Spain-Venezuela encounter by tarmac unleashes speculation
MADRID — A secretive meeting this week by the tarmac of Madrid's international airport between two prominent officials from Spain and Venezuela trigge...
`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...
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...
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 ...
Review: Bios put spotlight on director Lumet, actor McKellen
“Sidney Lumet: A Life” by Maura Spiegel; “Ian McKellen: A Biography” by Garry O’Connor (both St. Martin’s)
Knopf names Reagan Arthur as its new publisher
NEW YORK — One of the world's most prestigious literary publishers has chosen just its fourth editorial leader in its 105-year history: Reagan Arthur ...
Storm Gloria kills 11 in Spain, causes wide coastal damage
MADRID — A calamitous storm has killed at least 11 people in Spain and left five others missing, as well as causing rivers to overflow their banks and...
Ousted Grammy chief suggests awards are tainted
NEW YORK — The ousted head of the Grammy Awards says that music's biggest awards are tainted because of conflicts of interest that infect how certain ...
World airports taking precautions after China virus ourbreak
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Airports around the world have begun taking precautions to deal with an anticipated influx of Chinese tourists taking Lu...
Jamie Foxx, Jordan Peele among honorees at AAFCA awards
LOS ANGELES — Jamie Foxx has won a plethora of major awards including an Oscar and Grammy. But after the African American Film Critics Association rec...
Democrats not alone in soliciting votes in Iowa; GOP is, too
WASHINGTON — With all eyes on Democrats as they prepare to cast their ballots in Iowa's highly anticipated kickoff caucuses, President Donald Trump's ...
‘Magic’ gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist play again
SAO PAULO — A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist João Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gi...
Aerosmith drummer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors
BOSTON — A judge has told Aerosmith's drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band as its set to perform and be honored at Grammy ev...
Buttigieg’s unlikely Iowa rise now carries high expectations
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg finds himself in a place that he could hardly have contemplated when he began running for president a year ago: He like...
Weinstein rape trial opens, marking milestone for #MeToo
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein went on trial Wednesday in a landmark moment for the # MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator ...
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appeared to be an attempt by Sau...
Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit
WASHINGTON — The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a poli...
Can equality pledges fix country music’s gender problem?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What started as a joke on Twitter about an unwritten rule among country radio stations not to play two female artists in a row prom...
Ex-Grammys CEO says rape allegation ‘false and outrageous’
LOS ANGELES — Former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow said Wednesday that a rape allegation against him aired in a complaint against the Recording Academy by ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false account of Ukraine episode
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave a false account Wednesday of some of the circumstances that got him impeached.
‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a...
‘Sesame Street’ comforts children displaced by Syrian war
NEW YORK — “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help childr...
Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?
NEW YORK — The 2020 Grammy Awards are shaping up to be the night of the new kids, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X leading in nominations.
Everyone invited: `Great Gatsby’ copyright to end in 2021
NEW YORK — For decades, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and other characters from “The Great Gatsby” have been as real to millions of readers as people in ...
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to ...
Bloomberg calls for Trump’s removal in new impeachment ad
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg launched a new impeachment-focused television ad Tuesday urging the Senate to remove Pr...
At Sundance, an annual rebirth for American movies
NEW YORK — The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voic...
Neighbor wanted Hawaii cop killing suspect evicted years ago
HONOLULU — A next door neighbor of a handyman accused of stabbing a woman and killing two Hawaii police officers before setting his home and neighborh...
The Latest: Prominent New Hampshire Democrat endorses Warren
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times Eastern):