Arts & Lifestyle News

November 17, 2018

Giant wooden troll removed in Colorado could get new home

A huge wooden troll that proved to be too popular in a Colorado ski resort town is gone, but it's possible the artwork could ...

November 17, 2018

Pulitzer Board tells Junot Diaz he is 'welcome' to remain

The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided not to remove fiction writer Junot Diaz over sexual harassment allegations. The board ...

November 17, 2018

The Latest: CNN's Acosta returns to White House after ruling

The Latest on the legal challenge to the White House's decision to strip CNN reporter Jim Acosta of his White House press ...

November 16, 2018

Brandon Michael Hall goes from 'God Friended Me' to 'The Mayor'

Brandon Michael Hall discusses his new sitcom "God Friended Me" and what he learned from cancellation of "The Mayor." (Nov.

November 16, 2018

Mrs. Obama says 'Access Hollywood' tape led her to speak out

Michelle Obama said she felt anxious before giving her emotional New Hampshire speech in 2016 condemning Donald Trump for ...

November 16, 2018

Kellie Pickler brings Christmas in July to Graceland

Country star Kellie Pickler battled with humidity in July to shoot her new Hallmark Channel film, “Christmas at Graceland,” ...

November 16, 2018

APNewsBreak: Obama's memoir sells more than 725,000 copies

First day sales for Michelle Obama's "Becoming" topped 725,000 copies, making it one of the year's biggest debuts.

November 16, 2018

Give the gift of no-plastic sipping straws for the holidays

Big problem or a fraction of the world's plastic consumption? You decide, but know that single-use plastic straws are a ...

November 16, 2018

Man shouts 'Heil Hitler' at Baltimore theater, causing panic

A man laced the atmosphere of a Baltimore theater with menace when he began shouting "Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!" during ...

November 15, 2018

Golden Globes group gives $300,000 to wildfire victims

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving $300,000 to help the victims of California's deadly wildfires.

November 15, 2018

Statue of Liberty's original torch moved to museum site

The Statue of Liberty's original torch, which has been housed in the base of the statue since a replica replaced it in the ...

November 15, 2018

Correction: Media-CNN vs Trump story

In a story Nov. 14 about CNN's lawsuit against the Trump administration, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the ...

November 15, 2018

Breckenridge, Colorado, removing divisive giant wooden troll

The town of Breckenridge in central Colorado is removing an art piece of a troll that has become a tourist attraction but ...

November 15, 2018

First Performance: Jade Thirlwall

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall says she's 'scarred for life' by her first ever performance.

November 15, 2018

Bolt considering offers when it comes to soccer career

At the launch of his new London restaurant, eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt talks about whether he'll play soccer ...

November 15, 2018

After arrest, Michael Avenatti denies LA domestic violence

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, has denied allegations of domestic violence after his arrest near his ritzy ...

November 15, 2018

Sigrid Nunez's novel "The Friend" wins National Book Award

Sigrid Nunez's "The Friend," a meditative novel about grief, books and, not least, a Great Dane named Apollo, has won the ...

November 15, 2018

Serhii Plokhy wins nonfiction book prize for Chernobyl story

A book about the causes and consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has won Britain's leading nonfiction literary ...

November 15, 2018

Marie Antoinette pearl reaps record $36 million, with fees

A large, drop-shaped natural pearl pendant sold for more than $36 million Wednesday at a rare auction of jewelry that once ...