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Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Black Box Diaries’ has delayed premiere in Japan after legal issues
TOKYO (AP) — “Black Box Diaries,” a documentary in which Japanese journalist Shiori Ito investigates…
Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner’s trophy to protest Israel’s inclusion
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has said…
Bestselling British writer Joanna Trollope dies at 82
LONDON (AP) — British writer Joanna Trollope, whose bestselling novels charted domestic and romantic travails…
Director convicted of scamming $11M from Netflix and going on lavish spending spree
NEW YORK (AP) — A Hollywood director was convicted Thursday on charges that he scammed…
Accused of bullying staff, CEO of Canadian Museum of Immigration steps down
HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down…
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse,…
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse,…
Rare Dom Pérignon champagne from Charles and Diana’s wedding fails to sell during Denmark auction
LYNGBY, Denmark (AP) — It was a wedding that captivated the world — in 1981,…
UK police hunt suspects after 600 items relating to the British Empire are stolen from a museum
LONDON (AP) — More than 600 artifacts relating to the history of the British Empire…
How the Mariachi Rams band turned the NFL game day into a personal Los Angeles soundtrack
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crystal Hernández steadies her violin and scans the crowd from the…
‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ rarities are in Lawrence Kasdan’s university archive
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Researchers, documentary filmmakers and others will soon be able to…
The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2025
Owen Cooper emphatically announced himself to the world in 2025. The “Adolescence” star became the…
Our AP Breakthrough Entertainers of 2025 take a survey
The youngest is 16. The oldest are 40. Two are newly minted Emmy winners. Two…
One of the world’s most-visited museums plans an extension in an industrial Dutch city
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The landmark Dutch museum that holds some of the most…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Tramell Tillman, the ‘Severance’ star who is very much connecting
NEW YORK (AP) — Tramell Tillman didn’t dream of being an actor when he was…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Chase Sui Wonders’ Harvard astrophysics detour led her to Hollywood
NEW YORK (AP) — You don’t need to major in astrophysics at Harvard to become…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Danny Ramirez’s entrance into Hollywood began on the soccer field
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Danny Ramirez looks back at the starting point of his…
From the 0-26 “Yuccaneers” to 2-time champions, Buccaneers celebrate 50 years with new docuseries
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shed the “Yuccaneers” label decades ago. They…
USA Today editor in chief out after a year in job
NEW YORK (AP) — USA Today’s editor in chief, Caren Bohan, is out after a…
Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55
LONDON (AP) — Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a…
Sundance Film Festival unveils 90 feature films for its last Utah edition
Charli XCX is making a trip to the Sundance Film Festival in January. The pop…
Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry
NEW YORK (AP) — Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were…
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros.…
Sarkozy describes his prison stay and advises on appealing to the far right in his new book
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy described the prison where he spent 20…