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LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist" and was quickly anointed one of Hollywood's top directors when he was only in his 30s, has d

LONDON (AP) — A man was arrested after stabbing another man outside the British Museum in London on Tuesday, police said.

It's a tale that has been repeated throughout history: Satan-worshippers steal children to use and abuse them in elaborate rituals. The myth cycle was in full swing when filmmakers Steve J.

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink the book market.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga , the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea's compulsory military service .

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion said she has suffered daily since rapper Tory Lanez shot her in the feet three years ago in a written statement read during Lanez's sentencing, which will stretch into Tuesday.

TORONTO — A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel.

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SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Cecilia Bartoli has a favorite role she wished she could sing. “There is one character which I was always in love with since I started my Mozart career, and it’s Don Giovanni,” she said. “With me, you never know.

“Disobedient” by Elizabeth Fremantle (Pegasus Books) Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting skills quickly surpass her father’s, but society dictates that as a woman, she must stay home and protect her virtue.