12 states challenge Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros

NEW YORK (AP) – Twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry.

Disney's live-action 'Moana' crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash

The Walt Disney Company’s live action “Moana” may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters.

'We ain't seen nothing yet,' says ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus on AI-generated music

‘We ain’t seen nothing yet,’ says ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus on AI-generated music

Princess Kate watches Wimbledon women's final in Royal Box

LONDON (AP) – Kate, the Princess of Wales, returned to Wimbledon for the women’s final between Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova on Saturday as part of a Royal Box contingent that included tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King.

Dustin Hoffman and 'cricket royalty' Sachin Tendulkar among celebrities at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) – American actor Dustin Hoffman and cricket great Sachin Tendulkar were among the celebrities at Wimbledon on Friday to watch defending champion Jannik Sinner play Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.

Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts has died at 75

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.

UK actor Micheal Ward acquitted by London jury of rape and sexual assault charges

LONDON (AP) – British actor Micheal Ward was acquitted Friday of rape and other charges in a London court on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the back of a friend’s Mercedes in 2023.

More new Stones tunes? 'Foreign Tongues' expands on a late, stunning creative burst

“When I was oh so young I used to want to go to Mars,” sings Mick Jagger – that staccato voice still remarkably sharp and clear – on “Foreign Tongues,” the Rolling Stones’ 25th studio album.

New 'Little House' series explores complicated history but keeps heart at the center

It’s a story with covered wagons and one room schoolhouses, but showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says the “Little House on the Prairie” remake for Netflix still speaks to today’s American dream.