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November 02

‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum

Irish novelist John Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Spain's Prado Museum for the past month as its latest writer-in-residence
November 02
Novelist John Banville looks at 'Diego Velazquez's 'Las Meninas' at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Madrid's great El Prado museum for the past month as its latest writer-in-residence. (AP Photo/Paul White)
November 01

MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations

Online video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture
November 01
FILE - Jimmy Donaldson, the popular YouTube video maker who goes by MrBeast, wears a Lionel Messi jersey as he stands in a sideline box at the start of an MLS soccer match between Inter Miami and CF Montreal, March 10, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
November 01

A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?

Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation
November 01
Police disperse people protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
November 01

Meet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series

Shohei Ohtani's dog, Decoy, made an appearance at the World Series victory parade
November 01
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani holds his dog Decoy during the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball World Series championship parade Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
November 01

Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison

A judge has given a Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph an additional 35 years behind bars
November 01
FILE - Young Dolph performs at The Parking Lot Concert in Atlanta on Aug. 23, 2020. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
November 01

Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.

Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges
November 01
November 01

Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where 'Diddy' is held

Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held
November 01
Federal enforcement officers stand outside the Metropolitan Detention Center during an interagency operation, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
November 01

After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms

In the last two decades, several Contemporary Christian Music powerhouses have publicly exited the CCM industry
November 01
FILE - Toby Mac, center performs with former members of DC Talk, Michael Tait, left, and Kevin Max at the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards at Lipscomb University on Oct. 11, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
November 01

Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama

Tommy Richman went from sleeping on couches and floors just two years ago to now having one of the biggest songs of the year with “Million Dollar Baby.”
November 01
Singer/songwriter Tommy Richman poses for a portrait, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
November 01

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of Nov. 4
November 01
November 01

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Willie Nelson, who is 91, will release “Last Leaf on the Tree" on Friday, his second studio album this year
November 01
Musician Willie Nelson performing ahead of event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in Houston, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
November 01

A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia

A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for a year while Belarus sought his extradition has been released and gone to Germany
November 01
FILE - Prominent critic of the Belarusian government in Minsk, Andrei Hniot, speaks to media in front of the presidency building in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
November 01

'Scandal' cast to reunite for script reading for hurricane relief in North Carolina

The cast of ABC’s hit show “Scandal” will reunite Nov. 17 for a live, virtual script reading to raise money for the western North Carolina area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene
November 01
FILE - Actress Bellamy Young, from left, actor Tony Goldwyn, and actress Kerry Washington arrive at the Disney/ABC 2013 Summer TCA Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
November 01

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves
November 01
FILE - Author Jodi Picoult attends the world premiere of 'My Sister's Keeper' on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
November 01

'Amateurish' thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery

Thieves have blown open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stolen two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol
November 01
A man takes an image of a screen print depicting Queen Elizabeth II, one in a series of sixteen prints of four queens titled Reigning Queens, 1985, by Andy Warhol at museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, similar to a Warhol work stolen from a gallery in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
November 01

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, 'Gabby’s Dollhouse' and pasta

A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 01
FILE - Performers lead the Tom Turkey float down Central Park West at the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
November 01

Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties

Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe have opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this year — both choosing the stubby alien E
November 01
Heidi Klum attends Heidi Klum's 23rd annual Halloween party on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Hard Rock Hotel New York in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
November 01

Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

Country Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud
November 01
"Cuban Cowboy" Orlando Mendez performs at the Country Bay Music Festival in Miami on Nov. 12, 2023. (Maxx McInerney/DubEra/Loud And Live via AP)
November 01

Local school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week on the state’s tallest mountain
November 01
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 1940 file photo, Boy Scout Donn Fendler, of Rye, N.Y., is honored by President Franklin Roosevelt with a gold medal for valor at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo, File)
October 31

Dodgers' World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games

The Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for their eighth World Series title and second in five years averaged 18.6 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, according to Nielsen
October 31
The Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a team picture after their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win the baseball World Series, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
October 31

Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms

Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms
October 31
October 31

Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges

Rapper Young Thug has pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail
October 31
October 31

Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges almost a year after opening statements in trial

Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges almost a year after opening statements in trial
October 31
October 31

Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want to 'hijack' criminal case to fight civil claims

Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” his criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers' identities
October 31
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
October 31

From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity

An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music
October 31
The Hu, comprised of Temuulen "Temka" Naranbaatar on the tovshuur (three-stringed lute), Galbadrakh "Gala" Tsendbaatar playing the morin khuur (horse head fiddle), Nyamjantsan "Jaya" Galsanjamts singing vocals and Enkhsaikhan "Enkush" Batjargal, also on the morin khuur, perform at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 16, 2024. (Julia Duin/Religion News Service via AP)
October 31

Bob Costas retiring from baseball play-by-play after 42 years

After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play
October 31
FILE 0 Bob Costas broadcasts from the field for Thursday Night Football before an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
October 31

Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House

The CEO of PEN America has stepped down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy
October 31
October 31

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades
October 31
FILE - Nathan Chasing Horse sits in Las Vegas court, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil, File)
October 31

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse is again indicted on sex abuse charges, reviving his sweeping criminal case in Nevada

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse is again indicted on sex abuse charges, reviving his sweeping criminal case in Nevada
October 31
October 31

In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes

It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.”
October 31
Saoirse Ronan, a cast member in "Blitz," poses for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
October 31

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October 31
October 31

Academy Museum adds ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art to film collection

Quentin Tarantino's handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction” is the stuff of moviemaking legend
October 31
Character reference maquettes from the 1989 film "Ghostbusters II" are pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
October 31

'Saturday Night Live' taps comedian-actor Bill Burr and Charli XCX as hosts for after the election

Comedian-actor Bill Burr will host the first post-election “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest guitarist, producer and vocalist Mk
October 31
FILE - Bill Burr, a cast member in "Unfrosted," poses at the premiere of the Netflix film at the Egyptian Theatre, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
October 31

Beyoncé, Shaboozey, Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters react?

Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music’s mainstream
October 31
This combination of images shows recording artists, Post Malone, from left, Beyoncé, and Shaboozey. (AP Photo)
October 31

At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever

Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday
October 31
A food vendor's van is decorated with Hello Kitty images outside the National Museum during the exhibition "As I change, so does she," marking the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty at the National Museum in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
October 30

Game 4 of World Series averages 16.28 million for its most-viewed game since 2019

The World Series had its most-watched game in five years Tuesday night as the New York Yankees avoided a sweep
October 30
Fans watch a broadcast of Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Cosm in Inglewood, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
October 30

Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million

The Washington Post has lost at least a quarter million subscribers since announcing last Friday it would not endorse a candidate in the presidential race
October 30
FILE - People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington, Feb. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
October 30

Two more Young Thug co-defendants accept plea deals

Two more people standing trial along with rapper Young Thug have pleaded guilty to reduced charges after reaching deals with prosecutors
October 30
October 30

Movie Review: A mercurial Kieran Culkin shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s deft, accomplished ‘A Real Pain’

Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg's “A Real Pain” strikes an almost impossible balance
October 30
This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Will Sharpe, left, and Jesse Eisenberg in a scene from "A Real Pain." (Searchlight Pictures via AP)
October 30

Movie Review: Steve McQueen's WWII drama 'Blitz' is more unconventional than it appears

Steve McQueen's “Blitz” feels stuck between a conventional war drama and something more adventurous and probing
October 30
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Saoirse Ronan, from left, Elliott Heffernan, and Paul Weller in a scene from "Blitz." (Apple TV+ via AP)
October 30

Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin is accused of rape in lawsuit

Prominent hip-hop producer Metro Boomin has been accused of rape in a lawsuit
October 30
FILE - Metro Boomin receives the key to the city of St. Louis, Dec. 14, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas, File)
October 30

Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate
October 30
FILE - Nicky Jam speaks as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens during a campaign event at the World Market Center, Sept. 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
October 30

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose

Skateboarder and three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White is engaged to “The Vampire Diaries” star Nina Dobrev
October 30
FILE - Nina Dobrev, left, and Shaun White arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
October 30

The Grammy Awards are headed to ABC starting in 2027 under a new 10-year deal

The Grammys will have a new broadcast home on ABC starting in 2027
October 30
FILE - A view of a Grammy statue appears in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
October 30

Taylor Jenkins Reid's next novel, 'Atmosphere,' is a starry romance

The author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” is aiming high with her next book
October 30
October 30

Movie Review: A musical, pulpy crime thriller, ‘Emilia Pérez’ swings for the fences

There's a lot going on in Jacques Audiard's “Emilia Pérez."
October 30
This image released by Netflix shows Zoe Saldaña in a scene from "Emilia Pérez." (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP)
October 30

Heidi Klum's Halloween costumes are always epic. See how she's dressed up over the years

NEW YORK (AP) — Halloween has plenty of traditions, from candy to jack-o'-lanterns — and the annual spectacle of Heidi Klum's costume. The supermodel-turned-TV personality is fond of surprising her guests with her elaborate costumes, like in 2022, when she arrived at the event on the end of a fishing line, encased in a slithering worm costume. “I just wanted to be something random,” she explained while lying on the floor for maximum worm-like effect. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone being a rain worm before.” Last year, she enlisted the help of several Cirque du Soleil performers as the tail feathers to her peacock costume. “A lot of planning goes into it, you know,” Klum said through her peacock beak, with husband Tom Kaulitz next to her, dressed as an egg. “Because first, you have to have an idea.” At her 2008 party she dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction — complete with multiple arms, dangling heads and a deep coat of blue body paint. Klum told...
October 30
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed in an eight-foot-tall "Transformer" costume, arrives at her Halloween Party in New York, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
October 30

Music Review: The Cure return after a long break to look at mortality with one of their best albums

You might think that after being silent for 16 years, The Cure would be in a rush to get things going
October 30
This album cover image released by Fiction/Capitol Records shows "Songs of a Lost World" by The Cure. (Fiction/Capitol Records via AP)
October 30

United Way and Paramount to air benefit for hurricane relief

United Way Worldwide and Paramount Global have announced they will host a benefit to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
October 30
Robert Turick, 68, works to clear household debris that Hurricane Milton storm surge swept from other properties into his canal-facing back yard, in Englewood, Fla., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Turick, whose family has owned the home for more than 25 years, said it had never flooded until 2022's Hurricane Ian, but since then, it has flooded in three more hurricanes, each bringing higher water levels than the last. A small positive, said Turick, is that he hadn't yet begun repairs after Hurricane Helene's 3-foot flood waters before Hurricane Milton brought five feet of flooding. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
October 30
A ghost mannequin at Goosebump market as a part of Halloween festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)