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PHOTO: Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles performs a new floor routine in a video posted to X by the UCLA Gymnastics, Jan. 4, 2026.

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Culture January 5, 2026

Jordan Chiles stuns with 1st-place floor exercise routine for UCLA gymnastics

PHOTO: Will Smith performs live onstage during the "Based On A True Story" Summer Tour at Festhalle Frankfurt on July 18, 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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Culture January 2, 2026

Will Smith sued by former tour member for wrongful termination, sexual harassment

PHOTO: Jelly Roll poses in the Broadcast room during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Culture January 2, 2026

Jelly Roll reveals 275-pound weight loss in new cover

PHOTO: P!NK attends Apple's "All of You" New York premiere at The Whitby Hotel on September 17, 2025 in New York City.

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Culture January 1, 2026

Pink shares New Year's message from hospital bed

PHOTO: The nonpartisan organization America250 is teaming up with One Times Square to kick off the 250th anniversary celebration of America in 2026 on Dec. 31, 2025.

Culture January 1, 2026

Why the 2026 NYE ball will drop again this year

PHOTO: Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Andie Sachs (Anne Hathaway) in 20th Century Studios' "The Devil Wears Prada 2."

Culture January 1, 2026

The year ahead in entertainment: What to look forward to in 2026

PHOTO: Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora, hosts of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026," in New York at the New Year's Eve Times Square Ball, Dec. 30, 2025.

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Culture December 31, 2025

'New Year's Rockin' Eve' 2026: How to watch and who's performing

PHOTO: Ryan Seacrest appears on "Good Morning America" on Dec. 30, 2025.

Culture December 31, 2025

Ryan Seacrest shares 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' preview

PHOTO: Isiah Whitlock, Jr. attends the "Plane" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Jan. 10, 2023, in New York.

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Culture December 31, 2025

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

PHOTO: David Harbour as Jim Hopper and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things: Season 5.

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Culture December 30, 2025

Everything we know about 'Stranger Things' season 5: Details