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Steph Curry scores a 3-book deal, starting with a 'personal reflection' on his life and career

NEW YORK (AP) — Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play. The NBA superstar has agreed to release three books through One World, beginning Sept. 9 with “Shot Ready." Curry is calling the book a “personal reflection” on his life on and off the court. Curry’s book will be published in partnership with Unanimous Media, which he co-founded with Erick Peyton. Curry’s other publishing projects include two picture books with Penguin Young Readers. “Shot Ready” includes more than 100 photographs.

Film academy apologizes for not naming 'No Other Land' co-director in response to attack on him

NEW YORK (AP) — The organization that bestows the Academy Awards has apologized to “No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal after mounting criticism following its response to the violent attack on the Oscar winner. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized for not acknowledging Ballal by name in its inital response. In a letter to academy members Friday, academy CEO Bill Kramer and its president, Janet Yang, say they regretted not issuing a direct statement on Ballal, who on Monday, witnesses said, was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and then detained by the Israeli military. The attack, just weeks after Ballal and his fellow directors won best documentary at the Academy Awards, was widely condemned.

The Sex Pistols announce first North American tour in 2 decades

NEW YORK (AP) — The Sex Pistols will tour North America for the first time since 2003 this fall. They will perform 1977’s “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols Album” live in its entirety. The 2025 iteration of the band is made up of guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock joined by Frank Carter. Original singer Johnny Rotten, now known as John Lydon, was not asked to participate. Band members told The Associated Press that they expect less hostility than what they experienced in their infamous 1978 run, which lead to the dissolution of the band. They say they play better than ever.

Can the ‘feel-good’ movie exist in 2025? ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island' proves maybe it can

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now. But that’s not so easy when your movie is about a handful of people off the coast of Wales brought together by old songs. Yet one of many charms of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is that it has no intentions of timeliness. It has nothing to do with “now,” which, in a way, might make it all the better suited to today. It opens in theaters Friday.

What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?

NEW YORK (AP) — The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is coming under criticism from President Donald Trump. He says he wants to ensure no funding goes to “exhibits or programs that degrade shared American values, divide Americans based on race, or promote programs or ideologies inconsistent with Federal law and policy.” It's the latest action he's taken against cultural institutions. Previous targets have included the Kennedy Center and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Trump's FCC commissioner opens investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC for diversity policies

President Trump's head of the FCC had Disney and ABC in his sights. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote to Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger on Friday to say he was investigating his company to see if it is “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” Carr noted there have been reports of Disney rolling back some diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, but that he wants to look more closely. Disney said it was reviewing Carr's message and looks forward to answering the commission's questions. Carr's FCC has been an active front in the new administration's efforts to target the media in various forms.

What to know about Boulder, Colorado, the Sundance Film Festival's new home

After four decades in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is relocating to Boulder, Colorado. Organizers say the festival had outgrown Park City and lacked the necessary theaters and affordable housing to continue hosting what has become the nation's premier independent film festival. Boulder stood out as an artsy, walkable and medium-sized city close to nature. The city of 100,000 people has space for a more centralized festival. But it’s not all that more affordable for attendees. Festival leaders say  politics did not influence their move from conservative Utah to liberal Colorado. They did however make “ethos and equity values” one of their criteria.

Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Voice of America, the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service. The judge calls the move a “classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making.” Judge James Paul Oetken blocked the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which runs Voice of America, from firing more than 1,200 journalists, engineers and other staff. It sidelined them two weeks ago after President Donald Trump ordered its funding slashed.

King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has waved to well-wishers in central London as he headed for his country estate in western England. Charles' appearence on Friday came a day after he was briefly hospitalized because of side effects from a scheduled cancer treatment. Buckingham Palace said that Charles canceled planned engagements on Thursday afternoon and Friday on the advice of his doctors. The palace didn't provide details about the “temporary side effects” that the monarch experienced. But the episode was a reminder that the king is 76 and continues to undergo treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer diagnosed more than a year ago.

Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy case

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A White House official says President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson. Watson was convicted last year in a financial conspiracy case involving the defunct company. The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn at the time of the conviction described Watson as a “con man who told lie upon lie.” The commutation came hours before Watson was due to report Friday to prison for a nearly 10-year term. Watson thanked Trump for “correcting this grave injustice” and blasted the judge who sentenced him as “conflicted and unethical.” Trump has been aggressively using his presidential powers to commute sentences and pardon people who he believes were treated unfairly by the justice system.