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By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer If Neko Case had just one word to describe her first solo album in seven years, she would settle on “formidable.” Fair enough. Writers have twisted themselves into knots trying to describe Case’s sound — “gothic Americana” is one iteration — yet it’s generally a thrill ride through shifting

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the controversial Irish rap group Kneecap, basing its decision on a technical error in the way the charge was brought forward. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who is also referred to by his anglicized

By JAMEY KEATEN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Eurovision Song Contest organizers said Friday that member broadcasters will vote in November on whether Israel can participate in the musical extravaganza next year, as calls have mounted for the country to be excluded over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. According to spokesperson Dave

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman has sued Universal Orlando Resort, claiming she was injured on a roller coaster at its newest theme park. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, comes a week after a man died from blunt impact injuries after going on the same ride. Sandi Streets filed the negligence

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson spent about 20 years writing “One Battle After Another.” After two decades, it’s never felt more relevant. The epic action thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland,” hits theaters Friday. With a running time of 2 hours and 50 minutes, “One Battle After Another”

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots. U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The long-held secrets of the Kahlo family, including those of legendary artist Frida, are about to be unlocked for the world with the opening of the Casa Kahlo Museum this weekend. Although located very close to the iconic Casa Azul in Coyoacán’s historic center, the Casa

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven years after her last album and 35 years into a powerhouse career, Mariah Carey continues her reign as the queen of pop and R&B with “Here for It All.” If good things come to those who wait, fans are about to audibly feast on Carey’s

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and some usage examples of our own. Beast mode DEFINITION: An extremely aggressive or energetic style or

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Laila Lockhart Kraner first slipped on the headband and cat ears for “Gabby’s Dollhouse” at age 11, she couldn’t have predicted how her character’s mantras of positivity and resilience and “failing fantastically” without giving up would shape her own life. Six years later,

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Max Mara takes a sexy power turn for next summer, showing lots of skin with a touch of fetishism in a collection previewed Thursday during Milan Fashion Week. Creative director Ian Griffiths created soft volumes out of organza and technical mesh that enhanced shoulders and hips

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — There is an intimate portrait of a lesbian couple, a painting of young naked men enjoying themselves by the water and one of a flamboyantly dressed, androgynously looking person at a fairground. Queer art has often been neglected and marginalized in the past but a new

By LINDSEY BAHR and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater, according to a new poll. About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Want to switch to Apple Music because you can’t find your favorite indie band on Spotify? Or maybe you’re on Amazon Music but saw a new subscriber offer on Tidal that’s too good to pass up. There are a variety of reasons to change music providers.

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Brett Goldstein might want to break your heart. Or at least give you a proper ugly cry. In the new film “All of You,”streaming on Apple TV+ Friday, audiences are presented with a sticky conundrum: What if your soulmate, and your best friend, were different people? Reactions might differ

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s No. 21 collection for next spring and summer, presented Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week, is a study in lightness, as a hedge against the heavy times. “I believe that in moments of heaviness and uncertainty, sometimes taking a moment of lightheartedness and clearing your

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have announced the birth of their third child, a girl. Rihanna announced the birth of Rocki Irish Mayers in an Instagram post Wednesday. The post featured one photo of the multihyphenate, 37, with the baby and another photo of baby shoes. It was captioned simply with Rocki’s

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Silvia Venturini Fendi has taken full creative control of her family’s fashion house, unleashing her powers on a co-ed Spring-Summer 2026 collection previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday that displayed the heritage Italian brand’s craft and fantasy. A color block Peekaboo bag with the opening

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Eli Manning landed a fade within 5 feet but missed the putt, Bobby Flay cooked up a birdie, John McEnroe and José Andrés mugged for pictures with red, white and blue-clad fans and Catherine Zeta-Jones curtseyed on the tee box as the crowd serenaded her

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with Apple TV+’s decision to postpone the release of the political thriller series “The Savant” following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Chastain, who is also the show’s executive producer, took to Instagram Wednesday to says she was “not aligned on

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but it’s still a mystery when — or if — viewers in cities such as Washington, Seattle and St. Louis will be able to see him again on their televisions. ABC stations owned by the Nexstar

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — There are 70-year-olds who want to be like June Squibb when they grow up. Squibb, 95, wasn’t the lead of a movie until she was 94. Now, a year after she turned action star in “Thelma,” Squibb is again the leading lady and face on the

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Lear deBessonet, the incoming artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, was thinking about what should be her first show as its new leader, she landed on something sweeping, very American — and some unfinished business. She had just directed an off-Broadway concert version of

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Fear is not something one typically associates with Dwayne Johnson. Certainly not in the ring, as the charismatic heel with the cocked eyebrow, and not in Hollywood, where he has cemented himself as one of the industry’s most bankable, and singular, action stars and producers. By all accounts the

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The Jil Sander silhouettes for next spring and summer previewed Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week were light, crisp and inviting, broken by subtle flashes of skin that gaped only briefly. The brand’s new creative director Simone Bellotti returned the runway show to the brand’s modernist headquarters

By JOHN LEICESTER and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A lifelong fan of “Tomb Raider,” French gamer Romain Bos was on tenterhooks when an update of the popular video game went online in August. But his excitement quickly turned to anger. The gamer’s ears — and those of other “Tomb Raider” fans —

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of traditional jazz. The Abreu brothers, aged 19 and 17, are part of a new generation