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How ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ seeded a music nonprofit supporting the songwriters…
NEW YORK (AP) — It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch.
More than a…
Today in History: June 12, 49 people killed in Pulse nightclub shooting
Today is Thursday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2025. There are 202 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded in what…
Weinstein jury still has 1 charge to go after partial verdict in sex crimes retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — After a partial verdict in a chaotic day at Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial, jurors are due Thursday to return to deliberations on a remaining charge — if the foreperson will join in.
The jury delivered its partial…
Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life’s stage nearly…
Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries. Two music revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, both died within two days of each other. Each was 82. Each also shared similar stories — reaching great heights of power and…
What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty again, convicted Wednesday of a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial in New York City. The mixed and partial verdict came more than five years after his first conviction, which…
Bruce Springsteen’s Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning
Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen, a high-profile celebrity critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the U.S. administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert Wednesday in Berlin. The comments were especially…
10 songs to celebrate the life and legacy of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson
The musical world has lost a giant. Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, has died at age 82. Attempting to distill Wilson’s talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility. Even just focusing on a few…
How the ‘F1’ soundtrack came together, with a little help from Lewis Hamilton
NEW YORK (AP) — The pinnacle of motorsport, Formula One, has its own music. The swift rhythms of a six-cylinder engine reaching 15,000 rpm; the ear-to-ear glissando of a spirited overtake in a DRS zone; the A-list concerts that follow most…
Movie Review: Can a rom-com be honest about money? Celine Song’s smart ‘Materialists’ gives it a go
The problem with so many rom-coms — one of the problems, anyway — is how often we’re asked to conveniently dismiss our knowledge of life’s realities. Particularly economic ones.
How does this person live in a spacious, light-filled…
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. His family posted the news to his website Wednesday. The Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader helped compose and arrange “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and dozens of other summertime…
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. One of the world’s most beloved and influential musicians, his family posted news of his death to his website Wednesday. Further details weren't immediately available. The Beach Boys’ many hits…
Indiana Jones’ whip, Kane’s Rosebud sled and Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’…
Many of movies’ most sought-after props are going up for auction, including the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane,” Macaulay Culkin’s snow cap from “Home Alone” and a whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." The…
Corinne Bailey Rae’s first children’s book, ‘Put Your Records On,’ draws…
NEW YORK (AP) — Corinne Bailey Rae is working on a children's picture book that draws upon her early memories of music.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has a deal with Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, for “Put…
Today in History: June 11, University of Alabama desegregated
Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2025. There are 203 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama was desegregated as Vivian Malone and James Hood became the first two Black students…
AP PHOTOS: BTS stars Jimin and Jung Kook discharged from military service
YEONCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of fans gathered Wednesday to catch a glimpse of K-pop superstars Jimin and Jung Kook, the latest and final members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service.
Supporters…
Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in split verdict at #MeToo sex crimes retrial
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial. But the former movie mogul was also acquitted Wednesday of another charge, and jurors were as yet unable to reach a verdict on a…
How ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ seeded a music nonprofit supporting the songwriters…
NEW YORK (AP) — It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch.
More than a…
10 songs to celebrate the life and legacy of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson
The musical world has lost a giant. Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, has died at age 82. Attempting to distill Wilson’s talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility. Even just focusing on a few…
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. His family posted the news to his website Wednesday. The Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader helped compose and arrange “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and dozens of other summertime…
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. One of the world’s most beloved and influential musicians, his family posted news of his death to his website Wednesday. Further details weren't immediately available. The Beach Boys’ many hits…
Corinne Bailey Rae’s first children’s book, ‘Put Your Records On,’ draws…
NEW YORK (AP) — Corinne Bailey Rae is working on a children's picture book that draws upon her early memories of music.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has a deal with Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, for “Put…
AP PHOTOS: BTS stars Jimin and Jung Kook discharged from military service
YEONCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of fans gathered Wednesday to catch a glimpse of K-pop superstars Jimin and Jung Kook, the latest and final members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service.
Supporters…
Fans greet K-pop stars Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS discharged from military service
YEONCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of fans gathered in the early morning hours to catch a glimpse of K-pop superstars Jimin and Jung Kook, the latest and final members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military…
Nancy Wilson’s stolen custom-built Telecaster guitar was recovered by police in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police in Atlantic City said Tuesday that they retrieved one of the two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart that were stolen from a venue in the New Jersey city two weeks ago as the…
