California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

ORLANDO, Fla. — During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort…

Biden will give election-year roast at annual correspondents’ dinner amid protests

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast Saturday night before a…

News anchor Poppy Harlow announces departure from CNN

ATLANTA — Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN, according to the network. Harlow, who joined CNN…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused…

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

NEW YORK — The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once…

Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial

Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in…

Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

MOSCOW — A Mexican film has won the top prize Friday at the Moscow International Film…

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly ‘s challenge of 20-year sentence

CHICAGO — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child…

PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK — PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival, as the literary and…

Jerry Seinfeld’s commitment to the bit

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Seinfeld has been responsible for more movies than…