Arts & Entertainment News

12:07 PM on Friday, July 17

A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan

11:18 AM on Friday, July 17

Nicholas Brownlee has risen to the top of the opera world with his powerful bass-baritone voice

10:50 AM on Friday, July 17

AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of July 17

10:31 AM on Friday, July 17

Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died

10:00 AM on Friday, July 17

To get in the spirit for the 2026 World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, The Associated Press has made a themed playlist

11:44 PM on Thursday, July 16

To air or not to air

5:51 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years

4:51 PM on Thursday, July 16

Netflix said Thursday its second-quarter profit grew thanks to new membership signups and price increases

2:00 PM on Thursday, July 16

US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW Week ending 7/11/2026

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Patricia Lockwood wins this year's Gabe Hudson Prize for her novel “Will There Ever Be Another You.”

10:47 AM on Thursday, July 16

Danny Boyle’s new film about Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb is set to open the Venice International Film Festival

10:00 AM on Thursday, July 16

Ava DuVernay has announced a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, and which has come under legal attack from President Donald Trump

5:55 AM on Thursday, July 16

Hong Kong’s top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their titles do not harm national security

12:43 AM on Thursday, July 16

The agent for Sam Neill says the actor died from pneumonia

12:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump has used a primetime address to question the legitimacy of U.S. elections and push for more restrictive voting laws

8:06 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The New York Times has filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources

5:50 PM on Wednesday, July 15

George Santos has worn many hats: Serial swindler, congressman, expelled congressman, federal prison inmate, clemency recipient, podcast host, online betting influencer under investigation by the federal government

11:19 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Local media are reporting that authorities in Hong Kong have raided two bookstores and arrested five people for allegedly selling seditious publications