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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the sexual orientation of “King of the Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in his shooting death in Texas, authorities said Thursday, walking back a previous statement about the potential motive. Joss’ husband has claimed the person who killed

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Years before Ana de Armas was using an ice skate to slice a neck in “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” she co-starred with Keanu Reeves in a much different film. The erotic thriller “Knock Knock,” released in 2015, was de Armas’ first Hollywood

By The Associated Press Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman became co-owners of the Australia SailGP team on Thursday. The “Deadpool & Wolverine” stars joined driver and CEO Tom Slingsby in leading the team’s rebrand after several successful seasons, winning three championships in its four seasons. The team will be called the BONDS Flying Roos, with

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ recent ex-girlfriend described enduring drug-fueled sex marathons until the hip-hop titan’s arrest in September as the key witness began testimony Thursday soon after the judge threatened to expel Combs from the courtroom for “nodding vigorously” at jurors during

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities have made an arrest in the theft of two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart that were stolen from a venue in New Jersey last weekend. Atlantic City police say surveillance video initially led them to a 57-year-old Pleasantville man. He was later seen on

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Nintendo Switch 2 finally hit store shelves on Thursday, eight years after the initial release of Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s popular video game console. Even with a hefty $450 price tag, fans around the world, from Japan to the U.S., lined up outside stores

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Felton — the original Draco Malfoy from the “Harry Potter” movies — will slip into his old role on Broadway this winter in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” “Being a part of the ‘Harry Potter’ films has been one of the greatest honors

By JENNIFER PELTZ and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday in Harvey Weinstein ’s New York sex crimes retrial, but ended the day without a verdict in a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The seven-woman, five-man jury is considering two counts of criminal sex act and one count

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. This year, it’s his turn. “Following him is not an easy task. In fact, I spoke to him and he said, ‘I just

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama has a new book out this fall that offers a fresh take on her public life, a story not of politics but of fashion. Obama announced on social media Thursday that “The Look” will be released Nov. 4 by the Crown Publishing Group,

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson once clashed on the court in the 2001 NBA Finals, but now the basketball legends are joining forces to revive the Reebok brand they helped make iconic. In the Netflix docuseries, “Power Moves,” which premiered this week, the Hall

By PETER SMITH Associated Press MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions. A wide-eyed Moses holds the Ten Commandments aloft in righteous fury, ready to shatter the tablets when his followers abandon God for a golden calf. Lightning

By PETER SMITH Associated Press MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — How do you conserve 80-year-old murals that have accumulated decades’ worth of soot, salt and other deterioration? Slowly and carefully, using everything from scientific analysis to seaweed extract to everyday tools — like cosmetic sponges and shish kebab sticks. That was the approach taken by a

By AYAKA McGILL Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Throngs of gamers stood in long lines outside of stores hours before they opened Thursday from Tokyo to New York City in hopes of snaring a long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 video game console. Enthusiasts have been clamoring for an upgrade to Nintendo’s eight-year-old predecessor for years. Nintendo,

By DAVID BAUDER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81. The Voice of America, which has delivered news to countries all over the world for the

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Three years after Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 others were indicted on gang and racketeering charges, followed by a long, problem-plagued trial, nobody will be convicted of murder. When Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the indictment in May 2022, she said her

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial are due to start deliberating Thursday, with dozens of witnesses, scores of documents and two days of closing arguments to sift through. The seven-woman, five-man jury will start its private discussions after getting legal instructions from the judge Thursday morning. Closing arguments concluded

By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kimberly Belflower knew “John Proctor is the Villain” needed its final cathartic scene to work — and, for that, it needed Lorde’s “Green Light.” “I literally told my agent, ‘I would rather the play just not get done if it can’t use that song,’” the playwright

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King recently spoke to The Associated Press about the new film adaption “The Life of Chuck,” his latest book “Never Flinch” and other topics. Here are highlights from that conversation. On ‘The Life of Chuck’ Over time, King has developed a personal policy in

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The English pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo surgery after her performance at the London music festival Capital’s Summertime Ball next weekend. Jessie J, 37, shared the news in an Instagram video on Wednesday. “I was

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King ’s first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, “Steve has a movie camera in his head.” So vividly drawn is King’s fiction that it’s offered the basis for some 50 feature films. For half a century, since Brian De Palma’s 1976 film “Carrie,” Hollywood

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart were stolen from a venue in New Jersey last weekend as the group prepared to launch a nationwide tour, and the musicians are now offering a reward for information leading to their return. The band was set to kick

By JOHN CARUCCI and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It began as it always should, with her voice. The second solo album from Cynthia Erivo, fresh off a herculean press run with the success of the first “Wicked” film, was always meant to be “vocal-focused,” she told The Associated Press recently. It