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Trial of Maradona’s doctors is suspended after judge is accused of authorizing documentary
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The trial of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona was suspended for a week on Tuesday after one of the judges was accused of being impartial and authorizing a…
Book Review: New essays from writer Richard Russo on how his life informs his art
Richard Russo, whose “Fool” trilogy is beloved for the characters he created to populate a fictional upstate New York town, freely admits he’s always pulled from his real life to write his novels. “I was born in exactly the right place at…
George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage,…
George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” has died. He was 76. Wendt in later life crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,”…
Movie Review: Romance and writer’s block in bilingual rom-com ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’
Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ruined by Austen as she has been made acutely aware…
Movie Review: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ a sweet but unnecessary live-action remake
The six-legged alien Stitch from “Lilo & Stitch” doesn't choose to be bad. He's just genetically programed that way. Kind of like the way Disney is apparently programmed these days to strip mine its old animated stories to make poor…
Tony Award nominee Marjan Neshat makes history in celebrated Broadway play ‘English’
NEW YORK (AP) — Marjan Neshat is a veteran of stage and screen who teaches fledgling actors. Like so many of us, she sometimes has bouts of self-doubt.
“I think on the first day of class, I still always have imposter syndrome, but I’ve…
Harris Dickinson is one of the most in-demand actors, but he had to direct a film first
CANNES, France (AP) — Harris Dickinson is sitting on a rooftop terrace in Cannes, trying to find all the movie tattoos on his body.
There's a little one for 2001's “Donnie Darko,” but there's a much larger one on his arm for “Kes,” Ken…
Today in History: May 20, Lincoln signs Homestead Act
Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2025. There are 225 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 25-31:
May 25: Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 96. Actor Ian McKellen (“Lord of the Rings”) is 86. Country singer Jessi Colter is 82. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 82. Director-Muppetteer…
Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including ‘Push It’
Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music.
The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics including 1993's “Shoop” and 1987's “Push It” say in a lawsuit that Universal Music Group…
Woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape describes their complex history
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein 's sex crimes retrial heard Monday from a woman who said her consensual relationship with the ex-movie mogul descended into rape.
At times, “he validated me so much,” Jessica Mann said, but when…
Book Review: Ocean Vuong takes existentialism to deeply intimate level in ‘The Emperor of…
Hai is 19 and suicidal. Grazina is 81 and living alone with dementia. So when she strikes a deal to house him so they can keep each other company in exchange for his help as a kind of unofficial live-in nurse, this could spell their mutual…
Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes premiere for ‘Highest…
CANNES, France (AP) — Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival, in between Broadway performances, for the premiere of Spike Lee's “Highest 2 Lowest” on Monday — and was rewarded with a surprise: an honorary…
Movie Review: Tom Cruise goes for broke in ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’
Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is getting a bit of a god complex. It’s not exactly his fault after defying death and completing impossible missions time and time again. But in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” out Friday, there’s a…
‘Sesame Street’ moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children's staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced…
It’s the end of the world and the Cannes Film Festival does not feel fine
As much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azur sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point. Portents of geopolitical doom are everywhere in a lineup…
Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including ‘Push It’
Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music.
The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics including 1993's “Shoop” and 1987's “Push It” say in a lawsuit that Universal Music Group…
Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after he wins the Eurovision Song Contest
Austrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport after he won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.” As JJ walked through the gate, hundreds of fans on Sunday cheered, some…
Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love.’…
Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.” Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition overshadowed by the Gaza war. JJ beat 25 other competitors during…
Music Review: Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ will be everywhere. Buckle…
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Wallen says he's the problem. And soon, he'll be yours.
The country megastar's fourth studio album, “I'm the Problem,” will be everywhere imminently if it isn't already — just like his earlier records, the last of…
Estonia’s Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso…
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato,” a dance-pop ditty by Estonian rapper and visual artist Tommy Cash.
Estonia’s entry in the pan-continental pop competition,…
War reaches Ukrainian rock band Ziferblat even at the Eurovision Song Contest
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s musicians can’t escape war, even at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Rock band Ziferblat were in Basel, Switzerland to represent their country when they learned the home of backing singer Khrystyna Starykova…
Jon Batiste announces Big Money Tour with promise of fresh sounds, improvisation and connection
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste is hitting the road again. The Grammy and Oscar winner is launching his second headlining tour, promising fresh sounds for his forthcoming album and material from his latest project, “Beethoven Blues (Batiste…
Eurovision favorites KAJ fly the flag for Sweden and make saunas all the rage at the contest
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There’s one word you hear more than any other in Basel during the Eurovision Song Contest: Sauna.
The northern Swiss city isn't known as an epicenter of steamy wood-cabin relaxation, but the small municipality of…
