Tom Cruise joins the World Cup closing ceremony's cast

NEW YORK (AP) – A wide array of performers, from actor Tom Cruise to streamer IShowSpeed, will help close out the World Cup, FIFA announced Tuesday.

George Santos' next gig? Reality TV show contestant

NEW YORK (AP) – George Santos has worn many hats: Swindler, congressman, prison inmate, podcast host. The obvious next gig? Reality TV show contestant.

Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films to blockbusters as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78.

Nicole Kidman, Richard E. Grant, Cillian Murphy mourn death of Sam Neill

Fellow actors and fans of Sam Neill mourned his passing after the actor died Monday following a diagnosis of a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill achieved his highest level of fame in “Jurassic Park” playing paleontologist Alan Grant, who is summoned to an island off Costa Rica where a theme park has been built to house herds of cloned dinosaurs.

Colourful murals are taking over the streets of Oslo.

Colourful murals are taking over the streets of Oslo.

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million

NEW YORK (AP) – A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.

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