Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new...
Usher says tour with Chris Brown is about more than 2 stars. He makes the case for R&B in stadiums
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Usher prepares to launch a stadium tour with Chris Brown, he says the criticism and legal troubles surrounding the...
Charlie Brown's longtime pen pal is finally revealed in new Apple TV 'Peanuts' movie
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Brown began writing to a pen pal not long after the comic strip “Peanuts” debuted in newspapers back in...
Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Raphael Loggia, used by popes and presidents
VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of the most intricately decorated parts of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, a passageway walked by popes and presidents and...
The homilies and addresses of Pope Leo XIV are now coming to English readers
NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of early public writings by the future Pope Leo XIV will be published this fall for the first...
What is the 2026 song of the summer? AP offers some predictions
NEW YORK (AP) — What is 2026's song of the summer? There's no easy answer. Algorithmic division is certainly a factor in why there...
First of its kind queer museum in San Francisco Chinatown amplifies Chinese LGBTQ+ artists
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On one side of the world, Xiangqi Chen can be punished for her LGBTQ+ activism. But on the other, the...
Pharrell sends Vuitton surfing as Jeremy Allen White, Missy Elliott and Victor Wembanyama look on
PARIS (AP) — Pharrell Williams sent Louis Vuitton’s dandy surfer at star-filled Paris Fashion Week over a giant curling wave Tuesday, closing the opening...
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis set 'Warriors' musical for Broadway in 2027
NEW YORK (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are turning their concept album “Warriors” into a full-length Broadway show. The story — originally...
Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters' grand jury testimony, sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department issued and then withdrew subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street...