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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 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

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The audio edition of an upcoming re-telling of the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” which combines the renowned sensibilities of Stephen King ‘s words and the late Maurice Sendak ‘s illustrations, will be narrated by an author who knows the material well. Stephen King.

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A book of Beatles -era photographs taken by George Harrison, many of them never published, will be released next year. Random House announced Thursday that “The Third Eye,” which includes more than 250 black and white and color images, is scheduled for Fall 2026. Harrison’s

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one could replace the inimitable talent that was Whitney Houston. But when you need someone to sing her timeless tracks, the great EGOT (that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner) Jennifer Hudson has proven time and time again that she’s up for the job.

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “Love Island USA” contestant Cierra Ortega apologized Wednesday for resurfaced posts where she used a racial slur against Asian people. Ortega, who was half of one of the season’s strongest couples, left the villa just a week before the popular reality show’s finale after old

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While classmates dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors and professional athletes, Burna Boy was clear on his future aspirations. “They would hand out the papers and the question would be, ‘What you wanna be?’ … I’d write ‘rock star,’” said the Afrobeats giant. “One of my

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a familiar presence in films and television for over 30 years with memorable roles in everything from “Schindler’s List” to “Matilda,” was born in the United States to white, South

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unionized video game performers have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new contract with their employers. The vote, whose results were announced Wednesday night by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, ends a nearly three-year-long effort from union negotiators to obtain a new

By TERRY TANG Associated Press With the Belly Laughs Festival, an ambitious Asian American and Pacific Islander-centered comedy festival, the food is as important as the talent line-up. Every detail is intended to send a message of unabashed cultural pride. “It’s like we grew up kind of shying away and hiding our Asian-ness,” said Viv

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Armani Privé opened Tuesday under an unmistakable shadow. For the first time in the 20-year history of his couture house, Giorgio Armani was not present in Paris to take his bow. Days from his 91st birthday and following doctors’ advice after a recent hospital stay, Armani

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by an Israeli man held in captivity for more than a year by Hamas is coming out this fall in the U.S. Eli Sharabi’s “Hostage,” written in Hebrew and already a bestseller in Israel, is the first published memoir by anyone kidnapped by

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11-month strike by video game performers could formally end this week if members ratify a deal that delivers pay raises, control over their likenesses and artificial intelligence protections. The agreement feels “like diamond amounts of pressure suddenly lifted,” said Sarah Elmaleh, a voice actor and

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, a judge said Tuesday after probation officials rejected the defense and prosecution’s plan to move the date up by about two weeks. Combs, who remains jailed after a

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy, law and international order in a dangerous world. On a state visit that mixed

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to

LONDON (AP) — The Bayeux Tapestry, the 11th-century artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years. Officials said Tuesday that the treasured medieval tapestry will be on loan from France and arrive next year at the British Museum, where it will star

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Stéphane Rolland went back to what he does best on Tuesday: unadulterated couture. This season at Paris Couture Week, Rolland stripped away gimmicks and let the clothes do the talking, unveiling a dazzling palette of ivory, black, and red — with giant spangles shimmering like stardust

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raphael Saadiq has always admired the boldness of stand-up icons like Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy who commanded the stage alone with only their stories. Now, the three-time Grammy winner is taking a similar leap, stepping into the spotlight solo for his own one-man