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Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother

Savannah Guthrie says in a tearful interview on NBC that "'somebody needs to do the right thing” and provide information that leads to a resolution of the case of her missing 84-year-old mother. Guthrie says she wakes up every night wondering about the terror that her mother went through. The “Today” show aired a portion of Hoda Kotb’s interview with her colleague Wednesday and says it will air more on Thursday and Friday — the first interview Guthrie has given since her mother went missing nearly two months ago. Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped or otherwise taken against her will.

A woman prosecutors say fired shots at Rihanna's home in attempt to kill her set to appear in court

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who prosecutors fired shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there is set to appear in court. Thirty-five-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando, Florida, expected to enter a plea in Los Angeles to more than a dozen felony counts. She is charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna and 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm against other people at the home, including Rihanna's partner A$AP Rocky and three young children. Prosecutors haven't said what might have motivated the shooting. Ortiz could face life in prison if convicted.

Music Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea realizes lifelong dream with solo jazz album, 'Honora'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After decades with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, bassist Flea introduces a jazz-heavy solo debut in “Honora.” The album opens with a psychedelic instrumental that hints at rock, but the album shifts quickly to jazz. That, and trumpet more specifically, is the focus of the album, writes The Associated Press’ Krysta Fauria in her review. The record leans on big collaborators like Thom Yorke and Nick Cave and includes covers, including of songs from Frank Ocean and Funkadelic. The album is easy to enjoy for jazz newcomers. Flea's foray into the genre may come as a surprise, but the rocker has long maintained the trumpet and jazz were his first musical loves.

Composer of iconic 'Lion King' chant sues comedian over 'Circle of Life' translation

The Grammy-award winning South African composer of the iconic chant that opens “The Lion King” is suing a comedian, saying he's denigrated the “Circle of Life” song with an intentional mistranslation. Lebohang Morake says Learnmore Jonasi devalued the composer's contribution to the song, which he performed for the 1994 Disney hit movie. Morake wants $27 million in damages. He says Jonasi described the meaning of the chant's Zulu lyrics as facts, not jokes, and so his statements aren't entitled to First Amendment protections. Jonasi said Morake’s reaction ignores his more nuanced critique of how Americans understand African identity.

'Project Hail Mary' adds to a winning streak for originality at the movies

NEW YORK (AP) — Franchise movies have been the dominant currency in Hollywood for years, but, lately, the upside of originality has been hard to miss. A week after “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” and “KPop Demon Hunters” triumphed at the Academy Awards, “Project Hail Mary” notched the biggest non-franchise opening weekend since “Oppenheimer.” In the first three months of 2026, the two biggest hits are it and the Pixar original “Hoppers.” None of these successes didn't come at some expense. “Project Hail Mary,” based on the Andy Weir bestseller, cost close to $200 million to make. But its $80.5 million debut vindicated Amazon MGM's big bet, and gave the studio its biggest box-office hit.

Now a true pop star, Miley Cyrus returns to her 'Hannah Montana' roots to fete anniversary special

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus went back to her “Hannah Montana” blond mane and to her roots as Miley Stewart, the tween with a big secret. The now real-life pop star reunited Monday evening with cast members in Los Angeles to celebrate the “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.” The original show was launched in 2006 on the Disney Channel. In it, middle-schooler Miley led a double life as a pop singer. Cyrus is now 33 and reflected to The Associated Press how the milestone has given her a new perspective on the show that launched her stardom. The anniversary special began streaming Tuesday on Disney+ and Hulu.

A group of Oscar winners set out to make the definitive AI documentary

A new documentary tries to explain generative AI fast, clearly and without taking sides, even as the technology keeps changing. On Friday, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” reaches theaters after nearly three years of work. Directors Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell say they set out to answer basic questions about what artificial intelligence is, why it is good and why it is bad. They found it almost impossible to fit into one film. The team interviews more than 40 people, including major AI leaders and critics.

OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere. OpenAI said in a brief social media message Tuesday that it was “saying goodbye to the Sora app” and that it would share more soon about how to preserve what users already created on the app. The company behind ChatGPT released Sora in September as an attempt to capture the attention, and potentially advertising dollars, that follow short-form videos on TikTok, YouTube or Meta-owned Instagram and Facebook.

Bob Woodward to 'lift the lid' on decades of reporting in new memoir 'Secrets'

Award-winning journalist Bob Woodward has a new book that will explain how he came to write so many inside accounts from Washington. Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday that “Secrets: A Reporter’s Memoir” comes out Sept. 29. The publisher says Woodward has kept “notes, transcripts, and files” from key interviews. The book covers his long reporting relationships and the major stories he has helped break and reaches from Watergate to the Trump administration. Woodward became a household name in the 1970s when he and fellow Washington Post journalist Carl Bernstein helped break the Watergate scandal and other news about the Nixon administration that eventually led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Woodward has written or co-written more than 20 bestsellers.