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Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

John Ashton, 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor, dies at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films , has died. He was 76.
As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience

As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema , hours before showtime.
'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office

'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office.
'Megalopolis' flops, 'Wild Robot' soars at box office

'Megalopolis' flops, 'Wild Robot' soars at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office.
Valentino's new designer puts on maximalist Paris ready-to-wear debut

Valentino's new designer puts on maximalist Paris ready-to-wear debut

PARIS (AP) — Alessandro Michele’s eagerly awaited ready-to-wear Paris Fashion Week debut at Valentino was unveiled in a setting that hinted at a transformation— a living room in flux.
McLachlan, Cochrane reflect on creative struggle at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

McLachlan, Cochrane reflect on creative struggle at Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

TORONTO — As Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane and members of Blue Rodeo were ushered into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday, each took a moment to recognize that writing great music usually comes with incredible struggle.
As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience

As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema , hours before showtime.
She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán .
Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction

Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction

DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded sold at auction Saturday for $137,500.
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