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Whither ‘60 Minutes’? As turmoil unspools in public, CBS News show’s ultimate health is debated
Whither ‘60 Minutes’? As turmoil unspools in public, CBS News show’s ultimate health is debated
Looking for NBA Finals seats? The Knicks are making 2 in celebrity row available in an auction
Looking for NBA Finals seats? The Knicks are making 2 in celebrity row available in an auction
Movie Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in 'Power Ballad'
Movie Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in 'Power Ballad'
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands
Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands
Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski

German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski.

Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy
Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy

NEW YORK (AP) — A moment early on in “Disclosure Day” will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who grew up with Steven Spielberg films. A TV weather report predicts hail. The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table. Plinking sounds begin. Cereal falls into a bowl.

Trump takes the lead for America’s 250th birthday and World Cup celebrations
Trump takes the lead for America’s 250th birthday and World Cup celebrations

When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act. The announcement put to rest any possible scenario that a president who has built his pers...

Nas and Nicholas Britell help tell the story of the NBA Finals with spot debuting Wednesday
Nas and Nicholas Britell help tell the story of the NBA Finals with spot debuting Wednesday

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rapper Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season's NBA Finals.

The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026

He was a brash and outspoken media mogul who gave the world the 24-hour news cycle when he launched CNN.

Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News
Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News

CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley. It came a day after he reportedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job. The move deepened the turmoil at the nation’s mos

Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction
Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about her son Hunter’s drug addiction during her time in the White House, explaining that she now realizes that being open about his substance abuse and his recovery can offer hope to others in the same situation.

DirecTV-Scripps blackout hits 54 stations, leaving some without the Stanley Cup Final
DirecTV-Scripps blackout hits 54 stations, leaving some without the Stanley Cup Final

Many DirecTV viewers hoping to watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes received a message saying the contract with Scripps has expired. The message also directed viewers interested in the Stanley Cup Final or NBA Finals to th...

Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Peabo Bryson has died at 75. He was known for his Disney duets "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World." He died Tuesday after having a stroke. His family shared the news in a statement, expressing comfort in the love and impact he left behind. Bryson was bor...

Knicks in the NBA Finals won't change Mike Breen's approach to his call on ABC
Knicks in the NBA Finals won't change Mike Breen's approach to his call on ABC

If there were any doubts that Mike Breen can be a neutral announcer during the NBA Finals with the New York Knicks facing the San Antonio Spurs, Joe Davis can put those at ease.

The show will go on: White House correspondents' dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attending
The show will go on: White House correspondents' dinner rescheduled for July, with Trump attending

NEW YORK (AP) — And now, Take Two: The White House Correspondents' Association dinner has been rescheduled — with President Donald Trump apparently in attendance.

Movie Review: ‘Masters of the Universe’ does not have the power
Movie Review: ‘Masters of the Universe’ does not have the power

“Masters of the Universe” might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. Modern blockbusters are usually aiming for those golden four quadrants that might justify spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make a movie about an old toy. But as far as beautifu

BTS, Cardi B, Lainey Wilson, Muse, Snoop Dogg and others will perform at iHeartRadio Music Festival
BTS, Cardi B, Lainey Wilson, Muse, Snoop Dogg and others will perform at iHeartRadio Music Festival

NEW YORK (AP) — K-pop band BTS, Benson Boone, Cardi B, Lainey Wilson, Major Lazer, Muse, Snoop Dogg and Zara Larsson are among the performers this fall at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. It will be broadcast live.

Explore Historic Oakwood in Raleigh
Explore Historic Oakwood in Raleigh

In this guide, we'll look at what makes Oakwood stand out, what to see, and how it fits into the wider story of Raleigh's history.

PHOTO ESSAY: Where tango never sleeps: Inside Istanbul’s vibrant dance community
PHOTO ESSAY: Where tango never sleeps: Inside Istanbul’s vibrant dance community

ISTANBUL (AP) — Far from tango's birthplace in working-class districts and port areas of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in Argentina and Uruguay, dance enthusiasts in Istanbul have built a close-knit and passionate community.

Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a 'classified space'
Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a 'classified space'

NEW YORK (AP) — In another of a series of moves restricting media access at the Pentagon, the Defense Department has declared that its press office is now a classified space inaccessible to journalists.

Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni battle in a New York court despite settling claims weeks ago
Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni battle in a New York court despite settling claims weeks ago

The courtroom battle between Blake Lively and Justice Baldoni, minus the actors, has returned to a Manhattan federal courtroom despite the recent settlement of Lively's claims against him stemming from the 2024 movie “It Ends With Us.” On Monday, the two sides were battling over whether Baldoni

Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show, report says
Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show, report says

NEW YORK (AP) — In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports.

Russell Wilson finalizing deal to join CBS Sports, AP source says
Russell Wilson finalizing deal to join CBS Sports, AP source says

Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal with CBS Sports to become an analyst on the network’s Sunday NFL pregame show, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

Fans of '00s Death Cab for Cutie take note: Their new album is about grief — and it's for you
Fans of '00s Death Cab for Cutie take note: Their new album is about grief — and it's for you

NEW YORK (AP) — They usually hold court in theaters, but for the last few years, the beloved indie act Death Cab for Cutie has moonlit as an arena rock band. That's because they took their career-defining albums 2003's “Transatlanticism,” and later, 2005's “Plans,” on an anniversary run

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13 includes Kat Dennings and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13 includes Kat Dennings and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13: June 7: Director James Ivory (“A Room With a View,” “Howard’s End”) is 98. Actor Virginia McKe...

A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors

NEW YORK (AP) — When Ann Patchett opened Parnassus Books in 2011, two major bookstores in Nashville had closed and physical bookstores in general seemed endangered as Amazon's share of the market kept growing. Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded.

From her bookstore in Nashville, Ann Patchett drives the literary conversation
From her bookstore in Nashville, Ann Patchett drives the literary conversation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When she isn't working on a novel, Ann Patchett is often thinking of what she can do for others: maybe coming up with a blurb for Douglas Stuart, or recording a video birthday message for fellow author-bookseller Emma Straub, or beginning an interview with a plug for anoth.

What to Stream: 'Hoppers,' 'Love Island,' Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie albums
What to Stream: 'Hoppers,' 'Love Island,' Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie albums

New albums from Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie and the streaming service debut of animated hit “Hoppers” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu, ” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker tha

Mexican designer blends soccer and pre-Hispanic culture ahead of the World Cup
Mexican designer blends soccer and pre-Hispanic culture ahead of the World Cup

It’s no coincidence that Hugo Rosas’ jersey designs ahead of the World Cup resemble some of Mexico’s most iconic decorations. His work fuses soccer and Mexican identity to showcase his country’s culture beyond its borders. His latest collection is called “Calados del Alma” or “Cutouts

Dressing visitors in ancient China's imperial splendor is booming in Beijing
Dressing visitors in ancient China's imperial splendor is booming in Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — Chen Jiao has a curious job: transforming visitors to resemble empresses from ancient China as young people explore a revival of traditional culture.

Frankie Valli cancels the remainder of the Four Seasons’ farewell tour, citing health concerns
Frankie Valli cancels the remainder of the Four Seasons’ farewell tour, citing health concerns

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Frankie Valli, whose legendary falsetto defines the sound of the 1960s rock group the Four Seasons, has cancelled the remainder of the band’s 2026 tour dates, citing health concerns.

'Sunday Night Baseball' begins summer stretch on NBC with Cardinals-Cubs matchup
'Sunday Night Baseball' begins summer stretch on NBC with Cardinals-Cubs matchup

NBC's baseball coverage starts to hit its stride this week as “Sunday Night Baseball” begins its summer stint on the network's primetime schedule.

Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks

President Donald Trump is fuming about a court ruling that blocked his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center in Washington. He's using a social media post to brand the federal judge who issued the ruling Friday as “an anti Trump Hater.” And the Republican president is predicting that the natio

AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar
AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar

LONDON (AP) — Samuel Smith spent years writing songs with a guitar in his hands.

US and China trade journalist expulsions in tit-for-tat moves
US and China trade journalist expulsions in tit-for-tat moves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the state news agency Xinhua in the United States, in an apparent reciprocal act to Beijing's decision to expel a New York Times reporter.

Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80
Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 “Star Wars" and was part of a group of women whose editing was essential to film's New Hollywood era, has died, a lawyer for her family said Friday. She was 80.

Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. Trump said in response that he’s backing away from his proposed renovation and returning control o

What to know about the artists backing out of the Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
What to know about the artists backing out of the Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts

“The Great American State Fair” is a series of concerts, exhibits, tributes and other programs scheduled to take place June 25 to July 10 on Washington’s National Mall. It was organized by Freedom 250, which is billed as a nonpartisan organization but was launched last year by President Donald

What to watch for at the Tony Awards on Broadway's biggest night
What to watch for at the Tony Awards on Broadway's biggest night

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually bring.

Foodie News: James Beard Award-winning chef to open Raleigh restaurant
Foodie News: James Beard Award-winning chef to open Raleigh restaurant

Triangle Food Guy Sean Lennard has the latest - upcoming food trucks, new restaurants and renovations you don't want to miss.

When Sue Tilley met Lucian Freud, it changed her life. Now a painting of her could fetch $47 million
When Sue Tilley met Lucian Freud, it changed her life. Now a painting of her could fetch $47 million

Sue Tilley was working in an unemployment office when she met artist Lucian Freud. His paintings of her in the 1990s are now famous, and very valuable. “Sleeping by the Lion Carpet,” considered one of Freud’s masterpieces, is up for sale at Sotheby’s on June 24. It has a presale estimate of

Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee
Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment.

NBA player Terry Rozier hit with new bribery charges in sports gambling sting
NBA player Terry Rozier hit with new bribery charges in sports gambling sting

Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges in connection with a sports gambling sting, alleging he took a hefty bribe to exit a game early in March 2023.

Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July, the lineup has been hit with a wave of cancellations. Young MC, Morris Day, the

Venue gets mixed reviews as National Spelling Bee returns to DC ahead of White House UFC event
Venue gets mixed reviews as National Spelling Bee returns to DC ahead of White House UFC event

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has moved from suburban Maryland to downtown Washington, and not all spellers and their families appreciate the change. The Bee is being held at Constitution Hall, a nearly century-old concert venue just blocks from the White House and the Washington Monument. Sp...

ABC stations call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'
ABC stations call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'

ABC-owned TV stations across the U.S. are criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for an early review of their broadcast licenses. On Thursday, WABC in New York called the move "unlawful" and "unconstitutional," accusing the FCC of targeting disfavored editorial voices. ABC stations in ...

Calling for 'new approach,' CBS News leader Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at '60 Minutes'
Calling for 'new approach,' CBS News leader Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at '60 Minutes'

NEW YORK (AP) — Saying it was time for a new approach and a new chapter, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has replaced the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” naming outsider Nick Bilton, a longtime technology journalist and documentarian, as the show's new leader.

Ben Stiller welcomes a photo with Mike Brown's wife, after Knicks coach said she was afraid to ask
Ben Stiller welcomes a photo with Mike Brown's wife, after Knicks coach said she was afraid to ask

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Smile, Mrs. Brown. Ben Stiller is ready for that picture.

Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack plot convicted and sentenced to 15 years
Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack plot convicted and sentenced to 15 years

An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen, guilty on charges including those related to the conc...

Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival
Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a protest festival near Washington, D.C., shortly before the midterm elections. Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Springsteen announced the festival Wednesday at a Springsteen conce...

Court finds man guilty in plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria
Court finds man guilty in plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria

An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. The Austria Press Agency reports that the state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen, guilty on charges including those related to the concer...

Conan O’Brien speaks at Harvard commencement as Trump tightens pressure on the school
Conan O’Brien speaks at Harvard commencement as Trump tightens pressure on the school

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Comedian and television host Conan O’Brien entertained Harvard University graduates at their commencement Thursday, mixing offbeat humor and political jokes with more reflective commentary about empathy and humility at a time when the Ivy League school is in the Trump adm

As the United States turns 250, Americans still can't get enough of French luxury
As the United States turns 250, Americans still can't get enough of French luxury

NEW YORK (AP) — At the pinnacle of the American cultural pyramid, one particular inspiration has echoed across the centuries through friendship and tension alike: France.