Category Archives: Entertainment News
Melania Trump reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, 'Home Is Where the Heart Is'
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the holiday decorations for her family's first Christmas back at the White House and her theme is "Home Is Whe...
Dec 01, 2025
'Zootopia 2' roars to record-setting global box office with $556M opening
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer "Zootopia 2" had a roaring and record-setting opening at the box office. The animated animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in...
Nov 30, 2025
Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) - British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He ...
Nov 29, 2025
Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. He was 59.His record...
Nov 16, 2025
German Baumkuchen ‘tree cake’ survived a disaster and world wars to become a Japanese favorite
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and AYAKA MCGILL Associated PressNINOSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western i...
Nov 16, 2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday&nbs...
Nov 16, 2025
Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. He was 59. His record lab...
Nov 16, 2025
German Baumkuchen 'tree cake' survived a disaster and world wars to become a Japanese favorite
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and AYAKA MCGILL Associated Press NINOSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western ...
Nov 16, 2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday ce...
Nov 16, 2025
Bible described as the 'Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts' goes on display in Rome
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated PressROME (AP) - A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display...
Nov 13, 2025