NEW YORK — Hollywood kicked off 2026 with "Avatar: Fire and Ash" atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, "Fire and Ash" has cleared $1 billion worldwide. The third chapter in James ...
Returns to "The Pitt," the Grid and music of Kid Laroi are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. The first week of January brings a pair of sophomore efforts: Laroi's album "Before I Forget" and the second season of the Emmy-winning hospital drama "The Pitt." This week's streaming offerings, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists, also include the return of "The Night Manager" after nearly a decade. New movies to stream from Jan. 5-11 — Audiences can reenter the Grid when "Tron: Ares" hits Disney+ on Wednesday. The ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved "super tusker" elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the mammals from ivory poachers. The bull elephant who died on Saturday was named Craig. He lived in ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — As residents across much of the country take down their holiday decorations, sobered by New Year's resolutions and a return to business as usual, in Louisiana people are ramping up for the biggest celebration of the year. Throughout the state residents are preparing for ...
It turns out, love may benefit from a little less labor. Couples who spend money on time-saving services — like getting takeout, hiring a house cleaner or calling a dog walker — report greater relationship satisfaction, especially during stressful periods, says Ashley Whillans, a ...
Leaders from four groups recognized as Abenaki by Vermont's state government have created a new school curriculum about their communities' history — but the material includes few references, they said, to two Abenaki nations centered in Quebec. The distinction is notable because leaders of ...
