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September 28, 2016

Tom Petty to be honored as MusiCares Person of the Year

Tom Petty will be honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year next year days before the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy ...

September 28, 2016

Courteney Cox: Brangelina split 'not about' Jennifer Aniston

Courteney Cox wants people to leave the name of her close friend and former "Friends" cast mate Jennifer Aniston out of any ...

September 28, 2016

Stage musical to be made from novel 'Madame Sousatzka'

A musical based on the novel that was turned into the Shirley MacLaine film "Madame Sousatzka" is hoping to make it to ...

September 28, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda to host 'Saturday Night Live'

Alexander Hamilton is coming to "Saturday Night Live." NBC said Wednesday that Lin-Manuel Miranda will host "SNL" on Oct. 8.

September 28, 2016

Katy Perry strips down at ballot box for Funny or Die

Katy Perry would like to remind voters it doesn't matter what you wear when you vote. In a video for Funny or Die , the ...

September 28, 2016

Despite harsh reviews, Trump resists new debate approach

Unmoved by harsh debate reviews, a defiant Donald Trump renewed his attacks against a former Miss Universe winner on ...

September 28, 2016

'The Magicians' author writing novel set in post-Camelot era

The author of the best-selling "Magicians" fantasy trilogy will next take on the aftermath of King Arthur and Camelot.

September 28, 2016

The Latest: Trump says he saved Machado's job

The Latest on the U.S. presidential election (all times EDT): 8:33 p.m. Donald Trump says he saved former Miss Universe ...

September 28, 2016

Filmmaker Michael Moore says theater won't allow his show

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says he's not allowed to perform a one-man show about the presidential race at a central ...

September 28, 2016

Shimon Peres witnessed Israel's history, and shaped it

At every corner of Israel's tumultuous history, Shimon Peres was there. He was a young aide to the nation's founding fathers ...

September 27, 2016

Most-watched presidential debates on television

The most-viewed presidential debates, since they began regularly in 1976. 1. Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Donald Trump (R), first ...

September 27, 2016

Street named after late country music star Marty Robbins

City officials in Glendale have named a street after late country music star Marty Robbins, who was born in the Phoenix ...

September 27, 2016

Kashif Saleem, producer for Whitney Houston, dies at 59

Kashif Saleem, the singer, songwriter and producer who crafted dance-funk hits in the 1980s and also produced Whitney ...

September 27, 2016

China's Wanda Group in talks to buy Dick Clark Productions

China's Dalian Wanda Group is in talks to buy Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that produces the Golden Globes and the ...

September 27, 2016

Kevin Kline to return to Broadway this spring in a comedy

Kevin Kline is returning to Broadway in a delightfully frantic comedy about a narcissistic actor and the chaos that ...

September 27, 2016

The Latest: Superfest moves to New Orleans; might stay there

The Latest on Country Music Superfest (all times local): ___ 2:30 p.m. An official says New Orleans could become the ...

September 27, 2016

Selena Gomez's Instagram account hits 100M followers

Selena Gomez isn't keeping her Instagram account to herself. The pop star has become the most followed celebrity on the ...

September 27, 2016

2nd woman dies after being struck by car at Ohio concert

A second woman has died after a car drove into a crowd of dancers last month at a community concert in suburban Cleveland.

September 27, 2016

Father of Muslim boy arrested over clock sues for defamation

The father of a Muslim boy arrested after taking a homemade clock to his Dallas-area school has sued conservative commentator ...