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Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

Ethan Hunt's last mission? A new Superman ? Happy Gilmore as a dad? Three genre-spanning Pedro Pascal movies, including a romance, a superhero movie and an A24 Ari Aster thriller? Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kic
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Movie Review: A deeply disturbing portrait of grief in gory horror ‘Bring Her Back’

Movie Review: A deeply disturbing portrait of grief in gory horror ‘Bring Her Back’

Beware the quirky foster mother who introduces herself as a bit of a weirdo. That’s how Laura (Sally Hawkins) cheerily greets the newly orphaned teenage siblings Andy and Piper in the new horror “Bring Her Back,” which opens in theaters Friday .
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Matthew Goode is both good and bad cop in Netflix's 'Dept. Q'

Matthew Goode is both good and bad cop in Netflix's 'Dept. Q'

LONDON (AP) — Being a leading man? Matthew Goode quite likes it. He’s the star of “Dept. Q,” based on the books by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen and set in the cold case division of an Edinburgh police station.
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Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing from it, carrying on the Christian songbook's more than 180-year-old legacy . They are young and old — and all ages in between.
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Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update.
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Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosis

Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosis

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski, best known for roles in the television sitcom “Kath and Kim” and the movie “Babe,” announced on Thursday she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer
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With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new 'Kid' on the block

With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new 'Kid' on the block

It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends ,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism. “At first I didn't even think about that,” Wang told The Associated Press.
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Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, who was sentenced for gun-related charges

Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, who was sentenced for gun-related charges

Louisiana rap artist NBA YoungBoy, who was sentenced to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges, was pardoned by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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Truckers' protests in Iran grow and win support from prominent dissidents

Truckers' protests in Iran grow and win support from prominent dissidents

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Truck drivers in Iran blocked roads and ports Wednesday as part of their strike protesting low salaries, high insurance rates, and a possible hike in fuel prices.
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Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion

Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump signed pardons Wednesday for reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley , who were serving federal prison sentences after being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.
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