From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and foreign dignitaries, a who's who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein.

All have denied having anything to do with his sexual abuse of girls and young women. Yet some of them maintained friendships with Epstein, or developed them anew, even after news stories made him widely known as an alleged abuser of young girls.

Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros ($2.35) starting Monday as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds at the one of the world's most celebrated waterworks.

The first tourists to pass through the new ticket check seemed nonplussed by the tariff, noting it was a small price to pay for quality access to a fountain made famous by Federico Fellini's movie "La Dolce Vita."

Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.

"Puerto Rico, believe me when I tell you that we are much bigger than 100 by 35," he said in his acceptance speech in Spanish, referring to a Puerto Rican colloquialism about the island's small size. "And there is nothing we can't achieve. Thank God, thank you to the Academy, thank you to all the people who have believed in me throughout my career.

Trevor Noah once again roamed through the audience during his monologue to open the Grammy Awards, taking pokes at the stars while standing right next to them, but he saved his most pointed jokes for absentees, and elicited an angry post from the president.

" Nicki Minaj is not here," Noah said, to big cheers from the audience at Crypto.com Arena. "She is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues."

Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up to husband Donald Trump's return to the White House.

A private person, Melania Trump remains a bit of a mystery to the public in her husband's second term. "Melania" premiered Thursday at the Kennedy Center before it is released on Friday in more than 1,500 theaters in the U.S. and around the world.

On the occasion of the centenary of Mansour Al Rahbani’s birth (1925–2009), the American University of Beirut (AUB) hosted a special musical and cultural panel celebrating the life and legacy of one of the Arab world’s most influential poets, playwrights, and composers. Mansour Al Rahbani was a visionary Lebanese composer, poet, and playwright. Alongside his brother Assi and legendary singer Fairuz, he revolutionized Arab musical theatre and left an indelible mark on the region’s cultural heritage. The centennial event was organized in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation, the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Chair for Arabic and Islamic Studies at AUB, and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Lebanon.

The panel brought together leading cultural figures to reflect on Al Rahbani’s enduring influence. Participants included Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre; Oussama Al Rahbani, composer and son of Mansour Al Rahbani; Hiba Tawaji, Lebanese singer; and Majed Bou Hadir, media personality and moderator. A distinguished audience of diplomats, ambassadors, cultural leaders, and representatives of regional and international cultural institutions attended the event, underscoring the broad significance of Al Rahbani’s legacy.

"One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" led the shortlist Tuesday for the UK's BAFTA awards next month, held ahead of the Oscars in mid-March in which both also dominate the nominations.

"One Battle After Another", an offbeat thriller set against a wild backdrop of radical violence, immigration raids and white supremacists, earned 14 BAFTA nods, including for the coveted best film award.

Oscar voters have spoken. They served up 16 nominations to "Sinners" and 13 to "One Battle After Another" on Thursday.

Ryan Coogler was nominated for best director and best screenplay of "Sinners," a lush vampire tale, and double-duty star Michael B. Jordan was rewarded with his first Oscar nomination, for best actor.

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."

Ryan Coogler's blues-steeped vampire epic "Sinners" led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voters showered "Sinnners" with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by "All About Eve," "Titanic" and "La La Land." Along with best picture, Coogler was nominated for best director and best screenplay, and double-duty star Michael B. Jordan was rewarded with his first Oscar nomination, for best actor.