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LOS ANGELES - "Straight Outta Compton" may take place more than two decades ago, but its themes of racial tension, poverty, and police...

Broadway hip-hop musical "Hamilton" is the hottest ticket in town this summer, and George Cox is, in a word, ecstatic. Cox, founder of...

A Picasso painting belonging to one of Spain's wealthiest bankers and seized in France following an export ban was delivered to a Madrid...

Days after surveillance video from the 1990 Stewart Gardner Museum heist was made public, FBI officials on Tuesday said they are...

British artist and anti-surveillance activist James Bridle is illuminating Germany with artwork exploring the darkest state secrets,...

British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor said on Wednesday he would take legal action based on copyright concerns after noting a close...

U.S. authorities returned the stolen $15 million Picasso painting "La Coiffeuse" to Franceon Thursday, nine months after it was found in...

A Russian art dealer accused by Polish authorities of illegally acquiring an 18th-century painting stolen during World War II by the...

On Thursday night, Los Angeles rap kingmaker Dr. Dre unveils his first album in 16 years. Called “Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre,” the...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Lady Gaga has a new line of work: hotel owner. The famed singer will play "a very wealthy social doyenne who is...

Rapper Busta Rhymes was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly throwing a protein drink at an employee at a New York City gym,...

Two cast members and the production company of the Discovery Channel reality show "Alaska: The Last Frontier" have been charged with...

Film studio Universal Pictures movies have grossed $5.53 billion in global ticket sales in 2015, breaking in just seven months the record...

Colin Farrell is set to go from detecting to obliviating. Fresh off his run on HBO's "True Detective," the Irish actor has been cast in...

Another day, another turn in the ongoing feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. It all began when Perry allegedly hired out all of...

It's one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, so it's no wonder that "Hamlet" figures in more than its fair share of productions at the 19th...

"Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. was named the world's top-earning actor on Tuesday by Forbes, taking first place on a list that...

Concerts scheduled by U.S. pop star Pharrell Williams in South Africa next month face disruptions from pro-Palestine protesters over a...

Two people died and three others were hospitalized early Tuesday morning in Toronto in shootings that started at a party affiliated with...

Heartbroken fans are wishing Jon Stewart a "jonvoyage" on Twitter, but Donald Trump and the other 2016 U.S. presidential candidates may...

The suspect was also armed with a hatchet, according to police. Police were called to a movie theater outside of Nashville Wednesday in...

Actor Ian Mcshane is set to join the cast of Game Of Thrones in a mysterious new role. Network executives at America's HBO channel have...

Rap mogul Dr. Dre will release his first album in nearly 16 years to accompany a film on his former band N.W.A. and has hinted the record...

Country music singer Lynn Anderson, best known for her 1970 Grammy-winning smash hit "Rose Garden," has died of a heart attack at a...