LOS ANGELES (AP) - In her 1994 memoir, Dolly Parton recounts in vivid detail the place where she found God. It was an abandoned church, in rural Tennessee where she grew up, that had become known as a haven for sex, drugs and violence. Rather than se...

LONDON (AP) - Britons who saw Professor Jason Arday's life and death dissected by weeks of headlines covering allegations about his academic qualifications and personal accomplishments can now read his version of the story. Simon & Schuster will ...

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97. Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kus...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dolly Parton didn't just sing lovingly about her Tennessee mountain home. She spent her life elevating an often-overlooked region to showcase what long inspired her music and sparked a tourism boom that forever changed those...

NEW YORK (AP) - Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us," a federal judge ruled...

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80...

LOS ANGELES - Tim Curry, the acclaimed actor whose wide-ranging career included memorable roles in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "It" and "Clue," has died at the age of 80, according to a report from TMZ. TMZ, which appeared to be the first outlet to report Curry's death, cited sources ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Grint - the original Ron Weasley from the "Harry Potter" movies - will slip into his old role on Broadway next year in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." Grint, who starred in all eight " Harry Potter " movies from 2001 to 20...

NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton didn't think her philanthropy made her special. She thought it was just part of being human. "I think it's important for everyone to do their share to help their fellow man," she told The Associated Press in 2022, adding,...

NEW YORK (AP) - There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tues...