Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in Louisiana rape case

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, will serve 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022.

Monumental cave art on Paris' oldest bridge finally opens

PARIS (AP) – For weeks, a black mountain loomed over the Seine where Paris’ oldest bridge should have been. On Monday evening, its doors finally opened.

Steve Harvey: God's blessings come with a duty to give back

Steve Harvey believes his decades of success as an entertainer, motivational speaker and author are blessings from God and connections to his philanthropy.

From YouTube to Hollywood: Digital creators are remaking the movie business

NEW YORK (AP) – Some of the most promising young filmmakers in the movie business are arriving in Hollywood already experts at entertaining audiences and going viral.

Singer Bonnie Tyler out of coma but in intensive care after emergency surgery

LONDON (AP) – Singer Bonnie Tyler is no longer in a coma but remains “very unwell” in intensive care, an update on her official website says. The gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated pop star, 75, was hospitalized last month on Faro, Portugal, where she lives, for emergency intestinal surgery. She was later placed in an induced coma.

Naomi Campbell tells tribunal she was 'deceived' as she appeals charity trustee ban

LONDON (AP) – Supermodel Naomi Campbell told a tribunal she was ”deceived” as she gave evidence on Tuesday in a bid to overturn a ban on her from being a charity trustee in England and Wales.

Author Amy Griffin sues woman who alleged she stole her stories

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Author Amy Griffin sued a former classmate for defamation on Monday, saying the woman’s statements in a New York Times story and a subsequent lawsuit alleging Griffin appropriated her stories of sexual abuse for her bestselling 2025 memoir “The Tell” are false in “every element.”

Christopher Jackson to reprise his role as George Washington in 'Hamilton'

NEW YORK (AP) – Christopher Jackson, one of the original cast members of the megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back to reprise his George Washington.

Uffizi Gallery unveils new arrangement for Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'

MILAN (AP) – Sandro Botticelli’s masterpieces “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera” have been repositioned at the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the latest effort to reshape how visitors experience two of the Italian Renaissance’s most celebrated masterpieces.