Tag: Arts and entertainment
Comcast signs deal with LA 2028 Olympic organizers
LOS ANGELES — The company that owns NBC is pumping more money into the Olympic business, signing a deal with the 2028 Los Angeles...
49ers agree to 1-year deal to keep CB Jason Verrett
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are bringing back cornerback Jason Verrett on a one-year deal.
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Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly
CHICAGO — In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is as beautiful as the...
New this week: ‘Justice League,’ ‘Country Comfort’ & scandal
<p>Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.</p>
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Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal
<p>NEW YORK — A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book...
Garth Greenwell, Douglas Stuart among Lambda award nominees
NEW YORK — Fiction by Garth Greenwell and Douglas Stuart and nonfiction by author-comedian Samantha Irby are among this year's nominees for the Lambda...
AP source: Jags land DL Robertson-Harris to open free agency
The Jacksonville Jaguars and former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris have agreed on a three-year, $24.4 million deal that includes $14 million guaranteed,...
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the...
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
<p>BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — Samuel Andrés Medina carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as...
Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar
NEW YORK — Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance...