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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Severance” separated itself from the field with 27 Emmy nominations Tuesday, while “The Studio” led comedy nominees with a record-tying 23 in a dominant year for Apple TV+. No other dramas came close to the dystopian workplace series “Severance,” which achieved a convergence of acclaim

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press Unreleased music by Beyoncé along with footage, show plans and concert set lists were stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer’s choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police incident report. The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8,

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, her mother and her stepfather has died in jail while awaiting trial, authorities said Monday. Samuel Bond Haskell, 37, was found dead Saturday in his cell in a downtown Los Angeles jail and died

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49. Gibson’s death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Gibson and Falley are the main

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press HBO has officially started production on the highly anticipated “Harry Potter” TV series adaption, the network announced Monday, also revealing a first look at the titular character. The photo released by HBO shows Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, donning the signature Hogwarts uniform paired with round-rim glasses and a lightning

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man from Australia has been charged with “malicious mischief” for allegedly smashing a glass case holding the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of Scottish nationhood. Arnaud Harixcalde Logan, 35, appeared at Perth Sheriff Court on Monday to face the charge, which is similar to vandalism.

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday at a senior living community in San Rafael, California, “surrounded by those he loved,”

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett ‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “James” is up for another literary honor. Everett’s dramatic retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a fiction nominee for the 20th annual Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which comes with a $10,000 cash award. Besides the

By The Associated Press Sesame Workshop regained control of its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages. “Elmo’s X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts,” Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame

By The Associated Press The live-action remake of the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator said Monday it will investigate a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza, after a review concluded that the narrator’s father has Hamas links and the program therefore breached editorial guidelines on accuracy. The broadcaster removed the program, “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone,”

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending. Senate Democrats are trying to kill the measure but need a few

By SARAH JONES-SMITH Associated Press It used to be that dating was as simple as deciding between dinner, a trip to the movies or an arcade. Now, understanding the dating scene has become intermingled with smartphones, matchmaking apps and one’s ability to navigate thorny social issues like racial preference in a mate. “Love Island,” a

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will make an unprecedented second state visit to the U.K. between Sept. 17 and 19 when he will be hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, Buckingam Palace said Monday. Trump, who is a big supporter of the royal

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. DC and Warner Bros. had a lot riding on “Superman.” While the Walt

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Love Island USA” culminated a tumultuous summer full of explosive breakups and shock exits in its season finale Sunday. A public vote (spoilers ahead) crowned Amaya Espinal, 25, and Bryan Arenales, 28, as the winning couple of its seventh season. The Peacock reality series has had

LONDON (AP) — Call this episode of Iga Swiatek’s marvelous tennis career “The One Where Iga Swiatek Got A Hug from Courteney Cox After Winning Wimbledon.” Swiatek is a huge fan of the TV sitcom “Friends,” and actress Courteney Cox — who played Monica Geller on the show — was at Centre Court on Saturday

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In a small bookstore in the Caribbean’s largest mall, dozens of people gathered on a recent evening for the launch of a slim dictionary. Its title is “The ABC of DtMF,” which is short for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” the newest album from Puerto

LONDON (AP) — A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot on Sunday. Lynne, 77, who was billed to play alongside his band Sunday at the The BST Hyde Park festival, withdrew on Saturday on the advice of doctors

PARIS (AP) — The iconic red windmill sails of Paris’ Moulin Rouge cabaret are turning once more. Thirty two dancers decked out in red feathered costumes performed in front of the renowned cabaret ’s turning wings on Thursday evening to commemorate their restoration. The sails — a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian lifestyle — collapsed

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “The Salt Path” is a memoir of resilience and courage that captured the hearts of millions and was subsequently adapted for the big screen, with actors Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs taking the lead roles. But now, the book and the film are mired in a controversy

By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. What they got from the eight-day Scopes trial was more than they bargained for. The trial

LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, denied the more serious charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm at a hearing last month. The singer,

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Never say never! Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing “Swag,” his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts. It is his first album since 2021’s “Justice” and his first since becoming a father last year. “Inspired by

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thursday. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and “Seinfeld” co-creator will act as executive producer, writer and star of the

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giveon has been on a quest for musical and personal growth since releasing his studio debut three years ago. But the more things have changed, they’ve also stayed the same. “The girls didn’t stop,” he said with a sly smile. “I don’t even know if

By JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King has a rule for anyone wanting to adapt one of his books for the big or small screen. It’s basically the Hippocratic oath for intellectual property — first, do no harm. “When you deviate from the story that I wrote, you do so

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jack Nicholson did not want to go to the Oscars. It was 1976 and he was nominated for best actor in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The Miloš Forman film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release on July 13 and July 16, had

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Natanael Cano was not afraid to leave the terrain of corridos tumbados that made him famous to experiment with trap, reggaeton, Afrobeats and other urban genres in his new album. Cano had tried out some of this genres in albums like “NataKong” and “Trap Tumbado,” but