The great Roberta Flack has died.

A federal judge on had refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not shown it had suffered irreparable harm in the matter.

The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain.

NBC’s veteran anchor Lester Holt will soon be stepping down from the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast.

Michael Tilson Thomas’ brain tumor has returned, and the 80-year-old conductor intends to lead his final performance in April.

Carl Zimmer writes a history of aerobiology in “Air-borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe.”.

Roberta Flack has died at 88.

Wu-Tang Clan is forever but their touring days are coming to an end.

The first thing viewers of “Beyond the Gates” see is a black Mercedes gliding past manicured lawns and stately estates.

The cast of “Conclave” has accepted congratulations from generations of big stars backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Justin Bieber and Steve Carell laced up their skates along with Hockey Hall of Famers Rob Blake, Mark Messier, Cammi Granato and Jeremy Roenick on Sunday afternoon to support relief funds from the Los Angeles fires.

“Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences.

The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, a surprise twist that added one final wrinkle in an unusually unpredictable awards season.

Hunter Schafer says “it’s important to just keep track of where things are in our country,” a day after the “Euphoria” star posted a video in which she revealed her new passport had been issued with a male gender marker.

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during President Donald Trump’s tenure.

Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially divorced and single.

One of the attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul’s defense team.

Frankétienne, a renowned writer, painter, actor and musician known as the “father of Haitian letters” has died.

The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.

The Oscars telecast hosted by Conan O’Brien and Kate Hudson playing a pro basketball team president in a new Netflix series called “Running Point” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

Authorities have made an arrest in the theft of three luxury cars from a home where Miami quarterback Carson Beck and basketball player Hanna Cavinder were staying.

A New Hampshire artist who started drawing intricate and imaginative “daily doodles” during the COVID-19 pandemic and kept it up for nearly five years straight has died.

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer whose rich, steady baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85.

Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3.

The Oscars are more international than ever.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival made its return this week, bringing a feast of incredible flavors and culinary experiences that are sure to satisfy every foodie’s cravings.

French street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas in an art installation.

The consumer watchdog in the Australian state of Victoria said this week it's still pursuing the disgraced wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about having terminal brain cancer and curing it through healthy living, for the hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017.

Being cut from her high school basketball team was painful for Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, but she refused to let that rejection, or being born with one arm, stop her from pursuing her basketball dreams.

ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season.

A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.

The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has declined to testify in his defense.

Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison and other stars of the top Screen Actors Guild Awards film nominees will be among the presenters at Sunday’s ceremony.

In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control.

Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep.

The Stax Music Academy in Memphis is marking its 25th anniversary with Black History Month-themed concerts on March 28.

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84.

Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.

“Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, who has been earning awards left and right, will next be handing them out.

The Metropolitan Opera will double cast a portion of Verdi and Puccini revivals and shift some contemporary compositions away from Saturdays at the recommendation of a consultant trying to boost the company’s finances.

Hosts of many popular true crime podcasts will headline a murder-themed cruise next year that’s being billed as a first-of-its kind immersive mystery experience at sea.

“Watson” is an unusual TV medical procedural.

If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroes.

Soprano Renée Fleming will make her directing debut in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” at the Aspen Festival with three performances from July 21-26.

Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J.

A$AP Rocky gets to return to life at the peak of his fame instead of the long prison sentence that might have come from a conviction at his felony trial.

President Donald Trump says his administration will continue to restrict The Associated Press' access to cover presidential events until the news agency goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma and Canadian model Winnie Harlow are engaged.

FireAid, the benefit concert which raised an estimated $100 million to benefit those impacted by the LA fires, announced $50 million in grants for community-based organizations supporting families, food access, temporary housing, disaster case management and more.

Jurors have found rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.

A jury’s acquittal of A$AP Rocky has put to rest a case that hung over the hip-hop star for years and threatened to derail his life and career.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has rebranded her fledgling company to As Ever.

The world said goodbye to several influential figures in January.

“Saturday Night Live” will follow up its 50th anniversary celebrations with new shows and some familiar faces.

Steven Spielberg is gearing up to direct a new film starring Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt.

The trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur has been postponed.

Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”.

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to study how to expand access to in vitro fertilization and make it more affordable.

A collection of essays by the late David McCullough, including some never published before, will be released this fall.

Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life’s unexpected and improbable plot twists.

A painting by street artist Banksy valued at up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction next month.

NBC says The “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary celebration was watched by nearly 15 million viewers.

Tongolele, the iconic American dancer who transformed the nightlife scene in mid-20th century Mexico City with her hip movements to the sound of drums, has died at the age of 93.

Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio has died at the age of 77.

Shakira says that she will resume her world tour and perform in Lima, Peru, Monday evening, following the cancellation of a concert over the weekend due to a stomach illness.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon wants a “Days of Thunder” sequel and said at Daytona International Speedway that he’s been in touch with Tom Cruise about making the project come to life.

Yura Borisov does not have a flashy entrance in “Anora.”.

The British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs, have given audiences some great moments in recent years.

Colombian superstar Shakira has canceled her Sunday concert in Lima after being hospitalized with an abdominal condition.

“Captain America: Brave New World” is infusing some blockbuster cash into the North American box office.

Papal thriller “Conclave” won four prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards, at a ceremony with no single dominant winner, “The Brutalist” also won four trophies on Sunday including best director for Brady Corbet.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary celebration of “Saturday Night Live" and Paul McCartney closed it down.

Attorneys for the man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur want to delay next month’s trial, saying more time is needed for investigative work to ensure that Duane “Keffe D” Davis gets a fair trial.

Full-time television analyst and part-time NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman says he will appeal his disqualification that cost him the Truck Series win at Daytona.

Two of South Florida’s biggest events are set to bring massive crowds — and traffic congestion — this weekend, as the Coconut Grove Arts Festival and the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show take over key areas of Miami-Dade County.

An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil lawsuit against both men.

The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.

Jailed and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is suing his brother and other executives at their now-defunct film company.

Cher belted “If I Could Turn Back Time.”.

Pitbull has ended his partnership with NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing.

Jagged Edge is back with their 11th studio album, “All Original Parts: Vol.

Provoking boos 25 years ago for radical stagings saturated with sex and violence, Calixto Bieito at age 61 has transformed from a European regietheater enfant terrible to a patriarch.

A modern reimagining of the graphic novel “The Crow” starring Bill Skarsgård plus Canadian pop musician Tate McRae offering her third album are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada in 2021 was just the catalyst for “Sugarcane."

Women have dominated Food Network’s “Tournament of Champions,” the only cooking competition series that includes people of all genders where no man has ever won or made it to the finale.

Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC’s Studio 8H, whether as cast members, writers or hosts of “Saturday Night Live.”.

Sarah Jessica Parker will be this year’s recipient of PEN America’s “Literary Service” award.

Jurors have gotten the case at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky.

The White House had blocked an Associated Press journalist from a news conference with two major world leaders.

The Wayans family, who through film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy, have both entertained and created countless jobs both on and off camera in Hollywood, will be feted at this year’s NAACP Image Awards.

A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York lecture stage told jurors that he tried to stop the assault once he realized it wasn't a prank and was left with a gash above his eye.

Some U.S. adults consider Valentine's Day outdated, according to a new AP-NORC poll — but many more say they love the romance and fun of quality time with partners, friends and extended family.

In a feast of special programming, NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.

Costume designer Tom Broecker has been working at “Saturday Night Live” for more than 30 years.

The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s “The Light.”.

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