Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years.

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.

A historian’s hunch about what might lie hidden within the walls of a Japanese church in Salt Lake City led congregants to uncover a century-old time capsule recalling the city's once vibrant Japantown.

Full-size three-row SUVs can fulfill many needs, with room for more than five passengers, a large cargo area, and the ability to pull a heavy trailer.

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964.

Celebrities and fashion heavyweights gathered at the American Museum of Natural History for the Council of Fashion Designers of America annual ceremony on Monday.

“Sesame Street” launches its 56th season on Nov. 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest and a new format on Netflix.

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, King Charles III's younger brother, is facing banishment from royal premises.

Prince William, the heir to the British throne, will be on the streets of Rio de Janeiro this week to promote his Earthshot Prize, an initiative to find solutions to major environmental issues.

Day of the Dead commemorations in early November are a crucial religious, family and community celebration for most Mexicans and many other Latin Americans.

Heidi Klum has revealed her latest Halloween costume, donning green scales and squirming snakes to transform herself into Medusa.

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC.

The earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

There’s been an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees at Sunday worship at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia.

Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.”.

Many museums began reassessing security after the stunning jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris.

The government shutdown has some people rethinking what to hand out this Halloween.

A tiny town in Vermont has attracted “Beetlejuice” fans eager to visit the film’s iconic locations for nearly 40 years.

Cassandra Peterson has entertained fans as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for over four decades.

Parents and teachers cover your ears.

What tastes delicious but also floats, explodes or levitates.

The United States is experiencing a shortage of pennies after President Trump decided to stop their production earlier this year.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that only 12% of U.S. adults support the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.

Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has sparked a conversation about forgiveness after forgiving the man accused of assassinating her husband.

China's Commerce Ministry says Beijing will work with the Trump administration to resolve issues related to TokTok's ownership.

Authorities have tightened the dragnet around the Louvre thieves, arresting five more people in connection with the recent crown-jewels heist.

Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they’re being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to build more homes to address the city's housing crisis.

Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.

Janelle Monáe has transformed Halloween into a creative empire with her HalloQueen events.

The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing the details as soon as Thursday.

A new cookbook by Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver is promoting more seafood in our diets.

Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026.

Many NFL teams have lost star players to season-ending injuries this season, or played without them for significant stretches — but a new poll finds that most football fans want more games, even if it means more risk.

A Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement in the theft.

Compact luxury crossovers have become the chariot of choice for those seeking an effective blend of utility and style in an efficient package that won’t break the bank.

Prince Andrew is under pressure to leave his nearly rent-free home near Windsor Castle.

Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat will be published next year.

Sherry Jenkins lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, where the first “Friday the 13th” was mostly filmed.

Mexican regional music is gaining global popularity, but women's voices remain underrepresented.

Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so.

A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s crown jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound — even as Paris authorities on Sunday announced arrests tied to the haul.

Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year.

Health care providers are trying a new tactic to promote the healing effects of nature: They're actually writing prescriptions for it.

A big-money poker ring involving NBA figures indicted this week for allegedly cheating unsuspecting rich players echoes decades of films and TV shows, with supposed Mafia involvement adding to the drama.

Centuries-old private libraries are bringing modern comfort and awe to book lovers and history buffs in New England.

At age 72, Rosalba Casas finally celebrated her 15th birthday, donning a flowing pink dress and a tiara for the quinceañera she dreamed of as a teenager.

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security.

It’s getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix.

A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer after the brazen daylight robbery at Paris' Louvre Museum is generating an online buzz.

“Jurassic World Rebirth” roaring and snarling on Peacock and Florence + the Machine’s latest Halloween-ready album, “Everybody Scream,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

A long-hidden Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar has sold for 32 million euros at an auction in Paris.

Some public figures carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands.

Remember Clippy.

An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions.

Weddings are meant to be celebrations of love.

The all-time winningest World Cup ski racer and two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is launching a podcast next week.

The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals.

There’s a new Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, and they want to tell you a story.

Ballerina Misty Copeland has taken one last passionate spin on the ballet stage before saying goodbye.

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs.

Have you ever bought a new car then realized that a redesigned version of the car you just purchased just came out.

The Louvre's director has acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris tourist attraction after a daylight crown jewel heist over the weekend.

During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest gourds, which weigh around 1,000 pounds.

The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers.

Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre.

OpenAI has introduced its own web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, putting it in direct competition with Google.

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Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer.

The British royal family is under intense scrutiny as Virginia Giuffre's memoir hits bookstores.

Giant, floating pumpkin races have drawn large crowds to the Oregon city of Tualatin.

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown.

Prince Andrew has renounced his titles, including Duke of York, after discussions with King Charles III.

The Louvre remained closed Monday after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist.

A study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world.

More women are defying traditional beauty standards and finding empowerment by going without hair on their heads.

London police are investigating whether Prince Andrew asked a police officer to find damaging information on Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault.

Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, stealing priceless Napoleonic jewels.

It's been more than a decade since the last big ancient Egypt show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.

Jason Momoa prepared for his role in “Chief of War” with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year.

Prince Andrew has been banished from the royal whirl after emails emerged this week showing that he had remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted.

Jessie Reyez has had a busy year.

Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear fallout thriller “A House of Dynamite” and albums from Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

Sounds hard to believe, but a young Victoria Beckham was put in the back row at theater school for being too heavy.

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT will soon engage in "erotica for verified adults."

Meta is adding parental controls to kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether.

The country’s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence.

Are investors really better off behind the velvet rope.

The Armani fashion house has appointed Giuseppe Marsocci as its new CEO following the death of its founder last month.

The U.S. is experiencing a significant hiring slowdown.

Michelle Obama is set to promote her upcoming book on fashion, “The Look,” through a special podcast series.

For many young Americans, deciding on college has become a complex choice.

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Some authors, publishers, readers and influencers are finding new ways to elevate Hispanic stories despite underrepresentation in the mainstream world of books.

Reese Witherspoon has co-authored her first adult novel, “Gone Before Goodbye,” with Harlan Coben.

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

The redesigned 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan aims to steal shoppers’ attention from the Honda CR-V and its winning hybrid model in a showdown of two of the largest compact crossover SUVs on sale today.