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An abandoned city bus used as a shelter in the Alaska backcountry near Alaska's Denali National Park has been removed as a safety precaution

Rap artist Hurricane Chris has been arrested on a murder charge in Louisiana

The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue

Trump administration lawyers say former national security adviser John Bolton created a “mess” of his own making by moving to publish his book without receiving final authorization that the manuscript was free of classified information

British actor Ian Holm, whose long career included roles in “Chariots of Fire” and “The Lord of the Rings” has died

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrapped up a string of more than 100 daily briefings by declaring New York has “done the impossible” in taming the coronavirus

There is a lengthy history of book battles in Washington

A never-before-heard solo version of 2006's riveting and powerful “Never Gonna Break My Faith” has been released

The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far cry from the bright lights of “America’s Got Talent,” but that’s where the members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves coping with the coronavirus pandemic

Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have canceled their fall schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the New York City Ballet called off its annual holiday presentation of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”

Harry Connick Jr. took a pandemic road trip in a recreational vehicle to visit essential workers around the country

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Walt Disney World has canceled the 2020 version of its after-hours Halloween party at Magic Kingdom and announced changes to the annual food and wine festival

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the best-selling novel “The Shadow of the Wind” and one of the world’s most popular Spanish writers, has died

State officials say an abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book “Into the Wild” and movie of the same name, has been removed

The National Book Critics Circle is seeking to reinvent itself 46 years after its founding

Holland Taylor earned a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of charismatic Texas politician Ann Richards, but the actor also deserves acclaim as a researcher and playwright

A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Angeles home

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Raven-Symoné says she’s single no longer

Weta Digital, the Academy Award-winning visual effects company that made “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” possible, is making original animated content for cinemas and streaming for the first time in its 25-year history

Raven-Symoné says she’s single no longer

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, had a dying wish to help educate needy children

The Supreme Court outlawed LGBT employment discrimination on Monday.

The Beale Street Music Festival, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and other “Memphis in May” events have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Tennessee city

As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community

Even if you don’t understand a word, it’s clear that Mali’s Oumou Sangaré is not singing about anything slight or frivolous

In 2011, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile debuted at No. 1 with their first album on Billboard’s classical, classical crossover and bluegrass charts

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A Dutch art sleuth has received “proof-of-life” photos of a Vincent van Gogh painting stolen in late March from a Dutch museum that was closed at the time because of the coronavirus

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died

Kevin Bacon is a jealous husband with a checkered past

Jason Mraz has a new album coming out and he wants everyone to buy it and love it

French President Emmanuel Macron has marked Gen. Charles De Gaulle's famed World War II appeal to resist the Nazis

Keedron Bryant, the 12-year-old singer whose passionate performance about being a young black man in today’s world became a rallying cry, has signed a deal with Warner Records and his poignant song will officially be released Friday

Garrison Keillor has two books coming out this fall that will be his first releases since sexual harassment allegations were made against the author and humorist three years ago

Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson, author of the 1986 non-fiction book “Eros the Bittersweet,” will be honored this year with one of Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards

Family says World War II forces sweetheart Vera Lynn has died

Phoebe Bridgers pulls pop toward the future while honoring the past, such as when she rhymes Memphis with Elvis

Prosecutors say “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s

MTV has fired one of the stars from its Florida-based reality show “Siesta Key."

John Legend excitedly walked around the 2020 Grammys with “a special secret,” as he puts it

Los Angeles prosecutors: 'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson charged with rapes of three women

ABC’s fall schedule is set with returning and new shows, including a game show revival with Leslie Jones

Eliza Scanlen plays a 16-year-old with cancer who falls in love with her parents' worst nightmare in the Australian indie “Babyteeth.”

Tyler Perry says “we must never give up” in a heartfelt first-person essay in People Magazine detailing his thoughts on racial injustice and police brutality against unarmed black people in America

Theater producers says some of London’s biggest West End shows won’t reopen until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic

ABC’s fall schedule is set with returning and new shows, including a reality show with Leslie Jones

John Legend has formed a musical version of The Avengers to help him with his new album “Bigger Love.”

Summertime escapism in the form of talent and game shows ruled on broadcast TV, with “60 Minutes” the exception