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June 06

Tony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on '& Juliet': 'This was the story I wanted to tell'

One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a_m_ to perform on “Good Morning America.”
June 06
This image released by Grapevine Public Relations shows Stark Sands, left and Betsy Wolfe during a performance of "& Juliet" in New York. (Matthew Murphy/Grapevine Public Relations via AP)
June 06

Tony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on '& Juliet': 'This was the story I wanted to tell'

One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a_m_ to perform on “Good Morning America.”
June 06
This image released by Grapevine Public Relations shows Stark Sands, left and Betsy Wolfe during a performance of "& Juliet" in New York. (Matthew Murphy/Grapevine Public Relations via AP)
June 06

UK police motorcyclist under criminal investigation over royal escort crash

A British police motorcyclist is facing a criminal investigation over the death of a woman who was struck in a collision with the officer’s vehicle, which was escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh at the time
June 06
FILE - Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh speaks with guests during a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday May 3, 2023, in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. The Duchess of Edinburgh expressed her condolences Wednesday, May 24, 2023 after the death of an 81-year-old woman who was hit by a motorcycle that was part of the UK royal's police escort. Sophie, the wife of Prince Edward, expressed her sympathies for the death of Helen Holland, who was struck at a west London intersection May 10. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP, File)
June 06

With 'Across the Spider-Verse,' Phil Lord and Chris Miller 'blow the doors open'

It took nearly five years and a crew of a thousand, but the second chapter of Christopher Miller and Phil Lord’s “Spider-Verse” film series has arrived
June 06
This image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows Miles Morales as Spider-Man, voiced by Shameik Moore, left, and and Spider-Gwen, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, in a scene from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Sony Pictures Animation via AP)
June 06

US weighs in on Roger Waters antisemitism debate, says artist has long history of denigrating Jews

The Biden administration is weighing in on the controversy over Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters and his recent performances in Germany that have been deemed antisemitic by some
June 06
Women hold Israeli flags as they take part in a demonstration against a concert later the day of former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters in the Festhalle, background, in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 28, 2023. The Festhalle was the the place where in the night of broken glasses 1938 about 3000 Jewish men where gathered to deport them to concentration camps. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
June 06

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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Audible best-sellers for week ending June 2nd
June 06
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Book Review: Elliot Page's timely debut memoir 'Pageboy' is powerful, humanizing

“Pageboy” is the highly anticipated debut memoir from trans actor, director and producer Elliot Page
June 06
This cover image released by Flatiron Books shows "Pageboy" by Elliot Page. (Flatiron Books via AP)
June 06

Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina star in 'Based on a True Story,' a tale of a killer idea that goes awry

In the new Peacock series “Based on a True Story,” Kaley Cuoco plays a woman obsessed with true crime
June 06
Alexander Buono, Chris Messina, Kaley Cuoco, Tom Bateman, Liana Liberato and Priscilla Quintana, from left, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Based On A True Story," Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
June 06

5 things to know from Prince Harry's day in court

It's rare enough to see a senior British royal testifying in a court of law
June 06
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an "industrial scale" to get scoops. Publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting the claims. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
June 06

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. settles lawsuit by woman who accused him of rape, avoiding trial set to begin in New York

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. settles lawsuit by woman who accused him of rape, avoiding trial set to begin in New York
June 06
June 06
FILE - Janelle Monae arrives at the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2023. Monáe’s fourth studio album “The Age of Pleasure” releases on Friday. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
June 06

Maria Sherman appointed AP's music writer, based in Los Angeles

Maria Sherman has been named The Associated Press’ music writer, a key position responsible for delivering news on a beat of global significance for the news cooperative
June 06
Maria Sherman poses for a portrait on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
June 06

Movie Review: Who let the beasts out? New 'Transformers' tries but fails to energize the saga

With the “Transformers” franchise clearly at a crossroads, its protectors have turned to their deep bench
June 06
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Anthony Ramos, left, and Dominique Fishback in a scene from "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts." (Paramount via AP)
June 06

Astrud Gilberto, singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83

The Brazilian singer and songwriter became the voice of bossa nova.
June 06
Singer Astrud Gilberto died Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 83.
June 06

Astrud Gilberto, famed singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83

Astrud Gilberto, famed singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83
June 06
June 06

Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival

Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout the country
June 06
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Dave Grohl of the band Foo Fighters performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Foo Fighters will perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
June 06

Prince Harry swears to tell truth in phone hacking case, becomes first senior UK royal to testify since 19th century

Prince Harry swears to tell truth in phone hacking case, becomes first senior UK royal to testify since 19th century
June 06
June 06

Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns

Plans to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics and lure major film makers to Las Vegas through tax credits are in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session
June 06
June 06

Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns

Plans to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics and lure major film makers to Las Vegas through tax credits are in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session
June 06
June 06

Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case

Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping
June 06
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an "industrial scale" to get scoops. Publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting the claims. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
June 06

Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case

Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping
June 06
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an "industrial scale" to get scoops. Publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting the claims. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
June 06

Prince Harry testifies tabloids destroyed his childhood but fails to recall specific stories

Prince Harry has entered a courtroom witness box and sworn to tell the truth in testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping
June 06
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook Britain's Prince Harry being cross examined by Andrew Green KC, as he gives evidence at the Rolls Buildings in central London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 during the phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)
June 06

'Jerry Maguire' star Cuba Gooding Jr. faces start of civil trial in rape case

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled with a woman who claims he raped her, averting a trial that was about to begin in New York City
June 06
FILE - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appears in court, Jan. 22, 2020, in New York. Three women who claim Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them — including one upset she never got her day in court when Gooding resolved criminal charges without trial or jail — can testify at a federal civil trial next week to support a woman’s claim that the actor raped her in 2013, a judge ruled Friday, June 2, 2023. (Alec Tabak/The Daily News via AP, File, Pool)
June 05

Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues

Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted to authorize a strike if the major studios, streamers and production companies don’t meet their demands for a new contract by June 30
June 05
Actors and comedians Tina Fey, center, and Fred Armisen, right, join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line, during a rally outside Silvercup Studios, Tuesday May 9, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
June 05

Speranza Scappucci to become Royal Opera's principal guest conductor

Speranza Scappucci will become principal guest conductor of London’s Royal Opera starting with the 2025-26 season
June 05
FILE - People walk by the Royal Opera House in central London on Aug. 11, 2009. Speranza Scappucci will become principal guest conductor of London’s Royal Opera starting with the 2025-26 season. Her appointment was announced by the company on Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
June 05

CNN chief apologizes to employees for distracting from work

CNN chief executive Chris Licht apologized to staff members on a conference call for distracting attention from their work through his own trip through the news cycle
June 05
June 05

Anna Shay, fan favorite on 'Bling Empire,' dead at 62

Heiress and philanthropist was a breakout star of the Netflix reality series.
June 05
This image released by Netflix shows Anna Shay in a scene from the series "Bling Empire." Shay, an heiress, philanthropist and breakout star of the Netflix reality series “Bling Empire,” died from a stroke, according to a family statement provided to The Associated Press on Monday. She was 62. (Netflix via AP)
June 05

'Cheers' bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows

The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man
June 05
June 05

'Cheers' bar sells for $675,000 at Dallas auction of items from classic TV shows

The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man
June 05
FILE - The bar used on the set of the television series "Cheers" and some costumes worn by actors on the sitcom are displayed, April 27, 2023, in Irving, Texas. The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man over more than three decades. Heritage Auctions said that the items sold during its three-day event that wrapped up Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Dallas brought. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
June 05

Book Review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, “The Wind Knows My Name.”
June 05
En esta portada proporcioanda por Ballantine "The Wind Knows My Name" (“El viento conoce mi nombre”) de Isabel Allende. (Ballantine vía AP)
June 05

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II earns a Tony Award nomination for 'Topdog/Underdog'

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II first encountered the play “Topdog/Underdog” in college as a favor for a student director who needed actors for a showcase
June 05
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in New York. Abdul-Mateen is nominated for a Tony Award for lead actor in a play for his role in “Topdog/Underdog." (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
June 05

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II earns a Tony Award nomination for 'Topdog/Underdog'

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II first encountered the play “Topdog/Underdog” in college as a favor for a student director who needed actors for a showcase
June 05
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in New York. Abdul-Mateen is nominated for a Tony Award for lead actor in a play for his role in “Topdog/Underdog." (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
June 05

Britain's Princess Eugenie gives birth to second son

Buckingham Palace says Princess Eugenie has given birth to a baby boy
June 05
This is an undated photo released by Buckingham Palace on Monday, June 5, 2023 of Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank. Buckingham Palace says Princess Eugenie has given birth to a baby boy. Eugenie, the niece of King Charles III, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, welcomed their son, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, on May 30, 2023. The baby, who weighed 7lbs 1oz, is the couple’s second child. The couple’s eldest child, two-year-old August, is now a big brother. (Princess Eugenie/Buckingham Palace via AP)
June 05

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 11-17

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 11-17 include rapper Kendrick Lamar, country singer Mickey Guyton and actor Greg Kinnear
June 05
FILE - Boy George performs on the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The singer turns 62 on June 14. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
June 05

Too much information? Jason Isbell believes opening your life to fans builds a stronger bond

If Jason Isbell is keeping many more secrets, it's hard to imagine what they might be
June 05
FILE - Jason Isbell of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit performs on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Joliet, Ill. The band's latest album, “Weathervanes,” releases on Friday. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
June 05

Book Review: Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell pens powerful graphic memoir 'The Talk'

When 6-year-old Darrin asks his mom for a water gun, it prompts “the talk” about racism and police brutality and the reason he can’t have a realistic water gun like the other kids
June 05
This cover image released by Henry Holt shows "The Talk" by Darrin Bell. (Henry Holt via AP)
June 05

Book Review: ‘Mozart in Motion’ by Patrick Mackie seeks to bring composer to life in new ways

Writing a biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart nowadays is no easy task
June 05
This cover image released by FSG shows "Mozart in Motion: His Work and His World in Pieces" by Patrick Mackie. (FSG via AP)
June 05

Book Review: 'George,' a memoir by Frieda Hughes, is about saving and being saved by a wild bird

Poet-painter Frieda Hughes sets out in “George: A Magpie Memoir” to recount the months she spent caring for an injured magpie she named George
June 05
This cover image released by Avid Reader Press shows "George: A Magpie Memoir" by Frieda Hughes. (Avid Reader Press via AP)
June 05

Lawyer says 'nothing was out of bounds' for reporters seeking scoops on young Prince Harry

A lawyer for Prince Harry says no event early in his life was too trivial or private for the journalists of Mirror Group Newspapers to resist
June 05
Media waits outside the High Court for the expected arrival of Prince Harry in London, Monday, June 5, 2023. Prince Harry has five active legal cases, three of them involving his battle with the British tabloids. He is expected to testify in London's High Court; if he takes the witness stand, he'll be the first member of the royal family to testify in court since the late 19th century. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
June 04

Doors close for final time on Amsterdam museum's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer has closed its doors for the final time
June 04
FILE - Cyclists pass under the Vermeer exhibit sign at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer closed its doors for the final time Sunday, June 4, with the art and history national museum of the Netherlands hailing the show as its most successful ever. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)
June 04

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive $120.5 million opening

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even...
June 04
En esta imagen proporcionada por Sony Pictures Animation, Miles Morales como Spider-Man, con la voz de Shameik Moore, izquierda, y Spider-Gwen, con la voz de Hailee Steinfeld, en una escena de la película de Columbia Pictures y Sony Pictures Animation "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse". (Sony Pictures Animation vía AP)
June 04

Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show 'Meet the Press' and being replaced by Kristen Welker

Chuck Todd says he's leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show and will be replaced by Kristen Welker
June 04
FILE - This May 14, 2018 file photo shows Chuck Todd at the 2018 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York. Chuck Todd said Sunday, June 4, 2023 he'll be leaving after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show “Meet the Press,” to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
June 04

Chuck Todd says he's leaving 'Meet the Press' after a tumultuous near-decade moderating the NBC political panel show

Chuck Todd says he's leaving 'Meet the Press' after a tumultuous near-decade moderating the NBC political panel show
June 04
June 04

Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests
June 04
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, background, conducts an Orthodox service celebrating Trinity Sunday, in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 4, 2023, with Russia's most famous icon, center, The Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev that was kept in Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery since the 1920s was moved to Christ the Savior Cathedral for the holiday on President Vladimir Putin's order. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
June 04

Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests
June 04
In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, background, conducts an Orthodox service celebrating Trinity Sunday, in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 4, 2023, with Russia's most famous icon, center, The Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev that was kept in Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery since the 1920s was moved to Christ the Savior Cathedral for the holiday on President Vladimir Putin's order. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP)
June 04

What to know as Prince Harry prepares for court fight with British tabloid publisher

Prince Harry has become the royal family's most famous litigant in London
June 04
FILE - Attorney David Sherborne, who represents Britain's Prince Harry in the phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail, arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The Duke of Sussex is scheduled to testify in the High Court after his lawyer presents opening statements Monday, June 5, 2023 in his case alleging phone hacking. It’s the first of Harry’s several legal cases against the media to go to trial and one of three alleging tabloid publishers unlawfully snooped on him. ((AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
June 03

Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine

The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” has made its premiere in Ukraine, where some Ukrainian medics and security officials featured in the documentary got their first look at it
June 03
FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman guards his position in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 12, 2022. The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, June 3, 2023, seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way into the southeastern port city last year. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)