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For 11 seasons, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree.

Lottery players are going to have a shot at more billion-dollar jackpots under new Mega Millions rules that go into effect with Tuesday’s drawing.

Thousands are expected to attend the 78th annual Poteet Strawberry Festival this weekend.

The American Library Association has unveiled the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024.

Regional Mexican music is crossing borders and going global.

Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died.

Winners of the 2024 Olivier Awards, handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance include “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”.

American actor John Lithgow has won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards for exploring the dark side of children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant.”.

“A Minecraft Movie” is smashing all box office projections.

Renowned guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of Mali’s music duo Amadou & Mariam has died.

Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential.

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week.

Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson says he is leaving the Washington Post.

Nick Jonas was only 9 and portraying a teacup on Broadway when he first heard about a buzzy new musical playing way downtown.

Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year.

Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” returning for its sixth and final season and Viola Davis playing a U.S. president in the action movie “G20” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

If you somehow scored a Met Gala invite but can't figure out what to wear, fear not.

British police have charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault against four women.

Get ready to have a slam-dunk of a time this weekend as the NCAA Men’s Final Four takes over downtown San Antonio.

A group of Chinese people have decided they wanted the nation’s biggest movie to be big in the United States, literally.

A federal judge has denied a motion to block the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing that.

Tom Cruise opened his highly anticipated CinemaCon appearance on Thursday with a moving tribute to his “Top Gun” co-star, Val Kilmer.

The MTV Video Music Awards have a new home.

A one-of-a-kind Chicago museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America.

Zac Posen reflects on his journey to revitalize the Gap brand with his first collection for the high-end GapStudio.

The world said goodbye last month to someone who made history as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress.

A judge in Atlanta declined prosecutors' request to send the rapper Young Thug to prison.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 is bigger and better than its predecessor of eight years past as the video game developer pushes to bring its brand into “a new era” where social experiences are at the forefront.

Abbey Road's Studio One is where the scores of “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” and “Wicked” were recorded.

Bruce Springsteen knows what his fans want.

Rihanna fans might know the musician for hits such as “Umbrella” and “Diamonds."

Journalists in Haiti are under attack like never before.

When Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and director Jon M.

The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance at a music festival in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend.

Actor Ralph Fiennes will make his opera directing debut in Paris next season with Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.”.

An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him.

Val Kilmer once proclaimed that he’s almost been fired from all his movies.

American authors Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Actor Josh Brolin and director Michael Mann are among those honoring actor Val Kilmer after his death on Tuesday at age 65.

Val Kilmer has died at age 65.

Actor Val Kilmer, known for his roles in Batman Forever and Top Gun, has died at 65, according to multiple reports.

The 2025 box office has been hit with a deficit.

Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date and $449.99 price tag for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers.

Tony Bennett’s two daughters have filed a new lawsuit against their brother.

Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London’s Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” that starts Jakub Hrůša’s tenure as music director.

Fred Costello could swing a bat about as well as he could perform a melody as a kid growing up in Syracuse, New York.

The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre.

Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte” to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.

Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe Saldaña and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators.

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day is celebrated with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes.

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has called on Congress to reinvestigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy following last month's release of thousands of pages of government documents surrounding the killing.

Hollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

San Antonio nightclub 1902, announced a surprise pop-up featuring rappers Travis Scott and Sheck Wes this Sunday.

President Donald Trump invited Kid Rock into the Oval Office and signed an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring “commonsense” changes to the way live entertainment events are priced.

The latest season of “Love Is Blind” featured a ton of popular music in its soundtrack.

Comic Amber Ruffin is off the bill at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington.

The documentary “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story” offers fresh insight into an EGOT winner who overcame addiction, insecurity and the shadow of her mother — Judy Garland — to become a beloved American icon.

For once, things are working out for Wile E.

The makers of Netflix's teenage drama “Adolescence” have sparked a conversation on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social media.

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty.

April is shaping up to be an exciting month in San Antonio, with a variety of events that celebrate sports, culture and community.

When the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague loaned its most famous work for an exhibition in 2023, it needed to find something to fill the empty space left by Johannes Vermeer’s iconic “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”.

A New Mexico court has cleared the way for the release of investigative records from the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, as long as depictions of the deceased couple are blocked from view.

In an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” has taken the No_ 1 spot at the box office, besting the rapidly declining performance of “Snow White.”.

Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as “king of the miniseries,” has died at age 90.

Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play.

The organization that bestows the Academy Awards has apologized to “No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal after mounting criticism following its response to the violent attack on the Oscar winner.

A White House official says President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson.

President Trump's head of the FCC had Disney and ABC in his sights.

The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is coming under criticism from President Donald Trump.

Michelle Williams starring in the FX dramedy “Dying for Sex” and Elton John and Brandi Carlile teaming up for the album “Who Believes In Angels?”.

Rob Gronkowski grew up emulating his sports heroes in school, never shy about unleashing a Stone Cold Stunner or dropping a People’s Elbow on his roughhousing friends.

The Sex Pistols will tour North America for the first time since 2003 this fall.

By 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.

As March comes to a close, there are still plenty of exciting events to wrap up the month.

After four decades in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is relocating to Boulder, Colorado.

At Hong Kong’s Art Basel, painter Chow Chun-fai’s new works transport viewers back to the night in 1997 when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule, displayed in the very exhibition center where one era ended and another began.

Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind BYU.

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.”.

The 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.

Chevelle, an alternative rock band, will make a tour stop in the Alamo City later this year.

Betty White is making her mark on the nation's snail mail.

Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.

A New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges.

The Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah.

After 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.

The 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.

An upcoming memoir by retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has a new title and release date.

A 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 the nominees for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to her name.

Prince Harry’s announced his resignation this week from an African charity that he co-founded in memory of his mother Princess Diana.

Salman Rushdie has a collection of novellas and short stories coming out this fall.

“ASCO: Without Permission” is director Travis Gutiérrez Senger's latest documentary and executive produced by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.

Paris’ 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 Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events.

The Helotes Cornyval Festival is preparing to celebrate a landmark anniversary when it begins on Thursday, May 1.

Chris 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.

In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, there’s now a street called Will Smith Way.

Thirty years ago, Latino music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed by her fan club’s president, Yolanda Saldívar.