technical fabrics for their latest collection.

New York City police say a 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death during a concert at Madison Square Garden.

Rumors that Taylor Swift was planning to marry at her Rhode Island home this weekend have drawn fans, photographers and curious visitors to the seaside village of Watch Hill after a large tent appeared near her estate.

Dolce & Gabbana has unveiled a menswear collection designed for both Milan's heatwave and a Sicilian beach escape.

Lewis Hamilton and Colman Domingo have led a star-studded front row at the Ralph Lauren menswear show.

The Kennedy Center's management isn't committing to new shows or staff expansion, even as it considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked last month.

James Burrows, the director behind iconic TV comedies like “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” has died.

Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child.

The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system and outside resale platforms.

At a time of perpetual upheaval in Hollywood, the Paris-based animation studio Illumination has become one of Hollywood’s most consistent blockbuster-making operations.

Comedian Carlos Mencia has been arrested and charged with 12 felonies for allegedly failing to report or pay taxes on over $8 million in earnings.

Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.

Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her roles in “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring,” has died at 35.