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A model wears a creation as part of the Issey Miyake Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

At Paris Fashion Week, Issey Miyake turns quiet control into a statement

Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:04 AM CST

PARIS (AP) — Issey Miyake brought a monastic calm to Paris on Thursday, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-like silhouettes that matched the venue’s stillness.

Stone vaulting and filtered light gave the fall 2026 runway a spiritual, almost devotional mood.

The clothes echoed that atmosphere with long lines, wrapped fronts and drape that suggested religious garb — without tipping into costume. It was one of the season’s standouts, and among IM Men’s most assured runway showings.

The point, as the brand put it, was “formless form” that takes an everyday impulse — a desire to “straighten up,” to feel “proper” — and expresses it through cloth. In practice, the collection delivered that idea with restraint. It wasn’t a show built on noise but on posture.

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Inside Super Bowl week’s concerts, parties and celebrity scene heading into big game

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Inside Super Bowl week’s concerts, parties and celebrity scene heading into big game

Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:22 PM CST

Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly coordinated mix of sports, music, media and celebrity appearances.

From league-run press events to invitation-only gatherings in San Francisco, the jam-packed week draws athletes, entertainers and executives together in the days leading up the league's championship game. Early programming sets the stage for nights headlined by figures such as Shaquille O’Neal and Dave Chappelle along with a variety of performances spread out through San Francisco by Kehlani, Post Malone and Calvin Harris.

High-profile stops like the Sports Illustrated celebration — tied to Tight End University collaborators Travis Kelce and George Kittle — help define the celebrity-driven stretch of the week before fan-focused experiences take over on game day.

For first-timers and returning visitors alike, Super Bowl week moves quickly.

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This combination of photos show Post Malone performing at the 57th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 8, 2023, left, and Kehlani performing at All Points East festival in London on Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo)

Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says “Yes”

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Could a president deploy wartime law against the Beatles? Trump administration says “Yes”

Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 2:39 PM CST

A federal judge hearing arguments Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan gang members had a question: Could a president use the same law against a “British invasion” that was corrupting young minds?

Jennifer Walker Elrod, chief judge of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, said her query — a reference to the moral panic in the 1960s over the arrival of the Beatles and other British bands — was “fanciful,” but a government attorney responded that the president did have that power and courts could not stop him.

“These sort of questions of foreign affairs and the security of the nation are specifically political issues,” said Drew Ensign, an assistant attorney general who was arguing the administration’s case before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ensign said it would be up to Congress to check the president in that scenario.

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Venezuelans deported from the United States deplane at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ryan Coogler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rose Byrne, Ejae and more react to Oscar nominations

Maria Sherman, Lindsey Bahr, Jocelyn Noveck, Leslie Ambriz, Jonathan Landrum Jr. And Hilary Fox, The Associated Press 13 minute read Preview

Ryan Coogler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rose Byrne, Ejae and more react to Oscar nominations

Maria Sherman, Lindsey Bahr, Jocelyn Noveck, Leslie Ambriz, Jonathan Landrum Jr. And Hilary Fox, The Associated Press 13 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:03 PM CST

Director Ryan Coogler spoke about writing his blues-infused vampire film “Sinners,” nominated for a record 16 Oscars, for his late uncle, whom he imagined celebrating the occasion with some blues music.

Rose Byrne, who learned of her best actress nomination in the middle of the night in Australia, talked about the intensive work of fine-tuning her turbulent character during a five-week rehearsal process.

Leonardo DiCaprio hailed the deep communal experience of people sitting in a theater together, immersing themselves in a movie.

And Amy Madigan said her little dog was looking up at her, seemingly asking: “Why are we up so early?”

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Ryan Coogler attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Complete list of 2026 Oscar nominees

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Complete list of 2026 Oscar nominees

The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:00 AM CST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — This year's class of Oscar nominees has been announced. Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” led all films Thursday with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was second in the tally with 13 nominations.

Here is a full list of nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards, which will be presented March 15 in Los Angeles:

Best picture

“Bugonia”; “F1”; “Frankenstein”; “Hamnet”; “Marty Supreme”; “One Battle After Another”; “The Secret Agent”; “Sentimental Value”; “Sinners”; “Train Dreams.”

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A replica of an Academy Awards statuette is pictured prior to the 98th Oscars nominations announcement on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Halifax’s Ben Proudfoot teams up with NBA’s Steph Curry for Sundance film on MLK’s speechwriter

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Halifax’s Ben Proudfoot teams up with NBA’s Steph Curry for Sundance film on MLK’s speechwriter

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 5:05 AM CST

When Nova Scotia filmmaker Ben Proudfoot got a call a few years ago from his one-time executive producer Stephen Curry, he didn’t expect the NBA superstar to pitch him a co-directing gig.

“He said he had an idea for a movie that he wanted to direct with me. I was like, ‘OK?’” laughs Proudfoot.

“And then he told me about Clarence Jones.”

Jones — a lawyer, political strategist and draft speech writer for King — is the subject of “The Baddest Speechwriter of All,” a 29-minute documentary co-directed by Proudfoot and Curry that premieres at Sundance on Friday.

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Stephen Curry, left to right, Clarence Jones and Ben Proudfoot are seen in an undated handout photo from the documentary âThe Baddest Speechwriter of All.â THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL, Bryson Malone (Mandatory Credit)

Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years

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Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 7:39 PM CST

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Top-seeded Indiana's victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night was the most watched college football game in 11 years.

The Hoosiers' 27-21 victory over the 10th seeded Hurricanes for their first football national title averaged 30.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. It also is the second-most watched CFP title game and cable telecast on record. Ohio State's win over Oregon in January 2015, still has the record at 33.9 million.

According to ESPN, it was the most-viewed, non-NFL sports telecast since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland. It is the fourth-most watched college football game in the last 30 years and the eighth-most watched ESPN production since the network started in 1979.

“Monday night’s record-setting National Championship game was the exclamation point on the most exciting College Football Playoff to date – and a fitting final chapter for ESPN’s highly successful 2025-26 college football season,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro told The Associated Press. “We are grateful to our CFP partners for their collaboration as this preeminent sports event continues to reach new audiences and fan bases each year.”

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Indiana holds the trophy after their win against Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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From ESPN to Netflix: Elle Duncan’s next big adventure starts with ‘Skyscraper Live’

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From ESPN to Netflix: Elle Duncan’s next big adventure starts with ‘Skyscraper Live’

Joe Reedy, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:57 PM CST

Most people can relate to Elle Duncan's decision to join Netflix.

After nearly 10 years at ESPN, Duncan was looking for a new challenge that would show off her versatility as a broadcaster while also trying to find more of a work-life balance.

Duncan believes that will happen by joining the streaming giant. She makes her Netflix debut on Friday night, hosting Skyscraper Live. The two-hour event, which begins at 8 p.m. Eastern, features free solo climber Alex Honnold attempt to scale Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan, without ropes.

“It was everything I had been asking in the universe to help me be a well-rounded broadcaster and to help me be a well-rounded person. I think I’m going to be able to do both of those things here,” Duncan said before leaving for Taiwan.

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FILE - Elle Duncan speaks on stage at the ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Ruth E. Carter makes Oscar history again with costume designer nomination for ‘Sinners’

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Ruth E. Carter makes Oscar history again with costume designer nomination for ‘Sinners’

Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:11 PM CST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter has made history once more.

With her Oscar nomination for “Sinners,” Carter has become the most-nominated Black woman in Academy Awards history across any category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Thursday. The trailblazing costume designer was recognized for her work on Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic, set in the Jim Crow-era Mississippi Delta.

“It’s ... pride, gratitude, responsibility,” Carter told The Associated Press. She previously won Oscars for “Black Panther” in 2018 and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” in 2023, becoming the first Black woman to win two Academy Awards.

Carter is now a five-time nominee, surpassing Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis. She is tied with longtime collaborator Spike Lee and Morgan Freeman for the third-most nominations among Black creatives, behind the late Quincy Jones and Denzel Washington.

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FILE - Ruth E. Carter appears at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 4, 2026, (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s texts exposed in lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s texts exposed in lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

Safiyah Riddle, Sarah Brumfield And Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:47 PM CST

A trove of text messages and emails sent by Blake Lively, including exchanges with her longtime friend Taylor Swift, have been made public by actor-director Justin Baldoni 's lawyers as they prepare for trial.

Lively sued Baldoni and his hired crisis communications expert alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation after she complained about his treatment of her while filming the 2024 romantic drama “It Ends With Us.”

The documents were unsealed ahead of Thursday's arguments before a federal judge in New York City about whether to end their acrimonious yearlong litigation, which has threatened to suck in other actors, musicians and celebrities and raised questions about the levers of power, influence and gender dynamics in Hollywood.

Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios production company countersued Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of defamation and extortion. Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed that suit last June. Liman did not indicate Thursday when he would rule on Lively's case.

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FILE - Taylor Swift, center, watches the teams before the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs with Ice Spice, left, and Blake Lively, right, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File

Elizabeth Hurley describes ‘monstrous’ privacy invasion by Daily Mail in British media hacking case

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Elizabeth Hurley describes ‘monstrous’ privacy invasion by Daily Mail in British media hacking case

Brian Melley, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:23 PM CST

LONDON (AP) — Elizabeth Hurley accused the publisher of the Daily Mail on Thursday of tapping her phones, putting microphones outside her windows and stealing her medical records among “other monstrous, staggering things” during testimony in a celebrity-studded privacy invasion lawsuit.

“The best way I can describe it is like there is someone peeping into your life and into your home,” the model and actor said. It “makes me feel as if my private life had been violated by violent intruders — that there had been sinister thieves in my home all along and that I had been living with them completely unaware.”

Hurley was the second witness to testify in the lawsuit that includes co-claimants Prince Harry and Elton John, and four others who allege that Associated Newspapers Ltd. hired private investigators to unlawfully snoop on them over two decades.

Harry showed up to show his support for Hurley’s testimony the day after he choked up in the witness box as he spoke of the emotional toll his battle against the British media had taken on him and his family.

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Elizabeth Hurley, right, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice on day four of the trial over allegations of unlawful information gathering brought against Associated Newspapers Limited, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in London. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

DiCaprio to AP on Oscar nomination: ‘It’s about trying to be in films that are memorable’

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DiCaprio to AP on Oscar nomination: ‘It’s about trying to be in films that are memorable’

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:41 PM CST

Leonardo DiCaprio picked up his sixth lead actor Oscar nomination Thursday morning for carrying the American masterpiece “One Battle After Another” as the overwhelmed single dad and flustered revolutionary Bob Ferguson.

Ten years after he won best actor for “The Revenant,” it’s a statistic that puts him in a rarefied group that includes Daniel Day-Lewis. Including his supporting nomination for “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” he’s now among a group of only eight actors, male or female, to have achieved that milestone. Overall, he has eight nominations to his name, including a best picture credit for “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

But for DiCaprio, a consummate director’s actor who spoke to The Associated Press by phone Thursday morning, the most important thing isn’t even necessarily the accolades but being part of a film that’s as timeless as “One Battle After Another.”

“I love what I do,” DiCaprio said in a phone interview. “At the end of the day it’s about trying to be in films that are memorable. This is a great addition to have your peers sort of recognize it.”

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Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Bob Costas returning to NBC to host `Sunday Night Baseball` pregame show

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Bob Costas returning to NBC to host `Sunday Night Baseball` pregame show

Joe Reedy, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:24 PM CST

Bob Costas closed NBC's coverage of Major League Baseball in 2000 when the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in the AL Championship Series.

When NBC returns to covering baseball this season, Costas will be the first voice welcoming the sport back after the network announced Thursday that the 29-time Sports Emmy winner will host its “Sunday Night Baseball” pregame show.

He will anchor NBC's coverage when the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers open the season hosting Arizona on Thursday, March 26.

“We're trying to make ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ feel big. There's no bigger name associated with baseball than Bob and also great to have him back in the NBC fold,” NBC Sports President Rick Cordella said to The Associated Press. “Bob was the face of NBC Sports and maybe the network for a period of time. To bring him back as he sort of winds down his career is the right thing to do. And when we got baseball back it made a lot of sense.”

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FILE - Bob Costas and Jill Costas arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Tegan Quin, Booktoker Morgann Book among Canada Reads panelists for 25th edition

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Tegan Quin, Booktoker Morgann Book among Canada Reads panelists for 25th edition

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 8:15 AM CST

TORONTO - Musician Tegan Quin and BookTok influencer Morgann Book are among the Canadians stepping up to the plate for this year's iteration of Canada Reads.

The 25th edition of the CBC competition series will see notable Canadians argue that their book pick will build bridges.

Quin is set to defend "The Cure for Drowning" by Loghan Paylor, a work of historical fiction that centres queer Canadian characters.

Meanwhile, Book will champion Joss Richard's "It's Different This Time," a second-chance romance about two former roommates in New York City.

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‘City of artists’: Montreal animators, director on representing their hometown at the Oscars

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‘City of artists’: Montreal animators, director on representing their hometown at the Oscars

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:36 PM CST

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski say it's a "weird emotional honour" to represent Montreal at the Oscars.

Their stop-motion fable "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" earned a nomination Thursday for best animated short film.

It's the second time the longtime duo has been recognized in the category — their debut short "Madame Tutli-Putli" got a nod in 2007.

"That was 18 years ago. We were young men. We did not have children. We didn't care about making our mortgage like we do now," says Lavis on a video call.

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A TV show about the NYPD is now a legal drama starring the city and Dr. Phil’s son

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A TV show about the NYPD is now a legal drama starring the city and Dr. Phil’s son

Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:05 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — A reality TV series meant to spotlight the New York Police Department has spawned a real-life legal drama involving the city and the show’s producer, Jordan McGraw — the son of TV’s “Dr. Phil” McGraw.

The city sued the younger McGraw and his production company this week for breach of contract and obtained a court order that blocks them, at least temporarily, from selling or disseminating any footage from the unfinished and unaired show, tentatively titled “Behind the Badge.”

"Dr. Phil" McGraw— a clinical psychologist turned TV personality — hosted the series, interviewing officials and showing up to crime scenes. Episodes were slated to air on his MeritTV cable and streaming channels, where he'd previously done segments featuring the police department.

On Thursday, McGraw’s lawyers filed to move the case from New York state court to federal court.

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