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A federal judge has denied a bid by prediction market operator Kalshi to bar Arizona prosecutors from moving forward with a criminal case against the company

4:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley

4:20 PM on Thursday, April 9

A lawyer for states suing Live Nation Entertainment has tried to convince a jury during an antitrust trial's closing arguments that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the industry and driving up concert prices

1:02 PM on Thursday, April 9

Pink has been chosen to host the Tony Awards, set for June 7 at Radio City Music Hall

12:50 PM on Thursday, April 9

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11:58 AM on Thursday, April 9

Emma Straub, known for novels like “Modern Lovers” and “The Vacationers,” has a new book inspired by a fan cruise

10:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

Kara Swisher begins her new CNN series on longevity and health in a cemetery, reflecting on her father's death

9:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

Halle Bailey is an aspiring New York chef who gave up culinary school to care for her mother

8:46 AM on Thursday, April 9

Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations

7:54 AM on Thursday, April 9

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month

1:21 AM on Thursday, April 9

Vilma Jää never expected to play a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas when she enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music

12:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

The miniature art installations at what’s known as “Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum” have transformed an alley into a major community hub and tourist destination

12:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

Appeals court judges are questioning whether a judge who sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to over four years in prison on prostitution-related charges went too far in considering evidence supporting behavior he was acquitted of

8:04 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A federal judge ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label

7:40 PM on Wednesday, April 8

UCLA’s 79-51 victory over South Carolina for its first NCAA women’s basketball title averaged 9.9 million viewers on ESPN and ABC, making it the third most-viewed women’s championship game since ESPN started televising the tournament in 1996

6:29 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Michigan’s 69-63 victory over Connecticut on Monday night averaged 18.3 million viewers on TBS, TNT, truTV and HBO Max, making it the most-watched men’s NCAA Tournament final since 2019

5:45 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel lead Steven Soderbergh's new movie “The Christophers,” about a famed artist and the unfinished paintings his estranged kids want to inherit

3:35 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Manny Pacquiao is preparing for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather on September 19 in Las Vegas

5:08 AM on Wednesday, April 8

A federal judge has handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in a 2023 overdose