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News of Bolton book sends jolt through impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — A single paper copy in a nondescript envelope arrived at the White House on Dec. 30. Four weeks later, news of John Bolton’s book manuscr...
20:47 27 January 2022

Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards

NEW YORK — Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older b...
18:08 27 January 2022

‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

NEW YORK — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial how she tried to fight off th...
18:06 27 January 2022

Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys added key moments at the Grammys

What was already a chaotic week leading up to the Grammys suddenly took a somber turn with the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was beloved in Los A...
12:36 27 January 2022

The Latest: Billie Eilish wins 5 in dominant Grammys

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles' Staples Center (all times local):
4:46 27 January 2022

Grammys honor Nipsey Hussle with a soaring performance

NEW YORK — John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled and a host of musicians paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards, filling the vast stage with a...
4:35 27 January 2022

Music stars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys award show

LOS ANGELES — From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed over music’s biggest night Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe ...
1:36 27 January 2022

Librarians honor books by Luiselli and Higginbotham

NEW YORK — Valeria Luiselli's novel “Lost Children Archive” and Adam Higginbotham's nonfiction “Midnight in Chernobyl” have been awarded the Andrew Ca...
0:00 27 January 2022

Music mainstays and newcomers speak out on Grammy inclusion

NEW YORK — Drama over fairness and inclusion at the Grammy Awards carried over to music's big night Sunday as newcomers and mainstays in the industry ...
23:04 26 January 2022

At Sundance, Lin-Manuel Miranda shares the spotlight

PARK CITY, Utah — Lin-Manuel Miranda knows that, for some, the story of his life is already written.
21:13 26 January 2022

‘Bad Boys,’ ’1917′ best ‘The Gentleman’ at box office

PARK CITY, Utah — “Boys” trumped “Gentlemen” in movie theaters over the weekend as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys for Life” easily remaine...
17:24 26 January 2022

New documentary cloaks anonymous sources in ‘face doubles’

PARK CITY, Utah — In documentaries, anonymous sources have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure — or worse, a pixelated blur. But a...
12:39 26 January 2022

Diddy calls out Grammys and demands change in fiery speech

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Sean “Diddy” Combs called out the Grammy Awards for dissing rap and R&B stars in its major categories in a blazing speech ...
12:02 26 January 2022

Almodóvar, Banderas triumph with “Pain and Glory” at Goyas

MADRID — Pedro Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory” swept the top prizes at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards, including best picture, best director and ...
11:33 26 January 2022

Simmons doc, sans Oprah, receives huge ovation at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah — Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary “On the Record” went ahead with its premiere Saturday at the Sundance Film F...
6:08 26 January 2022

Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out in anger Saturday at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she as...
22:32 25 January 2022

Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah — A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khassoggi made its anticipated debut at the Sundance Film...
21:28 25 January 2022

Salma Hayek apologizes for praising controversial new novel

NEW YORK — Salma Hayek is apologizing for promoting a controversial new novel, Jeanine Cummins' “American Dirt,” without actually reading it.
18:11 25 January 2022

Sundance: Ron Howard documents aftermath of the Camp Fire

PARK CITY, Utah — Ron Howard knew Paradise, the northern California town devastated by the most destructive wildfire in California history.
7:08 25 January 2022

Bob Marley’s kids celebrate late reggae icon’s 75th birthday

LOS ANGELES — At a celebration for Bob Marley’s 75th birth anniversary, the late icon’s children — famous in their own right — gathered to tell storie...
4:27 25 January 2022

Doubts loom over nominating process for Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES — Questions have loomed for years around the nominations process for the Grammy Awards, but the doubts reached a new level this week after...
22:57 24 January 2022

Review: Haden Triplets sustain tradition of sibling harmony

The Haden Triplets, "The Family Songbook” (Trimeter Records)
20:56 24 January 2022

Actress Rosie Perez says she was told of Weinstein rape

NEW YORK — "Do the Right Thing" actress Rosie Perez testified Friday that fellow screen star Annabella Sciorra told her in the mid-1990s that Harvey W...
20:45 24 January 2022

At 84, Cajun musician Doug Kershaw still going strong

NEW ORLEANS — As 84-year-old Cajun music legend Doug Kershaw looks back, he's still looking ahead too — fiddling, singing, writing and performing as t...
18:50 24 January 2022

McGregor says ‘Star Wars’ TV series still on despite reports

LOS ANGELES — Ewan McGregor says any delay in completing work on in his new Obi-Wan Kenobi “Star Wars” streaming series will be brief and is aimed at ...
16:40 24 January 2022

Study links impeachment beliefs to regular news diets

NEW YORK — For many Americans, how they feel about issues raised during President Donald Trump's impeachment has much to do with where they get their ...
15:02 24 January 2022

June release set for book by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings

NEW YORK — A book by Rep. Elijah Cummings, nearly finished in his lifetime and worked on by his widow after his death, will be published this summer.
14:31 24 January 2022

`Sopranos’ actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s

NEW YORK — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood stud...
21:37 23 January 2022

R. Kelly girlfriend can return to Kelly home for belongings

CHICAGO — A judge on Thursday agreed to allow a girlfriend of R. Kelly retrieve her belongings from the singer's home in Trump Tower in Chicago, where...
20:47 23 January 2022

Brittany Howard looks past and forward ahead of the Grammys

NEW YORK — Leaving a successful band is never easy. For Brittany Howard, stepping away from the roots-rockers Alabama Shakes wasn't easy — but it was ...
18:48 23 January 2022