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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer , the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.

Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London's Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini's “Tosca" that starts Jakub Hrůša's tenure as music director. She is to sing four performances from Sept.

BANGKOK (AP) — For most of the day, somberness clouded over a makeshift shelter set up for grief-stricken relatives of dozens of workers who remain missing at the building collapse in Bangkok.

Actor Josh Brolin and director Michael Mann are among those paying tribute to Val Kilmer , who died Tuesday at age 65. Here's a look at some of the reactions. “See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you.

Journalist Tanya Talaga and former health minister Jane Philpott are among the authors shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo is set to provide a closer look at its highly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console on Wednesday. The 60-minute Nintendo Direct presentation will be live-streamed at 9 a.m. EDT .

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 2025 box office has been hit with a deficit. Can the James Gunn-dubbed “summer of ‘Superman’” save it? Warner Bros.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett's two daughters have filed a new lawsuit against their brother, alleging he illegally enriched himself at their expense against their father's wishes both before and after the legendary singer's death in 2023 .

Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate. The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.