Category Archives: Entertainment News
Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from user...
Feb 25, 2026 FILE - A Discord display stands at the company's booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy "Revenge of the Nerds," has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement ...
Feb 24, 2026 Robert Carradine attends "King of the Nerds" Press Room at 2014 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)
Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother three weeks ago has inspired a small number of volunteers...
Feb 24, 2026 Stephen C. looks at the memorial set up near Nancy Guthrie's residence on February 23, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
BAFTA and BBC apologize for racial slur during awards show
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) - The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday's show while two stars of the film "Sinners"...
Feb 23, 2026
Eric Dane, 'Grey's Anatomy' star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writer Eric Dane, the celebrated actor best known for his roles on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria" and who later in life became an advocate for ALS awareness, died Th...
Feb 20, 2026 Eric Dane attends the "Countdown" Premiere and After-Party on June 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Prime Video)
Grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups accuses Hershey of cutting corners
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese's brand by shifting t...
Feb 18, 2026 Two chocolate peanut butter cups, one with a bite taken out of it (Getty Images)
Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids' Instagram use in social media trial
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questio...
Feb 18, 2026 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. A 20-year-old California woman sued Meta and YouTube accusing them of building addictive platforms causing harm to children. (Photo by Jill Connelly/Getty Images)
Police in Nancy Guthrie investigation say glove DNA didn't match anything in national database
By ED WHITE Associated Press DNA from gloves found a few miles from the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie did not match any entries in a national database, authorities said Tuesday, the 17th day of her di...
Feb 17, 2026 In an aerial view, Nancy Guthrie's residence is seen on February 17, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95
Remembrances poured in Monday in honor of Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for roles in "Apocalypse Now," "Lonesome Dove," Tender Mercies" and as the intrepid consigliere of the first two ...
Feb 16, 2026 Actor Robert Duvall arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 27, 2005 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect's backpack
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Investigators working on the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the...
Feb 16, 2026 A Pima County Sheriff's Office deputy walks back to his car outside of the home of Nancy Guthrie on February 8, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, went missing from her home in the early hours of February 1. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)