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Eurovision Song Contest reaches its final with tensions around Israel and doubt over Dutch contender

The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest is taking place Saturday in the Swedish city of Malmo
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Angelina Mango of Italy sings the song Imagine from John Lennon in the media center after the dress rehearsal for the final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns
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This photo provided by Tangular Irby shows a Gee's Bend x Target display at a Target store in Trumbull, Conn., Feb. 10, 2024. The multinational retailer launched a limited-edition collection based on the Gee’s Bend quilters' designs for Black History Month in 2024. The Target designs were “inspired by” five Gee's Bend quilters who reaped limited financial benefits from the collection’s success. (Tangular Irby via AP)
May 11

Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club

To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring
May 11
FILE - A judge examines dogs competing in the bracco Italiano breed during the breed's debut at the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there’s a lot more involved in getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz, File)
May 10

Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64

Entertainment broadcaster Sam Rubin has died at age 64
May 10
FILE - Journalist Sam Rubin arrives at the AARP Movies for Grownups Film Showcase at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Los Angeles. Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with Hollywood's top stars, died Friday, May 10, 2024. He was 64. (Vince Bucci/Invision for AARP/AP Images, File)
May 10

Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge to dismiss 'false' claim that he, others raped 17-year-old girl

Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two other men raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003
May 10
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault. Combs’ lawyers filed a motion Friday, April 26, 2024, to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
May 10

WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims

Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from WABC Radio and his daily show canceled over his violation of a ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims
May 10
FILE - Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Washington, Dec. 15, 2023. Guiliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, was among those indicted Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in an Arizona election interference case.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 10

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie says he's in talks with prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still b...
May 10
Salman Rushdie attends the 36th edition of the Book Fair in Turin, Italy, Friday, May 10, 2024. (Alberto Gandolfo/LaPresse via AP)
May 10

Teen and Miss USA quit their crowns, citing mental health and personal values

The winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other
May 10
FILE - Miss USA Noelia Voigt competes in the national costume competition at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The reigning winners of Miss USA, Noelia Voigt, and Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, handed back their crowns within days of each other this week in a shock to the Miss Universe Organization, which runs both. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
May 10

Here's what to know about conservatorships and how Brian Wilson's case evolved

A judge has put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter’s doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder
May 10
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson, left, and his wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson arrive at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
May 10

How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final

Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest
May 10
Angelina Mango of Italy sings the song Imagine from John Lennon in the media center after the dress rehearsal for the final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 10

Prince William says Kate's 'doing well,' in rare comments since she announced her cancer diagnosis

Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wife’s health in one of his few statements about Kate’s condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer
May 10
Britain's Prince William, the Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Cornwall when in Cornwall, reacts during a visit to St. Mary's Harbour, the maritime gateway to the Isles of Scilly, England, to meet representatives from local businesses operating in the area, Friday May 10, 2024. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
May 10

Flavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women's water polo team in the Paris Olympics

Flavor Flav believes the hype on the three-time defending Olympic champion U.S. women's water polo team, and now he's stepping in to help its quest for another gold medal
May 10
FILE - Flavor Flav arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, April 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women's water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response. From a clock-wearing rap icon.(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
May 10

700 hotel union workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels casino near Las Vegas Strip

About 700 workers have walked off the job at a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip in what union organizers say will be a 48-hour strike after spending months trying to reach a deal for new five-year contract with Virgin Hotels
May 10
Culinary Local 226 members picket at the start of a 48 hour strike at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Friday, May 10, 2024. About 700 workers walked off the job at a hotel-casino just off the Las Vegas Strip Friday morning in what union organizers said would be a 48-hour strike after spending months trying to reach a deal for new 5-year contract with Virgin Hotels. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
May 10

Film academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum, educational programming and screenings in view of its 100th anniversary in 2028
May 10
May 10

Michigan's Edwards, Texas' Ewers, Colorado's Hunter among 6 on college football video game cover

Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter are among six players displayed on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25
May 10
May 10

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

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May 10

Zurich presents counterrevolutionary staging of Wagner's Ring Cycle under Noseda and Homoki

In an age of radical reinterpretations, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and director Andreas Homoki created a counterrevolutionary version of Wagner’s four-night, 15-hour Ring Cycle
May 10
This image release by the Zurich Opera shows Tomas Konieczny, left, as Wotan with Valkyries in a rehearsal of Andreas Homoki’s production of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” at the Zurich Opera. (Monika Rittershaus/Zurich Opera via AP)
May 10

PHOTOS: Taylor Swift kicks off European leg of Eras Tour, adds 'The Tortured Poets Department' songs

In her first Eras Tour concert since the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift shook up her setlist
May 10
Fans arrive for the Taylor Swift concert at the Paris Le Defense Arena as a part of her Eras Tour concert in Paris, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
May 10
FILE - Grupo Frontera arrives at the Latin American Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 20, 2023. Regional Mexican music has become a global phenomenon, topping music charts, breaking streaming records and reaching new audiences as it crosses borders. Their sophomore album “Jugando Que No Pasa Nada" releases on Friday. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
May 10

Bob Ross' legacy lives on in new 'The Joy of Painting' series

When Bob Ross died of complications from cancer in 1995, he had completed about half of the paintings he planned to teach from in a 32 season of “The Joy of Painting.”
May 10
Nicholas Hankins appears in the studio during a taping of "The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross' Unfinished Season." (Derek Sanford/WDSC-TV via AP)
May 10
Joost Klein of Netherlands arrives on stage for the introducing of the artists at the dress rehearsal for the final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 10, 2024. Klein's performance was cancelled for unknown reasons, he was supposed to perform before Israel. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 10

Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans
May 10
Meghan Markle gestures as she and Prince Harry visit children at the Lights Academy in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, May 10, 2024. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have arrived in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
May 10

Japanese game maker Sega Sammy sells resort to US fund

Sega Sammy is selling its Japanese resort complex Seagaia to Fortress Investment Group of the U.S. The Japanese entertainment company behind the “Sonic the Hedgehog” video games, said Friday that all of its shares in Phoenix Resort Co., which operates ...
May 10
This photo shows Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Miyazaki, southern Japan, in January 2023. Sega Sammy is selling its resort complex Seagaia to Fortress Investment Group of the U.S., the Japanese entertainment company said Friday, May 10, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
May 09

Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting a baby, renew their vows

Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting their first child together
May 09
FILE - Justin Bieber, left, and Hailey Bieber attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. Justin Bieber and wife Hailey are expecting their first child together. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
May 09

Judge finds Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline

A judge says Beach Boys co-founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to handle his personal and medical decisions
May 09
FILE - Musician Brian Wilson, left, and his wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson arrive at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
May 09

Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's new iPad ad has struck a nerve online

A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online
May 09
In this image taken from a video advertisement, a hydraulic press crushes an array of creative instruments .The newly-released ad promoting Apple's new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. (Apple via AP)
May 09

Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Jon Stewart to premiere new podcasts in early June

Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Jon Stewart — stars better known for their work onscreen — are delving into the world of podcasts
May 09
This combination of photos shows Ted Danson, Jon Stewart and Woody Harrelson, who are entering the world of podcasts. Danson and Harrelson have signed up for “Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes),” which will be launched June 12 by SiriusXM. Stewart, who returned to Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” earlier this year to host once a week, will do a podcast called “The Weekly Show,” according to Comedy Central. (AP Photo)
May 09

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Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit

The Supreme Court has sided with a music producer in a copyright case, allowing him to seek more than a decade's worth of damages over a sample used in a Flo Rida song
May 09
FILE - The Supreme Court of the United States is seen in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
May 09

In new memoir, Tom Selleck looks back at the hard years that made him a star in 'Magnum, P.I.'

Tom Selleck starts his memoir in the middle of a car crash
May 09
This cover image released by Dey Street Books shows "You Never Know" a memoir by Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican. (Dey Street Books via AP)
May 09

Country star Cindy Walker posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Country star Cindy Walker was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
May 09
May 09

Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album

Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a solo album, “Tennessee Truth," on Friday
May 09
Brian Kelley poses for a portrait outside his cabin Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
May 09

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are protesting in Malmo, Sweden against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest
May 09
Police stand by next to a bridge during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration for excluding Israel from Eurovision ahead of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 09

Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted its 10th class of honorees
May 09
This photo provided by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., shows the 2024 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, located at the museum. Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima were inducted, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in recognition of their influence on pop culture and the video game industry. (Evyn Morgan/The Strong National Museum of Play via AP)
May 09

‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ in development with Andy Serkis to direct and star

Andy Serkis is going back to Middle-earth to play Gollum in two new Lord of the Rings films
May 09
FILE - Peter Jackson, left, director, co-writer and producer of the film trilogies "The Lord of the Rings and "The Hobbit," poses with actor Andy Serkis during a ceremony honoring Jackson with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
May 09

Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial

Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while he awaits a retrial in a rape case or be sent back to California to continue serving a prison sentence
May 09
Diana Fabi Samson, center, and John Esposito, right, attorney's for Harvey Weinstein along with jail consultant Craig Rothfeld, speak outside Queens criminal court, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in New York. Harvey Weinstein returned to court in New York City as authorities consider an extradition request from California to serve his sentence for a 2022 rape conviction. The 16-year sentence Weinstein received for raping a woman at a Los Angeles film festival in 2013 had been on ice while he served time in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
May 09

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated Press
May 09
FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
May 09

Spanish court shelves latest tax probe of Shakira after prosecutors' recommendation

A Spanish investigative magistrate has provisionally shelved the latest probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira following recommendations by prosecutors
May 09
FILE - Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)
May 09

Movie Review: Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt deserve more than Netflix's ‘Mother of the Bride’

In “Mother of the Bride,” Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt play a pair of college exes who accidentally reunite at a resort in Thailand two decades later
May 09
This image released by Netflix shows Brooke Shields and Rachael Harris in a scene from "Mother of the Bride." (Sasidis Sasisakulporn/Netflix via AP)
May 09

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo for the contest.
May 09
Nemo of Switzerland performs the song The Code during the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 09

Rarely seen Rod Serling story, 'First Squad, First Platoon,' draws upon his World War II service

This December marks the centennial of Rod Serling, the late host and writer of the classic TV series “The Twilight Zone.”
May 09
FILE - Writer Rod Serling holds the Emmy for best writing of a drama series for his work on "The Twilight Zone," at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on May 16, 1961. (AP Photo, File)
May 08

Attempted break-in takes place at Drake's Toronto mansion day after shooting: Police

A motive in the shooting is unknown at this time, police said.
May 08
In this Oct. 30, 2021 file photo, Drake attends "Drake's Till Death Do Us Part" rap battle in Long Beach, Calif.
May 08

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

Steve Albini, a legendary rock producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died
May 08
May 08

After appearing on red carpet at Met Gala, Nelly Korda goes for a sixth straight win on LPGA Tour

Nelly Korda will try to become the first woman to win six consecutive LPGA Tour starts when play begins in the 72-hole Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey
May 08
FILE - Nelly Korda kisses the trophy while posing for photos after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 21, 2024, at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. Following two weeks off, Nelly Korda will be going for a record-setting sixth straight win in the Cognizant Founders Cup at the Upper Montclair Country Club. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
May 08

Woman seeks to drop sexual assault lawsuit against ex-Grammys CEO

A woman who accused the former CEO of the Grammy Awards of sexually assaulting her in 2018 is asking a judge to drop the lawsuit
May 08
May 08

Movie Review: A radiant teenage road trip in 'Gasoline Rainbow'

In sibling directors Bill and Turner Ross’ latest, “Gasoline Rainbow,” five Oregon teens just out of high school make their meandering way some 500 miles to reach the coast for what’s been billed as the “End of the World” party
May 08
This image released by MUBI shows a scene from "Gasoline Rainbow." (MUBI via AP)
May 08

Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year

A music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not take place this year
May 08
FILE - Billie Eilish performs on stage during Day 2 of Music Midtown 2019 in Atlanta, Sept. 15, 2019. Music Midtown, a festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta's Piedmont Park will not take place this year. Posts Wednesday, May 8 2024, on the Instagram page and website of Music Midtown, a longtime fixture for pop music lovers, says the festival is “going on hiatus this year.” (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
May 08

Nemo, among the favorites at Eurovision, is finding acceptance onstage and off

No matter whether Nemo wins the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend — which would make them the first nonbinary contestant to take home the crystal microphone — the Swiss singer is already a success
May 08
Nemo representing Switzerland poses on the turquoise carpet ahead of the opening ceremony for the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, at the Malmö Live Congress and Concert Hall, in Malmö, Sweden, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Jessica Gow /TT News Agency via AP)
May 08

Travis Kelce lines up another TV job and joins FX's 'Grotesquerie' from Ryan Murphy

Travis Kelce continues to work in the NFL off season
May 08
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) waves after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The tight end has been cast on FX's "Grotesquerie" season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
May 08

Kai Cenat's riot charges dropped after he apologizes and pays for Union Square mayhem

Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York’s Union Square last year
May 08
FILE - Kai Cenat arrives at the Streamy Awards on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against online streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York's Union Square last year, prosecutors said. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)