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Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize on Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , where the backstage drama of the host institution may hang over the celebration.
'Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office

'Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co.’s live-action, controversy-bedeviled “Snow White” opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

NEW YORK (AP) — During the first Trump administration, the biggest concern for many journalists was labels.
Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

The horror of the Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film, released nearly 14 years after the twister struck Missouri with cataclysmic force, ripping into a hospital, destroying neighborhoods and killing around 160.
A new museum in Texas tells the life stories of Medal of Honor recipients

A new museum in Texas tells the life stories of Medal of Honor recipients

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A new museum devoted to telling the stories of those who have received the nation's highest military honor is opening this coming week in Texas.

Filiz Akin, a celebrated Turkish screen actress, dies at 82

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Filiz Akin, a screen actress and iconic figure of Turkish cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, has died, the Health Ministry said. She was 82. Akin died Saturday in a hospital in Istanbul. The cause of death was not specified.

Los Angeles prosecutors say no charges against movie producer David Guillod

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County district attorney said Friday that his office will not file sexual assault charges against movie producer David Guillod , more than four years after his arrest.
A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America

A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America

A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for decades has supplied news about the United States to nations around the world — incl
Rapper Yella Beezy charged with capital murder in shooting death of rapper Mo3

Rapper Yella Beezy charged with capital murder in shooting death of rapper Mo3

HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of fellow rapper Mo3 on a busy interstate in 2020, according to court records.
A new exhibition in Paris celebrates Snoopy's style ahead of his 75th birthday

A new exhibition in Paris celebrates Snoopy's style ahead of his 75th birthday

LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition in Paris celebrates the history of fashion — as worn by Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. “Snoopy In Style," which opens Saturday, pays tribute to Charles M.
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