A writer of Latino descent was named US poet laureate on Wednesday -- a first for the country's booming Hispanic community.

Juan Felipe Herrera, a Californian of Mexican descent, got the prestigious nod from the Library of Congress, America's oldest and the world's biggest.

D'oh! Will Homer and Marge split after more than 25 years together on "The Simpsons"? Or are their creators just teasing us?

The hit cartoon comedy's writers appeared Wednesday to damp down divorce speculation, despite the executive producer announcing the couple's separation in an interview.

For centuries, women and sometimes men have squeezed their feet into tiny shoes or balanced on towering heels to feel sexy, empowered and to show their wealth and status.

Now their sacrifice is being celebrated in a new exhibition, 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain', which opens at the V&A museum in London on Saturday.

The English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will headline the Global Citizen Festival, a free concert in New York aimed at rallying support to fight global poverty.

Sheeran -- whose album "x" was last year's top-seller in Britain and the most streamed worldwide on Spotify -- said in a short video Wednesday that he would perform at the concert on September 26 in Central Park.

"High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens will get a summer vacation — her Broadway show "Gigi" is closing.

Hudgens made her Broadway debut in the title role but the reviews were poor and the box office never soared. It will play its final show June 21 after about 100 performances.

German composer and big band leader James Last, whose trademark easy listening music brought him international success, has died aged 86, his Berlin-based promoters said Wednesday.

One of the most popular band leaders of the post-war period, Last died on Tuesday in Florida in the United States after a short illness and his family was with him at the time, Semmel Concerts said.

Tony Bennett canceled his London show on Tuesday with Lady Gaga due to a flu virus.

The 88-year-old singer apologized to his U.K. fans on social media. A statement from his publicist said ticket holders should "retain their tickets to this event pending more information."

The comedy espionage spoof "Spy" took in $29.1 million in its debut weekend as it topped the box office charts, industry figures showed Monday.

The movie stars Melissa McCarthy as a CIA analyst with a hohum desk job but a knack for being a discrete hero in risky missions carried out by others. 

Olympic champion turned transgender reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has been sued again in connection with a February car crash in Malibu in which a 69-year-old woman died.

Talent agent Jessica Marie Steindorff filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking unspecified damages related to the four-car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in the Los Angeles metro area.

The fearsome dinosaurs from 1993 classic "Jurassic Park" are back for their fourth outing this week -- and they're genetically-modified and computer-animated to be more terrifying than ever.

Co-produced by Steven Spielberg -- who directed the first two films -- "Jurassic World" takes us back to the island theme park where scientists have revived T-Rex and Co for paying customers.