National Entertainment

WASHINGTON — Canadians are more likely than their U.S. counterparts to see language, customs and traditions as central to their national identity, a new survey suggests.

LONDON (AP) — Atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories including best film — eight more than its box-office rival, “Barbie.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift leads the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with nine, followed closely by Jelly Roll, SZA, and 21 Savage with eight. Behind them is Olivia Rodrigo, who received seven.

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 fatal shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Duck, a killing that prosecutors said was part of long-running violence over gang territories on the city’s South Side.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, who is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic violence.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new edition of “The Hunger Games,” the first novel in Suzanne Collins' dystopian series set in the land of Panem, will include words and pictures. “The Hunger Games Illustrated Edition" will be published Oct.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The author of “Little Women” may have been even more productive and sensational than previously thought.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The director and producer of a banned Malaysian film that explores the afterlife were charged Wednesday with offending the religious feelings of others in a rare criminal prosecution of filmmakers, slammed by critics as

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and the Princess of Wales are both dealing with medical issues that will force them to delay previously planned public engagements over the coming weeks.

OTTAWA — Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood has received a high honour from France's ministry of culture for her contributions to literature.