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May 22

Kermit the Frog to deliver commencement address at the University of Maryland

Kermit the Frog is set to address the University of Maryland’s class of 2025 as their commencement speaker
May 22
FILE - Kermit the Frog, who was created and originally performed by Jim Henson as a main character on "The Muppet Show," is shown on display at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, on May 24, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner via AP, File)
May 22

What to know about Kid Cudi, the rapper testifying against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Rapper Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity being called to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs′ sex trafficking trial
May 22
FILE - Kid Cudi appears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Sonic The Hedgehog 2," on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
May 21

Kim Kardashian dons a graduation cap and marches closer to becoming a lawyer

Kim Kardashian is a step closer to following in her father’s footsteps and becoming a lawyer
May 21
Kim Kardashian, center, accompanied by her mother Kris Jenner, second right, leaves the justice palace after testifying, regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, in Paris, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
May 21

Member of Irish rap trio Kneecap charged with a terror offense in the UK

British police have charged a member of Irish hip-hopgroup Kneecap with a terrorism offense for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert
May 21
FILE - Rich Peppiatt, Naoise ó Cairealláin, DJ Provaí and Mo Chara of Kneecap pose on arrival at the Britain Independent Film Awards on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in London. (Photo by Thomas Krych/Invision/AP, File)
May 21

NFL taps Bills for 'Hard Knocks' debut during training camp. NFC East as featured in-season division

NFL MVP Josh Allen will be a featured attraction this season on the league’s training camp documentary when the Buffalo Bills make their first appearance on “Hard Knocks.”
May 21
Buffalo Bills tight end Jackson Hawes (85) speaks to the media after the NFL football team's rookie minicamp in Orchard Park, N.Y., Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
May 21

Rapper Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, in Georgia

The rapper known as Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges — some involving a gun — after he turned himself in to sheriff’s officials in Georgia on Tuesday
May 21
The Fulton County Superior Courthouse is seen, March 14, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
May 21

Springsteen doubles down on political criticism with a digital EP that includes anti-Trump comments

New recordings, and a golf ball “striking” Bruce Springsteen
May 21
In this photo combo Bruce Springsteen, left, appears at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Sept. 8, 2024 and Kid Rock during a visit to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 31, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/Pool via AP)
May 21

Natalie Portman and John Krasinski embark on a globe-trotting adventure in ‘Fountain of Youth’

The spirit of Indiana Jones is baked into the essence of the new movie “Fountain of Youth.”
May 21
This image released by Apple TV+ shows John Krasinski, from left, Domhnall Gleeson, and Natalie Portman in "Fountain of Youth." (Christopher RaphaelApple TV+ via AP)
May 21

9-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant to sing national anthem at Indianapolis 500

Nine-time Grammy nominee and five-time GMA Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Natalie Grant will perform the national anthem before the Indianapolis 500
May 21
FILE - Natalie Grant sings the national anthem before the College Football Playoff championship football game in Indianapolis, Jan. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
May 21

Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP

Cardi B is no stranger to ASCAP accolades with another prestigious honor soon to join her trophy case
May 21
Cardi B, left and Halle Berry attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
May 21

UK court orders singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case

A British judge has ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on $6.7 million bail while facing allegations that he beat and seriously injured a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023
May 21
A vehicle believed to be carrying R&B singer Chris Brown leaves HMP Forest Bank in Salford, England, after he was freed on bail, Wednesday May 21, 2025. (James Speakman/PA via AP)
May 21

Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book

Two giants of the women’s rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have teamed up for a picture book with the mission of inspiring young people to change the world
May 21
FILE - Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, from Liberia, addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 21

Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes

Some of Spike Lee’s most deeply felt passions — filmmaking and the New York Knicks — have collided at the Cannes Film Festival
May 21
Actor Denzel Washington receives an Honorary Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) from director Spike Lee, left, ahead of the screening of the film "Highest 2 Lowest" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Sameer Al-Doumy, Pool via AP)
May 21

Rapper Kid Cudi expected to testify at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial

Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is expected to testify at the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial
May 21
FILE - A law enforcement agent carries a bag of evidence to a van as federal agents stand at the entrance to a property belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, on March 25, 2024, on Star Island in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
May 20

Jim Morrison bust stolen from Doors singer’s Paris grave in 1980s finally recovered

Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly four decades ago from the Paris grave that has long been a place of pilgrimage for fans of the legendary Doors singer and poet
May 20
FILE - Flowers and candles adorn the grave of legendary rock front man and poet with the Doors rock band, Jim Morrison at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris Monday July. 3, 2011. Morrison, the legendary singer of the rock band died in Paris on July, 2, 1971. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
May 20

EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cuts

The European Union plans to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet
May 20
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, center, rings a bell to signify the start of a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
May 20

'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump

Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump aren't new foes
May 20
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to present law enforcement officers with an award in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
May 19

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid potential Trump lawsuit settlement

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon says she's quitting
May 19
FILE - Wendy McMahon attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media issue celebration in New York on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
May 19

'Sesame Street' moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS

Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal
May 19
Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie speak with Sal Perez, executive producer and VP of Sesame Street at Sesame Workshop, after Sesame Workshop won the Elevate Prize Foundation's Catalyst Award, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)
May 19

Man who tried to sell $6.4m gold toilet stolen from English country house is spared jail

A man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a gold toilet was spared prison on Monday after a British judge said he had been taken advantage of by the thieves
May 19
Frederick Doe, also known as Frederick Sines, right, with his father outside Oxford Crown Court in Oxford, England, Monday, May 19, 2025 after being sentenced to 21 months imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to do 240 hours unpaid work, after he was found guilty of conspiracy to transfer criminal property, over the theft of a gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in 2019. (PA via AP)
May 19

Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes premiere

Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival in between Broadway performances for the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” and was rewarded with a surprise honorary Palme d'Or
May 19
Denzel Washington, left, poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
May 19

Gary Lineker to step down from the BBC after sharing social media post on Zionism

Gary Lineker, the former England soccer player and now a media celebrity, will step down from his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a picture of a rat
May 19
BBC Sports pundit Gary Lineker speaks following the FA Cup final soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday May 17, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
May 19

2 books celebrating New York City culture and community win the Gotham Prize

This year’s winners of the Gotham Book Prize celebrate New York City as experienced on foot, bus and train
May 19
This photo provided by Farrar, Straus and Giroux shows the book jacket cover for "Paradise Bronx," by author Ian Frazier, one of two winners of the Gotham Book Prize for outstanding work about New York City. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux via AP)
May 18

‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ tops box office while The Weeknd’s movie falters

“Final Destination: Bloodlines” has topped the domestic box office charts this weekend
May 18
This image released by Lionsgate shows Jenna Ortega in a scene from "Hurry Up Tomorrow." (Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate via AP)
May 18

Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, dies at age 31

Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, has died at the age of 31
May 18
May 18

Austria is awaiting JJ's homecoming after he wins Eurovision Song Contest with 'Wasted Love'

Austrians were getting ready to welcome back home and celebrate classically trained countertenor JJ, who has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.”
May 18
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
May 18

Scarlett Johansson brings 50th season of 'SNL' to a low-key close

Scarlett Johansson has hosted “Saturday Night Live” and set a record in a reflective end to the NBC sketch show's 50th season
May 18
FILE - Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost attend "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
May 17

Bird man on red carpet leaves Cannes squawking

Stars in glamorous gowns often peacock on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, but one attendee Saturday night literally came as a bird
May 17
A person dressed in a bird costume, centre, poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Die, My Love' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)
May 17

Wes Anderson talks 'The Phoenician Scheme,' Gene Hackman and his Cannes bus

With remarkable regularity, Anderson has been crafting movies uniquely his own since his 1996 debut, “Bottle Rocket.”
May 17
Director Wes Anderson, left, and Benicio del Toro pose for photographers upon departure from the premiere of the film 'The Phoenician Scheme' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
May 17

Antonio Brown detained after gunshots outside Adin Ross' boxing event

Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown says he was briefly detained by police following an altercation in which gunshots were fired outside Adin Ross’ celebrity boxing event in Miami
May 17
FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown (81) walks on the field during an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
May 17

Lights, camera, glitter ball: The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final

The world’s largest live music event has reached its glitter-drenched conclusion with the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest
May 17
JJ from Austria who performed the song "Wasted Love" reacts to voting during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 16

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'

Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them
May 16
Author Kazuo Ishiguro poses for portrait photographs for the film 'A Pale View of Hills' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
May 16

Cannes promotional stunts, once a feature of the festival, go missing

You can get nostalgic about almost anything at the Cannes Film Festival, even Jerry Seinfeld on a zip line in a bumblebee costume
May 16
FILE - Actor T. J. Miller poses with characters during the photo call for the film The Emoji Movie, at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
May 16

Depardieu convicted. Cannes reacts. But did #MeToo finally win in France?

For powerful men in France’s film industry, this was a week of reckoning
May 16
FILE - French actor Gerard Depardieu, left, and Belgian actress Cecile de France pose during a photo call for the film "Quand J'etais Chanteur," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
May 16

Eurovision explained as the extravagant pop contest reaches its grand final

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest is approaching its grand final in the Swiss city of Basel
May 16
Yuval Raphael from Israel performs the song "New Day Will Rise" during the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 16

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie faces sentencing in New York

The New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 is scheduled to be sentenced
May 16
Hadi Matar, center, writes as public defender Nathaniel Barone, left, looks on in Chautauqua County court in Mayville, N.Y., Friday, May. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
May 15

Movie Review: The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' is a surrealist vanity project

The Weeknd's first feature film is a surrealist vanity project, writes Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman
May 15
This image released by Lionsgate shows Jenna Ortega in a scene from "Hurry Up Tomorrow." (Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate via AP)
May 15

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” has died
May 15
FILE - Composer Charles Strouse is interviewed in his apartment, June 3, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 15

Bono: 'The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime'

Bono has a seaside villa that’s a short trip away from Cannes
May 15
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Bono, lead singer of the Irish rock band U2, in a scene from the documentary “Bono: Stories of Surrender." (Apple TV+ via AP)
May 15

Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber Ruffin

Hundreds of writers, editors and publishers have gathered for PEN America’s annual gala hosted by Amber Ruffin and featuring a tribute to actor-publisher Sarah Jessica Parker
May 15
Actor Sarah Jessica Parker attends the PEN America Spring Literary Gala at The American Museum of Natural History on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
May 15

Chris Brown arrested in UK for alleged attack at London club in 2023

Singer Chris Brown has been arrested in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023
May 15
FILE - In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Chris Brown performs at the 2015 Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
May 15
FILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, June 15, 2024, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
May 15

Daniel Dae Kim making history at the Tony Awards and pushing for Asian representation on Broadway

Actor Daniel Dae Kim more than made the nominee list for the Tony Awards
May 15
This image released by Polk & Co. shows Daniel Dae Kim, left, and Ryan Eggold during a performance of "Yellow Face on Broadway," a play by David Henry Hwang, in New York. (Joan Marcus/Polk & Co. via AP)
May 15

In a shift, Cannes bars actor from premiere over sexual assault allegations

The Cannes Film Festival has barred French actor Théo Navarro-Mussy from attending the premiere of the competition entry “Case 137.”
May 15
The Palais des festivals ahead of the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 11, 2025. The Cannes film festival runs from May 13 until May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
May 15

BIBI releases sophomore album 'EVE: ROMANCE' with philosophical edge

South Korean artist BIBI has released her sophomore album “EVE: ROMANCE,” blending genre-defying sounds with philosophical themes
May 15
FILE -South Korean singer BIBI arrives for the red carpet of the MAMA Awards in Osaka, western Japan, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae), File)
May 15

NFL continues to navigate scheduling puzzle with every game up for bid and more broadcast windows

One would think the job of making the NFL schedule has got somewhat easier the past couple years as the league has come up with more broadcast windows, including making Christmas Day a permanent fixture
May 15
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) eludes the reach of Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Josh Sweat during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game on Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
May 15

Endurance athlete to swim around Martha’s Vineyard

An athlete will aim to be the first person to swim around Martha's Vineyard to educate the public on sharks
May 15
Endurance swimmer Louis Pugh warms up on the ride back to shore after completing the first leg of his swim around Martha's Vineyard, Thursday, May 15, 2025, off Edgartown, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
May 14

Alligator that starred in 'Happy Gilmore' dies of old age in Colorado

An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado
May 14
This photo provided by Colorado Gators shows Matt Jordan, employee at Colorado Gators, as he pulls the tail of Morris the alligator, an alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” in Mosca, Colo., June 9, 2024. (Jay Young/Colorado Gators via AP)
May 14

The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s
May 14
FILE - This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. (California Dept. of Corrections via AP, File)
May 14

Weinstein accuser rips defense lawyer: 'You should be ashamed of yourself'

A former model has reproached one of Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers for suggesting that her sexual abuse allegations against the ex-studio boss are lies
May 14
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)