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June 17

Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven 'Lost Albums' off the shelf for a new box set

Bruce Springsteen has been deliberate in his career, careful with his album releases to keep a narrative flow and not repeat himself
June 17
FILE - Bruce Springsteen performs at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
June 16

Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut to return to Coney Island hotdog eating contest after contract dispute

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is making a return appearance at this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest
June 16
FILE - Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
June 16

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines
June 16
Tourists wait outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
June 13

Music Review: Dierks Bentley's 'Broken Branches' offers safe, familiar, cold beer country

Nashville hitmaker Dierks Bentley has delivered his 11th studio album, “Broken Branches.”
June 13
This album cover image released by Capitol Records Nashville shows "Broken Branches: by Dierks Bentley. (Capitol Records Nashville via AP)
June 12

Mike Love celebrates Brian Wilson and George Clinton shines at 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Beach Boys’ Mike Love has been inducted into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame
June 12
Mike Love, left, and John Stamos perform during the 54th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
June 12

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final between Panthers and Oilers

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities that flocked to Amerant Bank Arena to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers
June 12
Singer Taylor Swift, top left, takes in the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
June 12

A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter's takes the spotlight

The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover
June 12
FILE - Sabrina Carpenter poses in the press room with the award for best pop solo performance, and best pop vocal album during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
June 12
June 12

What’s big, glowing and no longer Olympic? Paris has the answer

The Paris Games may be over, but the flame is still rising
June 12
A man takes a snapshot of the Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries Gardens, ahead of its nightly summer relaunch starting June 21, in Paris, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
June 12

Macy’s Fourth of July show to feature Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Lenny Kravitz and Trisha Yearwood

Macy’s will celebrate America’s independence with a 4th of July fireworks show live on NBC featuring Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Lenny Kravitz, Ava Max, Keke Palmer and Trisha Yearwood
June 12
FILE - Macy's Fourth of July fireworks go off over New York, Thursday, July 4, 2024, seen from Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson,File)
June 12

House will vote on Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

House Republicans will look to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk
June 12
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 12
Members of The Beach Boys, from left, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, pose with their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 1980. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
June 11

Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Vice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives
June 11
Vice President JD Vance listens as he speaks with American Compass founder Oren Cass at the American Compass's The New World Gala in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 11

Bob Dylan, Carole King, Keith Richards and more celebs react to the death of Brian Wilson

Carole King, John Cusack, Sean Ono Lennon, Ronnie Wood, Nancy Sinatra and more celebrities are sharing their sorrow on the death of Brian Wilson
June 11
A sunflower lies on the Beach Boys' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the announcement of the death of the band's main songwriter Brian Wilson at 82, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
June 11

Corinne Bailey Rae's first children's book, 'Put Your Records On,' draws upon her musical past

Corinne Bailey Rae is working on a children’s picture book that draws upon her early memories of learning about music
June 11
This book cover image released by Rocky Pond Books shows the children's book "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae. (Rocky Pond Books via AP)
June 11

Trump plans to attend 'Les Misérables' at the Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump is taking his seat in the president's box for opening night of the award-winning musical “Les Misérables” at the Kennedy Center
June 11
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes a photo with people at the opening night of "Les Miserables," at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington, that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were also attending. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 11

World-famous German "nail artist" Günther Uecker dies at 95

German artist Günther Uecker, one of the country’s most important post-war artists who was world-famous for his large-format nail reliefs, has died
June 11
FILE - People walk behind the art work 'Weisse Muehle' ( White Mill), by artist Guenther Uecker during the press preview of the ZERO exhibition in Berlin, Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
June 11

Dutch beach beasts find a final resting place in a new exhibition

Theo Jansen’s wind-powered beach beasts have scuttled along the Dutch North Sea coast into a swanky Miami art show and even onto “The Simpsons.”
June 11
Dutch artist Theo Jansen's 'strandbeesten' or Beach Beasts, wind-powered creatures made from yellow plastic tubes, are displayed during an exhibit in Delft, Netherlands, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
June 11

World's oldest restaurant faces challenge from Madrid tavern that says its even older

In the heart of Spain’s capital, the famous Sobrino de Botín restaurant proudly holds the title of being the world’s oldest restaurant
June 11
Waiters work at Casa Pedro restaurant in Madrid, Spain, on May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
June 10

In 'Youth Group' comic, evangelical kids sing silly songs about Jesus, fight demons

When he was a teenager in the 1990s, Jordan Morris was always up for a bit of mischief — as long as it didn’t involve sex or drugs, two things he was sure would kill him
June 10
This image provided by First Second Books in June 2025, shows an excerpt from "Youth Group," a graphic novel by Jordan Morris, illustrated by Bowen McCurdy. (Courtesy First Second Books/Macmillan Publishers via AP)
June 10

Fans greet K-pop stars Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS discharged from military service

Hundreds of fans gathered in the early morning hours to catch a glimpse of K-pop superstars Jimin and Jung Kook, the latest and final members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service
June 10
Anaisa Silva, from Portugal, a fan of K-pop band BTS shows a tattoo as they wait for K-pop band BTS members Jimin and Jung Kook in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
June 10

Country musician Conner Smith fatally hit pedestrian with truck. No charges now, but probe ongoing

Police say country musician Conner Smith fatally hit a pedestrian while driving his truck in Nashville over the weekend
June 10
FILE - Conner Smith arrives at the 57th Annual CMA Awards, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 8, 2023. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
June 10

Popular TikTok star leaves US after being detained

The world's most popular TikTok personality has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas
June 10
FILE - Khaby Lame opens his shirt to reveal the image of Chadwick Boseman upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' in London, Nov. 3, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP File)
June 10

Indiana Jones' whip, Kane's Rosebud sled, 'Home Alone' snow cap going up for auction

Many of movies’ most sought-after props are going up for auction, including the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane,” Macaulay Culkin’s snow cap from “Home Alone” and a whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
June 10
This image shows a whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." (Heritage Auctions via AP)
June 10

Daughter of accused Gilgo Beach killer believes her father ‘most likely’ did it, new film says

The daughter of Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, told a new documentary she believes her father “most likely” responsible
June 10
FILE - Rex A. Heuermann, the architect accused of murdering at least three women near Long Island's Gilgo Beach, appears before Judge Timothy P. Mazzei in Suffolk County Court, in Riverhead, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2023. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, File)
June 10

Dakota Johnson and Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’

Oscar-nominated “Past Lives” filmmaker Celine Song's new film “Materialists” was inspired by the brief time she worked as a matchmaker in New York
June 10
This image released by A24 shows Dakota Johnson, left, and Pedro Pascal in a scene from "Materialists." (A24 via AP)
June 10

Music festivals have become more open to harm reduction initiatives. How far will it go?

Harm reductions initiatives are becoming more commonplace at major music festivals, both through partnerships with festival organizers as well as volunteer efforts done without explicit permission
June 10
Analisa Tapia, a volunteer from San Antonio, gives free naloxone medication to a concert goer at the This Must Be The Place booth at the Governors Ball Music Festival on Sunday, June 9, 2025, at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Queens borough of New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
June 10

Winfrey's new book club pick marks the return of an old favorite, Wally Lamb

For her next book club pick, Oprah Winfrey is highlighting an author she has praised even before she had a book club
June 10
This cover image released by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books shows "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb. (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, via AP)
June 09

Weinstein jury set to keep deliberating after tensions spill into public

Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial appear to be focusing on one of his three accusers as they deliberate for a fourth day
June 09
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
June 09

BTS looks to reunite this year as 2 more members finish their military service

K-pop superstars RM and V are the latest members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s military after fulfilling their mandatory service
June 09
Fans wait for arrival of K-pop band BTS members RM and V before they are discharged from a mandatory military service in Chuncheon, South Korea, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
June 09

Judge orders managers for late Johnny Winter to pay $226,000 in damages in lawsuit alleging theft

A Connecticut judge has settled a bitter feud over the estate of the late legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter
June 09
FILE - Johnny Winter performs at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course, May 3, 2014, in New Orleans. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)
June 09

'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86

Frederick Forsyth, the author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness
June 09
FILE - British author Frederick Forsyth poses for a photograph in Hertford, England, Aug. 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
June 09

Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’

Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland has decided to move on to what she calls “the next stage” in her career
June 09
Misty Copeland poses for a portrait on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)
June 09
Sarah Bareilles, left, and Host Cynthia Erivo perform "Tomorrow" during the In Memoriam segment during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
June 09

BET Awards bring star power as Doechii, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey shine in 25th anniversary show

The BET Awards has delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments as it marked its 25th anniversary with a mix of comedy, emotion and calls for justice
June 09
Ashanti performs a medley during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
June 09

London’s V&A Storehouse museum lets visitors get their hands on 5,000 years of creativity

Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage
June 09
Kate Parsons, Director of Collections Care and Access, shows a costume worn by Elton John on his 1981 world tour, at the V&A Storehouse in London, Thursday, June 5, 2025, the jacket was designed by Bob Mackie. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
June 09

Jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations

The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations
June 09
Defense attorney Arthur Aidala, center, makes an argument to Judge Curtis Farber, left, regarding jury notes as Harvey Weinstein looks on, Monday, June 9, 2025, at Manhattan criminal court in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
June 08

Movie Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ might have just redeemed the live-action adaptation

Filmmaker Dean DeBlois returns to the world of “How to Train Your Dragon” for a new live-action adaptation, in theaters Friday
June 08
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Mason Thames, left, and Nico Parker in a scene from "How to Train Your Dragon.", (Universal Pictures via AP)
June 08

Select list of winners at the 2025 Tony Awards

For one musical, there was no “maybe” about its happy ending at the Tony Awards
June 08
The stage is pictured prior to the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
June 08

‘Lilo & Stitch’ cruises to No. 1; John Wick spinoff ‘Ballerina’ dances to 2nd place

“Lilo & Stich” has topped the domestic box office charts for a third weekend
June 08
This image released by Lionsgate shows Ana de Armas in a scene from "Ballerina." (Lionsgate via AP)