Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy case
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What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
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Can the ‘feel-good’ movie exist in 2025? ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island' proves maybe it can
Read full article: Can the ‘feel-good’ movie exist in 2025? ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island' proves maybe it canBy the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now.
Hong Kong painter draws inspiration from city's recent history in works at Art Basel
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Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
Read full article: Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”.
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The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole
Read full article: The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied paroleThe woman who has served nearly three decades in prison for killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, has been denied parole by a Texas board.
ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns
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New York rapper who joined Trump in campaign rally pleads guilty to attempted murder
Read full article: New York rapper who joined Trump in campaign rally pleads guilty to attempted murderA New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges.
Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, Utah
Read full article: Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, UtahThe Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah.
So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027
Read full article: So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City, the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premiere independent film gathering its picturesque snowy backdrop.
Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster series
Read full article: Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster seriesThe latest “Hunger Games” novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster series.
The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement
Read full article: The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatementA lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and some other official events.
Ella Langley leads 2025 ACM Awards nominations. Beyoncé and Miranda Lambert are shut out
Read full article: Ella Langley leads 2025 ACM Awards nominations. Beyoncé and Miranda Lambert are shut outElla Langley leads the nominees for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to her name.
How a 1970s Chicano art group defied the mainstream and made history
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Prosecutor asks for 18-month suspended sentence for Gérard Depardieu if convicted of sexual assault
Read full article: Prosecutor asks for 18-month suspended sentence for Gérard Depardieu if convicted of sexual assaultParis’ public prosecutor has requested that French actor Gérard Depardieu be found guilty and given a 18-month suspended prison sentence on the last day of the four-day trial over accusations by two women of sexual assault on a film set.
The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access
Read full article: The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House accessThe Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events.
'Avengers: Doomsday' cast includes Hemsworth's Thor, Mackie's Cap, Fantastic Four and original X-Men
Read full article: 'Avengers: Doomsday' cast includes Hemsworth's Thor, Mackie's Cap, Fantastic Four and original X-MenChris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man are all back in the “Avengers” ensemble.
Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
Read full article: Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raisedIn West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, there’s now a street called Will Smith Way.
30 years after music icon Selena's murder, Yolanda Saldívar is up for parole. Here's what to know
Read full article: 30 years after music icon Selena's murder, Yolanda Saldívar is up for parole. Here's what to knowThirty years ago, Latino music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s president, Yolanda Saldívar.
Episcopal bishop criticized by President Trump has a 2-book deal with young readers publisher
Read full article: Episcopal bishop criticized by President Trump has a 2-book deal with young readers publisherThe Episcopal bishop who in January angered President Donald Trump by appealing to him to show mercy to migrants in the country illegally and to the LGBTQ+ community has a deal for two books for young people.
Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set
Read full article: Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film setA woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times on a film set.
Prince Harry resigns from an African charity he co-founded after a leadership dispute
Read full article: Prince Harry resigns from an African charity he co-founded after a leadership disputePrince Harry has resigned as a patron of an African charity he co-founded nearly 20 years ago in memory of his late mother, Princess Diana.
Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prize
Read full article: Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prizeA moving memoir by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and the gripping story of a heart transplant by British doctor Rachel Clarke are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction.
Utah adds protections for child influencers following YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse conviction
Read full article: Utah adds protections for child influencers following YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse convictionUtah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, who dispensed parenting advice to millions of people online.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers
Read full article: Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlersIsraeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Trump campaign manager sues the Daily Beast over stories on how much he earned
Read full article: Trump campaign manager sues the Daily Beast over stories on how much he earnedA manager of President Donald Trump's successful 2024 campaign is suing the Daily Beast for defamation for its stories on how much he earned.
Outside of Gene Hackman’s home, where the actor was found dead, is shown in body cam footage
Read full article: Outside of Gene Hackman’s home, where the actor was found dead, is shown in body cam footageAuthorities have released body camera footage from outside the home of Gene Hackman, where the actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in late February.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army
Read full article: Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the armyIsraeli settlers have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land."
Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’
Read full article: Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, a marriage dissected and a reputation in a free fall.
'Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office
Read full article: 'Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box officeThe Walt Disney Co.’s live-action, controversy-bedeviled “Snow White” opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.