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Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95
NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95.
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South Florida girl turns childhood YouTube channel into global phenomenon
A South Florida teen who once faced fears she might never speak is now performing for sold-out crowds around the world.
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Jim Henson's Creature Shop opens for tours. Here's what's inside the once-hidden puppet studio
NEW YORK (AP) — Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world’s most beloved children’s characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity.
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In ‘Pressure,’ the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day
D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it.
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Norway-set drama about political polarization ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization, “Fjord,” has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival ’s top honor for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.”
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Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts and ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend
After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $82 million in ticket sales from 4,300 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. By the end of Monday’s Memorial Day holiday, it’s expected to have earned $102 million domestically and $165 million globally.
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Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an hour. Champs say he's worth it
When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing next to them, beaming, was a bespectacled man in an aloha shirt, holding up a copy of his book “Words of Wisdom.”
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Stephen Colbert is back on TV on community access in Michigan along with rocker Jack White
From the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York to ... community access TV in Michigan?
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‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59
NEW YORK (AP) — Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59.
Britney Spears was 'confrontational' and 'flamboyant' but tested low for alcohol during DUI stop
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears refused to get out of her BMW for about 10 minutes before her driving under the influence arrest in March. When she did, the singing superstar smelled of booze and appeared drunk in field sobriety tests, according to a police report and dashcam video obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Highlights and memorable moments from the red carpet fashion at Cannes 2026
London (AP) — As the twelve days of non-stop premieres at the Cannes Film Festival come to a close, so does the extravaganza's parade of high fashion.
A round of a-paws for ‘La Perra,’ winner of the Palm Dog award at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — A round of a-paws for “La Perra,” winner of this year’s Palm Dog award at the Cannes Film Festival. The Chilean movie took the top canine prize Friday, a day before the festival's official awards ceremony.
Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — There is a giant stew pot in a small lake in the center of The Hague.
Cannes' amfAR Gala raises millions for AIDS research with sales of artwork, jewelry and lavish goods
ANTIBES, France (AP) — Actors and celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival were coaxed off the Croisette and up the French Riviera coast to Antibes on Thursday for dinner, performances and the annual amfAR Gala auction, which raised millions for AIDS research.
Elim Chan hired as San Francisco Symphony's first female music director
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elim Chan was hired as first female music director of the San Francisco Symphony on Thursday, two years after Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he was leaving because he did not share the same goals as the orchestra's board.
Ex-girlfriend of boy band member charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill him
The former girlfriend of a member of the boy band Why Don't We has been charged with trying to hire a hitman on the dark web to kill him as part of a custody dispute over their now 7-year-old daughter, prosecutors said.
Carlos Vives joins Goya Foods at Catholic Pinecrest school for their 90th anniversary celebration
Goya Foods marked its 90th anniversary Thursday with a visit to a Catholic school in Pinecrest featuring Colombian music star Carlos Vives.
Goya teams up with Carlos Vives to celebrate 90 years with students
Goya Foods marked its 90th anniversary Wednesday with a visit to a Catholic school in Pinecrest featuring Colombian music star Carlos Vives.
Artist JR, the 'French Banksy' creates a 'cave' installation over Paris' oldest bridge
PARIS (AP) — The oldest bridge in Paris looked Thursday as if it had been swallowed by a mountain.
Maika Monroe, much more than 'Scream Queen,' returns to Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Maika Monroe's career essentially began at the Cannes Film Festival. Her breakthrough role in “It Follows” premiered in Cannes’ Critics Week sidebar in 2014.
How 'Navalny' filmmaker Daniel Roher’s post-Oscar creative depression inspired ‘Tuner’
For Daniel Roher, making things is kind of a compulsion. Perhaps it’s not surprising for someone who was able to direct two movies at the same time: A documentary about artificial intelligence, now streaming on Peacock, and the heist thriller “Tuner,” in theaters Friday.
Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs' Cannes entry 'The Man I Love'
CANNES, France (AP) — In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
What it's like inside the amfAR Gala, which has raised millions for AIDS research
CANNES, France (AP) — As the last Thursday of the Cannes Film Festival comes around, the rich and famous decamp from the Croisette and head up the coast to Antibes, where the famous Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc hosts the annual amfAR Gala.
As 'The Boys' ends, actors reveal their craziest stunts and what's next for Vought
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After five seasons of death, depravity and digs at the capitalistic superhero-industrial complex, “The Boys” dropped its series finale Wednesday.
'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot
CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William Greaves, asked him to be one of four cameramen documenting a historic gathering in Harlem.
'Minotaur,' about murder and corruption in Putin's Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia, set against the conscription of young men into President Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes gentle, quiet, long films. And he might win the Palme d'Or
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is not a place that’s conducive to taking your time. Festivalgoers rush frantically between screenings. The protocol department enforces precisely timed red carpet premieres. Standing ovations are clocked.
Channel 4 pulls all episodes of 'Married at First Sight UK' after sexual misconduct claims
LONDON (AP) — Broadcaster Channel 4 has pulled all episodes of “Married at First Sight UK” from its platforms after three contestants claimed they were sexually assaulted by on-screen partners on the matchmaking reality show.
Charges to be dropped against ‘Real Housewives’ star Lisa Hochstein, ex-boyfriend, attorneys say
Charges will soon be dropped against “Real Housewives of Miami” star Lisa Hochstein and her ex-boyfriend, Jody Glidden, after they reached an agreement with prosecutors, their attorneys confirmed Tuesday to Local 10 News.
Tool or threat? Cannes Film Festival grapples with the rise of AI
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival can function like a global water cooler for movies, with prevailing issues and anxieties tending to come to the surface at the event. This year, the topic du jour is artificial intelligence.
Leon Thomas to receive ASCAP Vanguard Award for shaping the future of R&B
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From Broadway stages to Grammy winner, Leon Thomas is adding another milestone to his rising career.
Studio 10: Sitting down with star of Apple TV’s ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’
Certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes, Apple TV’s “Margot ‘s Got Money Troubles” is one of this year’s must-see dramas.
Rachel Maddow takes on the DOJ’s 150-year saga in a new book, 'Department of Fate'
NEW YORK (AP) — After writing bestsellers about the military, the oil and gas industry and the state of democracy, Rachel Maddow is now working on a history of the Justice Department.
Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: ‘Let’s call the whole thing off’
NEW YORK (AP) — And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
The breathless Korean sci-fi monster movie 'Hope' leaves the Cannes Film Festival floored
CANNES, France (AP) — Sprawling action movies with aliens do not generally compete for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. But Na Hong-jin's “Hope” is not your average science fiction.
Don’t sleep on ‘Is God Is,’ a primal scream of a movie inspired by Westerns and Greek tragedy
Aleshea Harris wrote “Is God Is” with the assumption that it would never be performed as a play, let alone turned into a movie. It was simply a story she needed to get onto the page: A tale of rage and revenge, an ancient Greek tragedy melded with Spaghetti Western tropes centered on contemporary Black women, twins, on an epic, violent journey to find the father who wronged them. She even rewatched Quentin Tarantino's “Kill Bill” while she was writing.