Entertainment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Backstreet Boys got their first hit country song this year on a collaboration with country duo Florida Georgia and now the…

The Associated Press Michael Phelps has finally met his match in the water: a “great white shark.” The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night…

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the “Home Alone” series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,”…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sansa Stark is woke now, Alfie Allen has a cute dog and everyone got sick of answering all those questions about…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — There are typically a lot of Batmen at Comic-Con, but only one was the subject of a star-filled tribute. Filmmaker Kevin…

LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner says Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who sold millions of albums with a unique mix of…

NEW YORK (AP) — A bag containing traces of moon dust is heading to auction — surrounded by some fallout from a galactic court battle….

LONDON (AP) — Two new books from the Harry Potter universe are set to be released as part of a British exhibition that celebrates the…

NEW YORK (AP) — “War for the Planet of the Apes” overtook “Spider-Man: Homecoming” at the box office. But it failed to live up to…

NEW YORK (AP) — George Romero, whose classic “Night of the Living Dead” and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney Parks isn’t letting Han Solo or Luke Skywalker save the day at their new Star Wars-themed lands. “When you step…

ATLANTA (AP) — A stuntman for “The Walking Dead” has died after falling on the Georgia set of the hit television show. It’s the first…

The Associated Press Beyonce has finally debuted her twins a month after they were born. The singer posted a picture of herself holding the babies on…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With “Game of Thrones” off the Emmy battlefield this time around, the likely beneficiaries will be streaming dramas and, in a…

LONDON (AP) — Manchester officials say they are making U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande an honorary citizen of the city because of her response to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kermit the Frog is getting a new voice. ABC News and The Hollywood Reporter report that Steve Whitmire has left his role as the…

NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Homecoming” swung past expectations, opening with an estimated $117 million in North America and giving a Sony Pictures a much…

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his memorable portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s “True Blood,” has died at the age…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candy Crush addicts, and you know who you are, put down your mobile device immediately. Then you can watch “Candy Crush,”…

NEW YORK (AP) — The retired federal agent who discovered what he believes is the first photographic evidence of Amelia Earhart alive and well after…

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The launch of the traditional firework rocket known as the “Chupinazo” kicked off Pamplona’s famed San Fermin running of the bulls…

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut gulped, chomped and powered his way to a 10th title on Tuesday, continuing his record-setting reign as the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Menounos says she has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and has announced her resignation from E! News. Menounos tells…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Rapper Finese 2Tymes was arrested in Alabama early Sunday, a day after a shooting at one of his concerts in…

Sofia Coppola’s version of “The Beguiled,” set in 1864 Virginia, takes the 1971 film version of the story and whumps it, gently, the way you…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Z has opened up about his rocky relationship with wife Beyonce on “4:44,” his first album in four years. On…

LONDON (AP) — Pop superstar Adele has hinted that her current tour for Grammy-winning album “25” will be her last. The 29-year-old included a signed,…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The home of “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California. Nicole Perna,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Bay’s “Transformers: The Last Knight” topped the box office charts, but it was a dubious success. The fifth installment in…

The Associated Press Remy Ma has ended rival Nicki Minaj’s seven-year winning streak at the 2017 BET Awards, a show highlighted by ’90s R&B and…

BOSTON (AP) — Artifacts connected to some of the nation’s most notorious gangsters sold for more than $100,000 at auction Saturday. A diamond pocket watch…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — His favorite song is “Hot for Teacher.” His go-to selection on karaoke nights happens to be “Panama .” And whenever steeplechaser…

TOKYO (AP) — The baby panda who has become an overnight celebrity in Japan is a girl. Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo said Friday the panda, born…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Modern reality television has been misbehaving since it was born. Putting aside the charmingly mild “Candid Camera” midcentury years, the reality…

The Associated Press A concussed serenity sets in somewhere in the middle of the ceaseless ballet of metal and machismo in Michael Bay’s “Transformers: The…

The Associated Press “The Beguiled ” is a strange and uncomfortable film in both of its iterations. Sofia Coppola’s take is more nuanced than the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Are Beyonce and Jay Z parents again? Mum’s the word from the parents and their reps, even though reports are flying…

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby, the comedian once known as “America’s Dad” for his TV role as paternal Dr. Cliff Huxtable, is declaring victory…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John G. Avildsen, who directed “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” — two dark-horse, underdog favorites that went on to become Hollywood…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Z, whose wife Beyonce is expecting twins soon, was absent from the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame, where he was…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Bat-Signal will shine over Los Angeles in tribute to the late Adam West, the actor best-known for playing Batman in…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man was arrested in central California for allegedly uploading the Marvel film “Deadpool” to his Facebook page…

BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The annual Farm Aid benefit concert is coming back to Pennsylvania for just the third time since it began in 1985….

NEW YORK (AP) — Five memorable moments from the 2017 Tony Awards: DON’T MESS WITH BETTE: It takes real bravado to even attempt to shoo…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star and Predators fan Luke Bryan will open NBC’s broadcast of Game 6 on Sunday night singing a song from…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a campy 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national…

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — U2 turned their first headlining appearance at a U.S. music festival into Bono-roo. The Irish rockers performed a two-hour set on…

A Franklin resident, who spent the day today touring the 2017 Dollar Bank Three River Arts Festival in Pittsburgh, took this picture of the Umbrella Sky…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura says he hasn’t been able to find work since his highly-publicized defamation lawsuit against…