Thanksgiving brings brief respite from worst of snow, winds
Wintry weather temporarily loosened its grip across much of the U.S. just in time for Thanksgiving, but travelers were bracing for heavy snow and bliz...
The Latest: Swift wins top honor at AMAs, breaks MJ record
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the American Music Awards, being presented Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (all times local):
‘Frozen 2’ heats up box office with $127M opening weekend
NEW YORK — Six years after “Frozen” kicked up a pop-culture blizzard, the sequel to Elsa, Anna and Olaf’s adventures snowed-in the box office with an ...
‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ top Spirit Awards nominations
NEW YORK — The Safdie brothers’ Diamond District crime film “Uncut Gems” and Robert Eggers’ fever-dream period tale “The Lighthouse” lead the 35th ann...
15 Grammy facts: Michelle Obama in, Bruce Springsteen out
Fifteen things worth noting about Wednesday’s nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards, from snubbed singers to the comeback kids.
Ariana Grande, Miranda Lambert, Shelton react to Grammy noms
LOS ANGELES — Reactions from some of the nominees for the 62nd Grammy Awards:
2020 Grammy Awards: List of nominees in top categories
A list of nominees in the top categories at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, announced Wednesday by The Recording Academy.
‘Frozen 2’ aiming to build on the power of the original
LOS ANGELES — When Idina Menzel first started performing “Let It Go” live in concerts, she thought the lyrics and soaring vocals would empower all tho...
Democrat Edwards wins reelection in conservative Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. — Deep in the heart of the conservative South, Louisiana’s voters reelected Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a second term, shocki...
The Latest: Rispone: Disappointed at loss, but thankful too
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Latest on the Louisiana governor’s election (all times local):
Democrats hold on to Louisiana governor’s seat despite Trump
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has stunned Republicans again, narrowly winning a second term Saturday as the Deep South’s only Dem...
Creator of Lizzo’s signature slogan could get a Grammy nod
NEW YORK — Mina Lioness’ longstanding battle to finally receive writing credit on Lizzo’s megahit song “Truth Hurts” is paying off in more ways than o...
Swift questions AMAs performance over fight with music group
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcom...
Winners in key categories at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards
A list of winners in key categories at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards, held Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The Latest: Trump says impeachment probe hard on his family
BOSSIER CITY, La. — The Latest on President Donald Trump at a rally in Louisiana (all times local):
The barrier-breaking ‘Atlantics’ heralds Mati Diop’s arrival
NEW YORK — Mati Diop has always lived in Paris but as a French-Senegalese woman whose family is from Dakar, she’s long been acutely conscious of anoth...
NJ will trap turkeys troubling Jersey Shore neighborhood
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — New Jersey has drumsticked up a plan to deal with flocks of wild turkeys that are ruffling some feathers in a Jersey Shore neighbor...
Correction: SAG Awards-Robert De Niro story
LOS ANGELES — In a story Nov. 12 about Robert De Niro being named the recipient of the life achievement honor at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, ...
He said, she said: Will female acts win big at CMA Awards?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The lack of women on country radio is as tired as a bad country song cliche, but the Country Music Association Awards is trying to ...
Black voter outreach intensifies in Louisiana governor race
BATON ROUGE, La. — To win a second term in his Southern state, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards needs strong turnout from Louisiana's black voters, wh...
5 screenwriters get career jumpstart with film academy honor
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Five emerging screenwriters gained the film academy's stamp of admission into Hollywood with help from an ensemble of actors t...
Pacific bird refuge struggles as ocean garbage patch grows
MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pac...
Streep, Miranda and Stone are named as Met Gala co-chairs
NEW YORK — Next year's Met Gala may be the closest we'll ever come to getting a Miranda Priestly moment at the starry event.
Trump works up a sweat at Louisiana campaign rally
MONROE, La. — President Donald Trump worked up a sweat in a steamy Louisiana arena Wednesday night as he attempted to boost Republican businessman Edd...
Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Cabello to perform at AMAs
NEW YORK — The two biggest breakthrough acts in music this year, Billie Eilish and Lizzo, will perform at the 2019 American Music Awards later this mo...
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86
NEW ROADS, La. — Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation town germinated the stories of black struggles that g...
Rispone slams ad linking him to David Duke in Louisiana race
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone said Monday that a radio ad linking him and President Donald Trump to ...
Golden Globes to honor TV pioneer Ellen DeGeneres
NEW YORK — The Golden Globe Awards will give its new TV special achievement trophy to someone who has been a pioneering sitcom star, a TV talk-show ho...
Harden scores 59 points, Rockets outlast Wizards 159-158
WASHINGTON — James Harden scored 59 points and made one of two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play to give the Houston Rockets a 159-158 victory over...
Actresses cite lack of Hollywood stylists who get black hair
NEW YORK — Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair. Lorraine Toussa...