Category Archives: Entertainment News
Entertainment leaders amp up discussions about AI, creators and innovative tech at CES 2026
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - The world's largest tech showcase does not come without theatrics. Innovations and gadgets like a lollipop that sings to you as you consume it,...
Jan 07, 2026 Dave Filoni, Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm and Asad Ayaz, Chief Brand Officer at the Walt Disney Company pose on stage during the LLEGO SMART Play launch event at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 05, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The LEGO Group)
Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MICHELLE CHAPMAN NEW YORK (AP) - Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix. Warn...
Jan 07, 2026 An aerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on December 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026
By SHAWN CHEN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see m...
Jan 06, 2026 LEGO chief product and marketing officer and executive vice president Julia Goldin talks as a a Chewbacca stands behind her during an LEGO news conference ahead of the CES tech show Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Hollywood starts 2026 with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' No. 1, as James Cameron's sci-fi epic crosses $1B
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hollywood kicked off 2026 with "Avatar: Fire and Ash" atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a ...
Jan 04, 2026 Sigourney Weaver and Oona Chaplin pose during the Avatar: Fire & Ash Mexico City meet and greet at Light Cycles Mexico City on December 16, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images For Disney)
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney ...
Dec 31, 2025 Minister Richard Smallwood performs during an Evening with Richard Smallwood and Yolanda Adams benefiting The National Museum Of African American Music at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on September 17, 2017 in Whites Creek, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for NMAAM)
What music and television to stream: A New Year's Eve tradition and a 'Stranger Things' sendoff
It's the end of the year and there are fewer new streaming options headed to a device near you. But it's a great time to catch up on some of best movies, television, music and video games of 2025. The...
Dec 30, 2025 (L-R) Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Bela Bajaria, CCO, Netflix, Shawn Levy, and Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, speak during Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 World Premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 06, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91
By THOMAS ADAMSON and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) - Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant ani...
Dec 28, 2025 French actress Brigitte Bardot during the filming of 'Two Weeks in September' on the beach at Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, September 1966. The Anglo-French drama, directed by Serge Bourguignon, starred Bardot as Cecile. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an "unlawf...
Dec 27, 2025 FILE - Duane "Keffe D" Davis enters a courtroom in Clark County District Court for a trial readiness status check at the Regional Justice Center on June 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis was indicted on murder charges for his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. (Photo by Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images)
How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop's mainstream
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It is one of the most surprising music stories of the year. While streams of new music - releases from the last 18 months - were down from last year, o...
Dec 24, 2025 Brandon Lake performs on the Chevy Riverfront stage during day four of CMA Fest 2025 on June 08, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images)
Louvre tightens security after $102M jewel heist, installs bars on infamous window
PARIS (AP) - A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum - but this time it wasn't jewel thieves. It was workers installing security bars on the window used to break into the ...
Dec 24, 2025 French Police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a Jewllery Heist on October 19, 2025 in Paris, France. France's Culture Minister, Rachida Dati, announced the closure of the world-famous art museum on X due to the robbery taking place just after the Louvre opened to the public. It is being reported that millions of pound with of historic jewellery belonging to Napoleon and Empress Josephine has been stolen. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)