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For Edgar Wright, ‘Last Night in Soho’ is a dark valentine
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Director Edgar Wright loves London. It’s been his home for over…
After escape, Afghan director mourns her ‘lost country’
PARIS (AP) — As a filmmaker, Shahrbanoo Sadat watched with fascination as Taliban fighters took…
Oil boom remakes N. Dakota county with fastest growth in US
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — First came the roughnecks and other oil field workers, almost…
Admirers still urging sainthood for chaplain killed on 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 terror attacks,…
Scenes from Week 3 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The third week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New…
US hiring slows as delta variant weakens travel and tourism
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain…
Ida: Narrow escapes, deadly delays and a husband’s sacrifice
NEW YORK (AP) — Tales of selflessness and heroism — and of deadly delays and…
Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a…
Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the…
West Virginia cash-for-worker program seeks more applicants
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering $20,000 in cash and incentives for remote workers…
In ‘The Card Counter,’ Tiffany Haddish brings the light
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tiffany Haddish may have Martin Scorsese to thank for her role…
Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life…
Tehran gets new hard-line mayor after ministry approval
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s Interior Ministry has…
No charges for Britney Spears in dispute with housekeeper
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears will face no charges after an allegation from…
R. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
NEW YORK (AP) — One of R. Kelly’s accusers testified on Wednesday that he kept…
Not guilty plea entered for Marilyn Manson on misdemeanors
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — An attorney has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of…
Concerts nixed, activists sentenced in Hong Kong crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — A popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist will not be…
At the Venice Film Festival, cinema’s future looks hopeful
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for…
The Latest: S Korea tops 1,000 cases for 57th straight day
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, approaching…
Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment at 9:20 p.m. EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MICHIGAN Judge blocks Western Michigan’s vaccine mandate for athletes LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A…
Lawyer: Britney Spears ‘will not be extorted’ by father
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying…
Gospel singer Lee Williams of The Spiritual QC’s dies at 75
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Gospel music artist Lee Williams, the leader and founder of the…
Ida rains temporarily hamper cleanup after Tennessee floods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rain from Tropical Depression Ida temporarily hampered cleanup efforts Tuesday for…
Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts…