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People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank this month are worried about their livelihoods and the future of tourism and fishing in the area as they prepare for the arrival of B...

The owners of boba milk tea brand Twrl have a chance to pitch a pretty well-known investor, actor Simu Liu

King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week

King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state

Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy that says every citizen there can request, and receive, a portrait of their monarch

An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, shows that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said

The new album “Bird in Kansas City” captures jazz pioneer Charlie Parker’s grace and greatness in casual settings

New York magazine says the publication and star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi have decided jointly to “part ways."

Anna Montague has written a road novel with a twist

The family of the prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam says he will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following his funeral next month

Two new books take a deeply troubling look at the wrongly convicted in our prisons, many languishing for decades

Richard Chizmar, who co-wrote a couple of books with a certain Maine resident, has written his longest novel yet, and as Associated Press review Rob Merrill writes, it’s “like something from the mind of Stephen King.”

A man who died in a small plane crash during a New Mexico air show was an accomplished pilot who had performed stunts at hundreds of air shows

President Joe Biden has honored acclaimed filmmakers, writers and others who have made their mark on American culture, awarding the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 include “Friends” actor David Schwimmer, actor Joaquin Phoenix and journalist Jane Pauley

Disney names Morgan Stanley Executive Chairman James Gorman as its next board chairman

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Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 72

An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament

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Hundreds have gathered in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this past week

Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts.

The prominent American writer Anne Applebaum has urged continued support for Ukraine with weapons in accepting a prestigious German prize

Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg

Alec Baldwin has returned to “Saturday Night Live.”

A different kind of spectacle has developed in Las Vegas since the Tropicana and The Mirage casinos closed this year

English singer Zayn Malik has postponed a tour to the U.S. following the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne

Vice President Kamala Harris says Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat her complications from an abortion pill

Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics

Will, Matthew and Alexandra Reeve reflect on their father's 1995 accident.

Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Zendaya bookended Saturday’s inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal’s Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J

A decision by a Florida jury is paving the way for the surviving members of 2 Live Crew to retake control of much of their iconic discography, following a yearslong copyright dispute

Sixty years after its debut, The Temptations’ “My Girl” has become a hit at Citi Field since New York Mets star Francisco Lindor began using it as his walk-up song in late May

Fox News anchor Bret Baier says he “made a mistake” during his interview with Kamala Harris in not airing video of a controversial Donald Trump comment — but it wasn't fully clear what the mistake was

Diamond Sports Group's channels will soon bear the name of FanDuel Sports Network

The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne has arrived in Buenos Aires to arrange for the return of his son’s body to England days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony

Fox News says none of its employees wrote jokes for Donald Trump to use at an appearance this week — denying an assertion made by the former president himself

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For BRELAND, the last few years have been a whirlwind

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Reba McEntire finds herself behind the bar in her latest return to network TV, making a series that’s a nicely calibrated cocktail of drama and comedy

The perilous journey home — it’s a tale as old as “The Iliad.”

Friends, family and collaborators have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who has died in Buenos Aires, Argentina at age 31

One of the most basic questions in the world is “Who are you?”

A wave of influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms have started specializing in a trend they call “kindness content,” which usually entails recording a charitable act like giving money or goods to strangers in need

Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor named for the great 20th century poet

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Sydney on the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade

The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series has a new starring role in a public service ad campaign against littering in New Mexico

Mets fans will get a little help when they sing “My Girl” at Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday: The Temptations will be in the ballpark

Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires