Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event
Read full article: Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office eventThe Trump administration has turned a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press away from covering an Oval Office news conference involving President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
Read full article: Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren SanchezBlue Origin has launched Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.
Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fall
Read full article: Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fallLeslie Odom Jr_, one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.”.
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
Read full article: Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died, his son said Sunday.
America's news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts
Read full article: America's news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cutsThe head of the U.S.-funded Al Hurra Arabic-language television and online news outlet has terminated most of his staff and curtailed TV programming.
Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence
Read full article: Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violenceLawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs and violence.
'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle
Read full article: 'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic CircleIn the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at attention in a clearing.
Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers
Read full article: Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writersTen emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation.
Review: ‘Warfare’ hits target with captivating, honest portrayal of chaotic Navy SEAL mission in Iraq
Read full article: Review: ‘Warfare’ hits target with captivating, honest portrayal of chaotic Navy SEAL mission in IraqCo-writers/co-directors Alex Garland and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza have put together one of the most intense war films in years.
A jury finds Soulja Boy liable for abuse and sexual assault of ex-assistant, awards over $4 million
Read full article: A jury finds Soulja Boy liable for abuse and sexual assault of ex-assistant, awards over $4 millionA jury on has found rapper Soulja Boy liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant.
Prada agrees to buy rival fashion house Versace in a deal valued at $1.4 billion
Read full article: Prada agrees to buy rival fashion house Versace in a deal valued at $1.4 billionThe Prada Group has agreed to buy rival Versace from the U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings in a deal valuing the Milan fashion house at 1.25 billion euros ($1.4 billion.
Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike Lee
Read full article: Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike LeeNew films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars
Read full article: At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic carsThe 29 vehicles in a Rolls-Royce and Bentley museum outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are getting the best of care in their golden years.
New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse
Read full article: New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuseLawyers for 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse over a 35-year span say they have been awarded $1.68 billion from a New York jury.
Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s longtime publicist and an Oscar-recipient, dies at 96
Read full article: Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s longtime publicist and an Oscar-recipient, dies at 96Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s publicist for over four decades and the only person in his field to be recognized with an Oscar, has died.
Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules
Read full article: Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rulesA judge says an accuser will be allowed to use the word “force” in her testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s retrial even though the disgraced movie mogul was acquitted of a rape charge that alleged he used physical force against her.
Jon Hamm steals expensive stuff and likely viewers' hearts in Apple TV+'s 'Your Friends & Neighbors'
Read full article: Jon Hamm steals expensive stuff and likely viewers' hearts in Apple TV+'s 'Your Friends & Neighbors'“Your Friends & Neighbors” begins with a once high-flying hedge fund manager waking up in someone else’s luxurious house, next to a dead body and in a pool of blood.
Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184
Read full article: Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub has surged to 184 as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic’s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck.
King Charles III’s fairy tale isn’t the one we remember as marriage to Camilla reaches 20-year mark
Read full article: King Charles III’s fairy tale isn’t the one we remember as marriage to Camilla reaches 20-year markKing Charles III and Queen Camilla met more than 50 years ago but their romance had to survive meddling families, marriages to other people and no small amount of public ridicule before they finally married.
Colombian court says song recorded by Karol G and J Balvin violated the rights of children
Read full article: Colombian court says song recorded by Karol G and J Balvin violated the rights of childrenA high court in Colombia has ruled that “+57,” a song by urban music stars J Balvin and Karol G, violated the rights of children because its lyrics “sexualized” minors.
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
Read full article: AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalistsA federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.