White House pastry chefs make National Mall in gingerbread
WASHINGTON (AP) — The traditional White House gingerbread house isn’t exactly a house this year. It’s a massive, sugary replica of the entire National Mall....
Trump proposes ‘worldwide network’ to counter CNN overseas
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is raising the possibility of starting “our own Worldwide Network” to counter news spread internationally by CNN. Trump...
Michigan professor unearths inmates’ music from Auschwitz
DETROIT (AP) — Patricia Hall went to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in 2016 hoping to learn more about the music performed by prisoners in World War...
Associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone rejects plea deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — An associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said Monday that he is rejecting a plea offer in the special counsel’s Russia investigation....
Associate of Trump confidant Stone says he’ll reject plea
WASHINGTON (AP) — An associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said Monday that he is rejecting a plea offer in the special counsel’s Russia investigation....
Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Resort developer Genting Malaysia has filed a lawsuit in California seeking at least $1 billion in damages from Walt Disney...
‘The Rider’ tops Gotham Awards, kicking off awards season
NEW YORK (AP) — In the first major soiree of Hollywood’s awards season, Chloe Zhao’s elegiac, lyrical Western “The Rider” took best feature film at...
Alec Baldwin appears in court in parking-spot case
NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin appeared in a New York court on Monday after being accused of striking a man in the face over...
Call him Judge Jerry: Jerry Springer is getting court show
NEW YORK (AP) — Hopefully there won’t be any chairs in this courtroom. Talk show host Jerry Springer is getting a new TV role as...
Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci dies at 77
ROME (AP) — Italian film-maker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with “The Last Emperor” and whose erotic drama “Last Tango in Paris” enthralled and shocked...
Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, dies at 83
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83. A Winfrey spokeswoman on Monday issued a statement saying Lee...
Alec Baldwin’s lawyer: Video will clear him in parking clash
NEW YORK (AP) — Video will vindicate Alec Baldwin after he was accused of slugging a man in the face in over a parking space,...
Associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said to reject plea
WASHINGTON (AP) — A conspiracy theorist and associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone told news organizations on Monday that he is rejecting a plea offer...
Fox begins digital service for people who want more opinion
NEW YORK (AP) — The new streaming service Fox Nation that launches Tuesday is aimed at people who don’t think Fox News Channel offers enough...
Nicks, Def Leppard among first-time rock hall nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Nicks, who’s already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Fleetwood Mac, has been nominated...
Elie Wiesel bust unveiled in Romania to mark Holocaust day
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A bust of Romania-born writer and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel was unveiled Tuesday in Bucharest on the country’s national Holocaust remembrance...
Taylor Swift, Cardi B set for American Music Awards
Taylor Swift is having a big week: She first broke her long-standing refusal to discuss politics Sunday and now she’s going to give her first...
Young activist to make TV debut as transgender superhero
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — An activist in Maine who won a lawsuit over using the girls’ bathroom at her school is making her TV debut...
Taylor Swift makes politics personal with endorsement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift’s first big jump into politics might have gained her some extra haters, but her endorsement in a competitive midterm...
Filmmaker Richard Linklater directs anti-Ted Cruz web ad
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Filmmaker Richard Linklater is the latest celebrity wading into the tight U.S. Senate race in Texas with a social media ad...
Weinstein due in court as judge mulls motion to dismiss case
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is due in court as a New York judge weighs his bid to have some or all of his...
10 hurt in Hollywood promotional even by rapper Phora
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say 10 people have been injured at a Hollywood rap event after a possible stampede. It happened shortly after 9...
Eagles’ Joe Walsh tells his addiction story at gala evening
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe and Marjorie Walsh were honored Monday night by the nonprofit Facing Addiction with NCADD for their support of the recovery...
EgyptAir seeks to shift blame for Drew Barrymore interview
CAIRO (AP) — EgyptAir is trying to shift the blame to a local advertising agency for a bizarre article in its in-flight magazine purportedly based...
AP Essay: Aretha Franklin, John McCain and the 1960s
“Hope I die before I get old,” the Who sang at Woodstock as the 1960s hurtled to their end. Indeed, the decade and its echoes...
Mourners gather for Franklin’s funeral; diva dressed in gold
DETROIT (AP) — Pink Cadillacs filled the street early Friday outside Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple, and hundreds of fans lined up as they awaited the...
Journalists who worked on documentary arrested in N Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Two journalists who worked on a documentary about a mass killing in Northern Ireland were arrested Friday on suspicion of stealing confidential...
The Latest: Bill Clinton and Stevie Wonder seen at funeral
DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 10: 15 a.m. In the moments before Aretha Franklin’s...
The Latest: Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson at Franklin funeral
DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Ariana Grande and her fiance, Pete Davidson,...
The Latest: Aretha Franklin’s family arrives at church
DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 11 a.m. The Queen of Soul’s funeral is underway. ...
Box office Top 20: ‘The Meg’ reels in $45.4 million debut
NEW YORK (AP) — It took until mid-August, but an original movie is finally no. 1 at the box office. After several months of sequel...
AP Source: Aretha Franklin is seriously ill
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is seriously ill, according to a person close to the singer. The person, who spoke on the condition of...
Trump lashes out at ‘Wacky Omarosa’ over book, tapes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at Omarosa Manigault Newman Monday, saying the former White House adviser — who is promoting a tell-all...
New book inspired by rap song ‘The Deep’
NEW YORK (AP) — A book coming out next June is going “Deep.” Saga Press announced Monday that it is publishing a book inspired by...
Trump lashes out at ‘Wacky Omarosa’ over book, recordings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday, saying his former White House adviser — who is promoting a...
Male model convicted of murdering rival after online feud
LONDON (AP) — A British fashion model has been convicted of murdering a more successful rival after a social media-fueled dispute. A jury found George...
Police: Actress Sean Young under investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — New York police say actress-director Sean Young is still under investigation after the alleged theft of two laptops belonging to a...
AP Source: Soul icon Aretha Franklin is seriously ill
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans and friends, including Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott, offered prayers and well wishes to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who...
Former WWE star Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart dies at 63
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, who joined with brother-in-law Bret Hart to form one of the top tag teams in the 1980s with the WWE, has...
The Latest: Trump lashes out on Twitter at ‘Wacky Omarosa’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman (all times local): 10 a.m. President Donald Trump is lashing out at...
American Book Awards honor cultural diversity
NEW YORK (AP) — Books on human caging, early Detroit and African-American culture in Los Angeles are among this year’s winners for works reflecting the...
Trump, Omarosa trade insults, charges; reality TV rerun?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman faced off Monday in a messy clash that involved an explosive tell-all book,...
Sean Young under investigation for alleged laptop theft
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Sean Young was under investigation Monday in New York after the alleged theft of two laptops belonging to a production...
Trial delayed as rapper Juelz Santana negotiates for deal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rapper Juelz Santana’s scheduled trial on charges he tried to get a gun onto a plane at an airport has been...
White House says Omarosa claim of Trump racism is ‘false’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The White House is slamming a new book by ex-staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman, calling her “a disgruntled former White House employee.”...
The Latest: Omarosa says Trump was like ‘dog off the leash’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the new book by new book by former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman (all times local): 4:50...
Fox’s Laura Ingraham: I wasn’t talking about race
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham is disavowing the support of white nationalists and claims her views about the nation’s demographic changes...
In book, Omarosa says Trump is a bigot, behaved ‘like a dog’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims in a new book that there are tapes of President Donald Trump using...
Omarosa unleashes on Trump in new book
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims in a new book that she saw President Donald Trump behave “like a...
Trump praises Kanye West after Kimmel appearance
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump is thanking Kanye West after the rapper talked about his support for Trump during an appearance Thursday on...