Jon Stewart enters the home stretch of his 16 years on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Monday, with 12 more nights of jokes at the expense of those who make and report the news before he signs off for good on August 6.

Stewart's exit, the latest in a year of upheaval in late-night television, will be felt most acutely over the next 15 months as the U.S. approaches its first presidential election since 1996 without his comic take.

Paul McCartney will forever be identified with The Beatles, but jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli has attempted on a new album to revive some of the legend's lesser known solo tracks.

Pizzarelli, a popular guitarist known both for his own songs and collaborations with other artists, said the ex-Beatle himself came up with the idea for the album, "Midnight McCartney," which will come out on September 11.

Hollywood actor George Clooney launched a new initiative on Monday aimed at ending conflicts in South Sudan and elsewhere in Africa by tracking the money involved.

The Sentry, founded by Clooney and John Prendergast of the Enough Project advocacy group, will investigate the ways conflicts in South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo are financed.

British jazz pianist John Taylor has died after suffering a heart attack onstage at a music festival in France, the show's organizers said.

"Carol, John Taylor's wife, has informed us about her husband's death on Saturday July 18," a statement said.

A 21-year-old man drowned in the swimming pool of the Beverly Hills home of actress Demi Moore, news reports said Sunday.

Police arrived at the scene in the early hours and found a man who was being treated by paramedics, the Los Angeles Times said, adding that the man was pronounced dead at the scene soon after.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been arrested again in New Zealand and was behind bars on Sunday night, his lawyer said.

Details of the charges were unclear and police refused to confirm the 61-year-old had been arrested, less than two weeks after he was sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to threatening to kill and drugs charges.

On the fringes of the MTV era, Faith No More started confounding audiences with hard-edged rock that brought in funk, hip-hop and even samba and polka.

"We don't even know what we're doing," bassist Billy Gould said with a laugh when asked about Faith No More's genre.

Epic fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" led the pack of contenders for television's coveted Primetime Emmy awards Thursday for a second straight year, with nods in an impressive 24 categories. 

The grisly show will once again vie for the coveted outstanding drama series trophy -- an honor that has so far eluded it -- against "Better Call Saul," "Downton Abbey," "Homeland," "House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black" and "Mad Men." 

A planned concert by U.S. pop group Maroon 5 in China has been cancelled, the promoter said, prompting speculation that authorities refused permission because a band member met the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama.

The China office of U.S. promoter Live Nation apologized to ticket holders and pledged refunds, but gave no reason for the cancellation for the concert which was to have taken place in the country's commercial hub, Shanghai.

Acclaimed African-American filmmaker Spike Lee's new movie "Chiraq" about violence in inner-city Chicago will be the first original film to be distributed by the new Amazon Studios, the company said Wednesday.

The film will be distributed first in theaters and later online, but Amazon has not yet announced a timeline for either release.