Kaley Cuoco has 1st child, a daughter, with Tom Pelphrey

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kaley Cuoco is flying high after giving birth to her first child.

The star of “ The Flight Attendant ” and “ The Big Bang Theory ” said on Instagram Saturday that she and fellow actor Tom Pelphrey now have a daughter named Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey.

“The new light of our lives!” Cuoco posted, along with a series of pictures of the baby, who was born Thursday. “We are overjoyed and grateful for this little miracle.”

Cuoco has been married twice before, most recently to equestrian Karl Cook. The two split in 2021. Last year she began dating Pelphrey, and in October they announced they were expecting a child together.

Wartime woes of Polish pair chronicled

Believing that the past is never dead, or even past, Toronto-based lawyer Marsha Faubert developed a profound curiosity about the experiences during the Second World War of her Polish mother-in-law and father-in-law, Wanda and Casey Surdykowski.

Amanda Marshall looks back on first three albums

TORONTO - Amanda Marshall released three studio albums between 1995 and 2001 before effectively vanishing from the music scene.

As she releases her new single "I Hope She Cheats," and prepares to unleash her fourth record "Heavy Lifting" in June, Marshall shared a few memories.

“Amanda Marshall” (1995)

Songs include: “Let It Rain,” “Birmingham” and “Dark Horse”

Amanda Marshall plans comeback after 20 years

TORONTO - Amanda Marshall is getting reacquainted with the spotlight.

Two decades have passed since the smoky-voiced singer disappeared from the music scene with little explanation, leaving behind years of soulful Canadian hits including “Let It Rain,” “Believe in You” and “Birmingham."

“The big question obviously is what happened,” Marshall acknowledges as she settles into a booth at a Toronto diner after ordering a vanilla milkshake.

“Everywhere I go people are like, ‘What happened? Where’d you go? Why’d you stop? What happened?’”

Pandemic prompts Odell to ruminate on nature, history and industry in insightful account

Time is a funny thing. It is elastic, elusive and easily lost track of, yet it is relentless and unstoppable.

Forensic exhumations offer window into atrocities of the past

‘There are 206 bones and 32 teeth in the human body, and each has a story to tell.”

VanderMeer’s debut wickedly weird

For anyone who got into reading Florida-based sci-fi author Jeff VanderMeer with his Southern Reach trilogy, an award-winning series that got increasingly strange as it went along, you may wonder if his writing was always a little weird.

Norwegian fisherman in turn-of-the-century B.C. struggles with longing

Alissa York’s latest novel, Far Cry, is a beautifully written tale of the lives of those who struggle with their identities while living at the edge of civilization on B.C.’s northwest coast.

Coben’s complex, intriguing thriller unpacks the death of a three-year-old child

David Burroughs is minding his own business, sitting in his cell in the prison wing reserved for the scummiest of the vile, five years into life for beating his three-year-old son Matthew to death with a baseball bat.

Pop icon Leslie Cheung’s legacy endures 20 years after death

HONG KONG (AP) — Fans of late Canto-pop icon Leslie Cheung, one of the first singers to come out as gay in Hong Kong, flocked to the city this week to commemorate their idol’s death 20 years ago — revisiting his legacy of pioneering work made during a socially conservative time.

Cheung, who was 46 when he died, was a superstar known for his singing, dancing and acting during the heyday of Hong Kong's entertainment industry in the 1980s and ’90s. His supporters, who span across Asia, fondly remembered his norm-breaking works and called him “ahead of time."

The 20th anniversary of Cheung's death on Saturday drew crowds of both local fans and supporters from mainland China to visit exhibitions about him in Hong Kong. Even the government included concerts and film screenings about him in the city's first pop culture festival, which is slated to officially kick off in three weeks.

Outside of the official exhibits, a steady stream of fans visited the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where Cheung had killed himself. The narrow strip of pavement next to the hotel was completely covered by a sea of flowers, cards, origami and posters.

'The Last of Us' set to film in Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he would be excited to see a "blown up," post-apocalyptic version of city hall after announcing that the hit HBO TV series "The Last of Us" will film Season 2 in "Hollywood North," moving from Alberta.

The filming will provide Vancouver with more "swagger," said Sim, adding the series has been one of the most popular and critically acclaimed shows this year.

It will also provide hundreds of jobs, career opportunities and significant contributions to the city's economy, he told a news conference on Friday.

Sim said he and Vancouver film commissioner Geoff Teoli were in Los Angeles early in March to meet with senior film and television executives and share the message that Vancouver is "open for business," while asking what steps they could take to make it easier for productions to film in the city.

Charles wins hearts in Germany as soft power pays off

BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III won plenty of hearts during his three-day visit to Germany, his first foreign trip since ascending to the throne following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, last year.

Charles' tour saw a number of firsts that show the importance both countries placed on it — at a time when London and Berlin are trying to rebuild relations frayed by Britain's departure from the European Union.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier took the unprecedented step of welcoming Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, at the Brandenburg Gate with military honors Wednesday. A day later, Charles became the first monarch to address the Bundestag, the German parliament, stressing the long-standing close ties between both countries and the importance of future cooperation.

Observers in both Germany and the U.K. said the trip sent a strong signal about the enduring strength of British-German relations.

New this week: Brooke Shields, ‘Grease’ prequel and NF album

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.

MOVIES

— “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a two-part documentary debuting Monday on Hulu, reconsiders how Shields was sexualized throughout pop culture as a child model and as the 12-year-old star of Louis Malle’s controversial 1978 film “Pretty Baby.” Shields, now 57, intimately discusses how the early labeling of her a sex symbol affected her personally and shaped her career. Director Lana Wilson's film, which debuted in January at the Sundance Film Festival, revisits plenty of infamous episodes from Shields' life — her friendship with Michael Jackson, her relationship with Andre Agassi, her odd run-in with Tom Cruise — as well as new revelations, including that she was sexually assaulted by someone she knew professionally.

— A new series on the Criterion Channel revisits sex and film from a much different perspective. Beginning in April, the streaming service has gathered together some of the defining erotic thrillers of the ‘80s and ’90s, including Brian De Palma's “Dressed to Kill” (1980), with Angie Dickinson and Michael Caine; Lawrence Kasdan's “Body Heat" (1981), with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner; and the Wachowskis' “Bound” (1996), with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. ("Basic Instinct" arrives in June.) The absence of carnality in today's more sexless cinema world has been a subject of ongoing debate. But if you want to step back into a steamier time, the Criterion Channel has you (but not its stars) covered.

Judge: Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge's ruling Friday set the stage for a dramatic springtime trial on whether Fox News bears financial responsibility for airing false allegations that a voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.

Superior Court Judge Eric Davis ruled that it was “CRYSTAL clear” that none of the allegations made by Trump allies on Fox in the weeks after the election were true.

Davis said it was up to a jury to decide whether Fox acted with actual malice in airing the claims and, if so, how much money Dominion is entitled to in damages. Dominion has sued Fox for $1.6 billion.

Barring a last-minute settlement, the trial is expected to begin in mid-April.

Florida teen debuts trans visibility film as bans spread

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the country look to restrict their rights and care.

Carys Mullins, 19, who is gender non-conforming and uses she and they pronouns, said their experience inspired conversations with community members for a documentary, “You’re Loved.” The film directed and produced by Mullins is set to premiere Friday at the Tampa Bay Transgender Film Festival on International Transgender Day of Visibility.

“That’s a big part of what the festival is,” Mullins said. “A big part of the Tampa Bay Transgender Film Festival is: Look at us.”

“You’re Loved” debuts at a time where access to gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary young people is under assault across the United States. Florida, Missouri and Texas have regulations banning puberty-blocking hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for minors. At least 11 other states ban gender-affirming care for minors by law: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, South Dakota and West Virginia.

Brooke Shields takes charge of her story in ‘Pretty Baby’

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooke Shields has been known as beautiful, smart and famous since she was a baby, but a new documentary reveals why it’s taken decades for her to feel confident in her talent.

With a dazzling array of archival photos and footage, and in-depth interviews with Shields, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is a firsthand examination of her success as a model, actor, author and now lifestyle entrepreneur, despite being sexualized and objectified at a young age and managing her alcoholic mother — the original “momager,” Teri Shields.

Like other recent documentaries on Britney Spears and Pamela Anderson, “Pretty Baby” includes a cringeworthy barrage of media clips where mostly older men reduce her to a pretty face and have little interest in her answers to their questions. The film, which drops in two parts on Hulu on Monday, looks back at how women were treated in the 1980’s and 1990’s — including Shields revealing she was the victim of a sexual assault by a Hollywood executive after she graduated college.

Shields spoke to The Associated Press recently about what she learned from the project, how she overcame being shamed for her personal choices and gained confidence, and how she sees her future.