Arts and Entertainment

Frank Stewart photos captured culture of jazz, church and Black life in US

Princess Leia bikini costume from ‘Star Wars’ movie set sells for $175K

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205M North American debut

India’s Charaideo Moidam royal burial mounds designated World Heritage Site

Defying downturn, auction houses bid high on Hong Kong

3 in Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet among 7 killed in plane crash

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros, other styles

Former US diplomat and author Martin Indyk dies at 73

Video game performers to strike over artificial intelligence concerns

YouTube star sets Domino installation world record

Drill team cultivates sense of identity for Chinese American girls

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh

Ukraine’s largest music festival returns with break from inescapable reality of war

Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5M at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

Malaysia honors new king in coronation marked by pomp

Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be daring, joyful, organizers say

Actor Bob Newhart, famous for deadpan humor, dies at 94

Iran’s Shiite Muslims mark Ashoura with mourning, processions

Germany says it saw fewer security problems than expected during Euro 2024

From Biles to Sha’Carri, Team USA packed with star power heading into Olympics

Argentina wins record 16th Copa America title, beats Colombia 1-0

‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office; ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start

Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53

Israel’s Holocaust memorial opens a facility to store artifacts, photos and more

Fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76

5 injured while running with bulls in Spain

Marathon wedding hosted by India’s richest man holds country in thrall

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75

New sports minister promotes South African car ‘spinning’

Library of Congress awards prize for American fiction to James McBride

Colombia beats Uruguay, will face Messi and Argentina in Copa America final

In ‘Rust’ trial, Alec Baldwin accused of breaking gun rules; defense blames experts

British-born guitarist revels in Ghanian sounds

WADA made reasonable decision in China doping case, probe says

Vatican sets in-depth review of women’s church leadership roles

Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial begins with jury selection

Eugenio Derbez’s ‘Acapulco’ brings feel-good nostalgia to global audiences

Paramount, Skydance merge, ending Redstone family reign

World’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s First Folios goes on display

Spain recovers lost ‘language’ of ringing church bells by hand

New Orleans Essence Festival wraps up 4-day celebration of Black culture

‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts, raking in $122.6 million since opening Wednesday

In Senegal, French expat gains internet fame with Wolof language learning videos

Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against ‘populists’

Turkey supporters make controversial hand gesture en route Euro 2024 stadium

Euro 2024: What to know about the European Championship in Germany

Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage

Vatican excommunicates its former ambassador to US

In face of Russian attacks, Ukraine defends its monuments — and its identity

What was the ‘first American novel’? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started

France’s renowned Arles photo fest goes ‘beneath the surface’

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Panama’s traditional pollera dress faces uncertain future

Shakespeare Library reopens in Washington with rare artifacts on display

LGBTQ+ Pride Month culminates with parades in New York, San Francisco and beyond

‘A Quiet Place’ prequel scores at box office; Costner’s Western does not

Want to follow swimming in Paris? Then get up to speed on WADA, doping and China

Parties, protests mark the end of Pride month in US and beyond

San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned