Tech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator.

The top Democratic senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea amid an effort deport people to the West African country.

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

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania hosted a Halloween celebration at the White House.

Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is telling his side of their time together in a new memoir being released Tuesday.

Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show next year.

The Trump administration is set to allow a West African leader accused of flagrant corruption to travel to the United States for this month’s U.N. General Assembly and cities outside New York that he has previously been barred from visiting.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry have sparked speculation after dining together in Montreal.

Fans are reeling following the successive deaths of celebrities including “The Cosby Show” actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, jazz performer Chuck Mangione, wrestler Hulk Hogan, heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and baseball star Ryne Sandberg.

Oscar-winning lyricist Alan Bergman has died at 99.

Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good.

Popstar Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have split.

A New York City jury’s decision to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges is the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention.

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer has died.

Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond, step aside.

The Academy Awards' choreographer Mandy Moore had a real challenge for the 2025 Oscars.

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight.

Give Beyoncé a record and she’ll break it.

Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, has died.

Here are some of The Associated Press’ favorite music documentaries of the year — in no particular order — along with where to find them.

Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, Americans still found time to read.

A Marine veteran who put an agitated subway rider in a chokehold on a New York subway has been acquitted in the man’s death.

Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024.

Jurors have started deliberating in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway train.

It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency.

Closing arguments are set to wrap up Tuesday in the trial of a Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking to death an irate homeless man on a New York subway train.

Defense attorneys began their defense of a former U.S. Marine charged with fatally choking a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subway by calling the defendant's older sister to the witness stand.

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones.

Riley Keough, the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, has faithfully completed her mother's memoir after her sudden death in 2023.

Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70.

Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history for many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials died Sunday.

Let the debate begin.

Fresh off his Oscar nomination, Colman Domingo has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to play the pop star’s domineering father, Joe Jackson.

On Friday, Migos rapper Offset released his ambitious second solo album, “Set It Off.”.

The Colorado Buffaloes were facing their second straight blowout Saturday when they fell behind eighth-ranked USC 34-7 late in the first half at Folsom Field.

No. 6 Southern California blew out Nevada 66-14 for its second consecutive win to open the season.

A California appeals court has revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were boys.

How do you top a five-time Grammy Award-winning album that had critics applauding its rich blend of R&B, hip-hop, swing, jazz and pop.

Clarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the "Black Godfather" of entertainment and beyond has died at 92.

A lawyer for the estate of Michael Jackson argued at a court hearing that employees of corporations owned by the pop star could not be legally obligated to protect children from him.

How do you choreograph a scene of mass food poisoning.

A man has been indicted for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold.

Gloria Estefan sang a medley of her hits, Post Malone sang one of his forgotten gems, Teddy Riley swayed to New Jack Swing and Jeff Lynne rocked out to “Mr. Blue Sky” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted.

Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert during a Saturday night tour stop in Los Angeles.

Mourners gathered at a Harlem church at the funeral of Jordan Neely, the man whose chokehold death on the New York City subway set off a debate about vigilantism, homelessness and public safety.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the death of Jordan Neely at the hands of a fellow subway rider was “a tragedy that never should have happened.”.

The potential criminal charges against a U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway train might depend on whether a “reasonable” New Yorker would have acted similarly.

A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Michigan rapper NF, a two-part documentary about Brooke Shields on Hulu, and Kathryn Hahn portraying a character inspired by writer Cheryl Strayed in the series “Tiny Beautiful Things.”.

Former President Donald Trump will release a new book next month that features letters from celebrities and politicians written to him through the years.

Gracia “TC” Thompkins, the CEO of TC Thompkins LLC Company, specializes in identifying icons and marketing them into stardom.

Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Lisa Marie Presley may have been dubbed a “rock princess," but she staked her claim as a singer-songwriter, even as she bore the legacy of her father.

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency.

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

A new production of “The Wiz” is heading out on a national tour next year before following the yellow brick road to Broadway.

Africa's longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, is expected to extend his rule in the oil-rich country despite opposition accusations of voting irregularities.

Bryan Adams, R.

Air Force veteran Jennifer-Ruth Green is eyeing an upset in an Indiana U.S. House district that has been Democratically controlled for nearly a century.

A Los Angeles prosecutor says rape allegations by three women against “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson contain some of the same disturbing elements.

Cameron Rising threw for 415 yards, ran for three touchdowns and scampered up the middle for a go-ahead two-point conversion with 48 seconds left in No. 20 Utah’s 43-42 victory over No. 7 Southern California on Saturday night.

Elvis.

Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards before she closed out the show with a surprisingly big announcement: Her new album.

The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony.

His name is Dimitri Reeves but for those who are lucky enough to catch him on a corner… he may as will be the king of pop himself. The elusive artist posts his locations last minute on social media and when he does, his fans flock to catch the magic. Acting on a tip, Houston Life Correspondent Melanie Camp tracked this talented artist down and discovered his message is all about spreading the love.

Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on Houston Life, we went on a mission to find the most famous Michael Jackson street performer in Houston. He’s appeared in dozens of viral videos across the country and we wanted to witness his performance for ourselves. We tracked him down and we were surprised by his message. We’ll share it with you, Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on KPRC 2.

The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens has died at the age of 40.

“MJ,” the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast performance.

Broadway has its groove back, said Tonys host Ariana DeBose at an exuberant ceremony seeking to illustrate just that sentiment.

“A Strange Loop,” Michael R.

To keep up with the Kardashians for the past two weeks, you would’ve had to hang out at a Los Angeles courthouse.

Jon Batiste won album of the year honors for “We Are” at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him five trophies on a night that saw the ’70s funk of Silk Sonic take record of the year and song of the year and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards.

The world knows the city of Selma, Alabama, as a historic beacon in the struggle for voting rights.

Sketches by Dr. Seuss that have never been published will see the light of day in a series of books being written and illustrated by a diverse group of up-and-coming authors and artists.

Mary J.

Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves.

A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan.

Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements.

Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at age 93 after a long career in which she teamed with her husband on songs including “The Way We Were."

Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers in helping to organize the 1985 all-star charity single “We Are the World,” has died.

He started off wanting to be a star soccer player, but instead Rauw Alejandro has become a breakout Latin music sensation.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

An actor charged with storming the Capitol as a member of the Oath Keepers nearly talked his way into remaining in jail after his former attorney told a judge that the actor was challenging the court’s jurisdiction.

The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.

The Dallas Cowboys have decided to hold quarterback Dak Prescott out of their game at Minnesota because of a strained right calf muscle.

Stella McCartney’s virus-conscious show was shown to a fraction of the normal Paris audience.

A criminal conviction may be able to do to R. Kelly’s music what years of allegations couldn’t.

Former CBS Records boss Walter Yetnikoff has died at age 87.

Forty years after its founding, MTV is relaunching.

Chance the Rapper is bringing a secret concert filmed four years ago to the big screen next month.

Paris Jackson has revealed she suffers long-term anxiety and trauma from enduring countless camera clicks from paparazzi since she was a child.

A Confederate monument that was stolen and became the object of an odd ransom scheme is back in an Alabama cemetery where it once stood.

“Hadestown,” the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits as “Hamilton” and “Wicked” to position itself as the first show to welcome audiences on Broadway since the pandemic.

A woman testified that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when he began having sex with her while she slept, as he often did.

Police in Alabama have issued an arrest warrant for a man in connection with the bizarre theft of a Confederate monument that was taken from an Alabama cemetery and found in Louisiana.

A woman testified that she was slipping in and out of consciousness on a night 18 years ago when she said actor Danny Masterson raped her.

Janet Jackson’s ensembles she wore in the “Scream” music video opposite of her brother Michael Jackson are among the items up for bid in a three-day auction.

Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity.

A U.S. tax court has handed a major victory to the estate of Michael Jackson in a years-long battle.