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Model's 'tears of joy' as agent held over alleged sex crimes

Model's 'tears of joy' as agent held over alleged sex crimes

LE PECQ, France — A former model who testified to French police that she was drugged and raped as a teenager by an associate of disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein said she wept “tears of joy” Thursday after the modeling agent was taken into cus
Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others

Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others

NEW YORK — Just the other day, pianist and actor Hershey Felder found himself in the apartment in Italy once owned by the 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

NEW YORK — Onstage, Finneas and Billie Eilish come across like a seasoned, veteran musical duo.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix

AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix

LOS ANGELES — The video couldn’t have been simpler: A woman in her apartment, lip-syncing audio of President Donald Trump as he expounded on possible coronavirus treatments.
Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'

Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'

NEW YORK — Just a month after publication, Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” is well on its way to becoming the bestselling presidential memoir in modern times. Crown announced Wednesday that sales have topped 3.3 million copies in the U.S.
Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

NEW YORK — Laurence Hyman, son of the late Shirley Jackson, has been on a quest for more than 20 years. Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive backlog of unreleased material.
Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China

Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Quarrel, rape, adultery. Tricky, greedy, sycophantic. Chinese singer Tan Weiwei chants each word methodically in a two-line string of vulgarities and insults.
Review: A shocking, fascinating true story in ‘Assassins’

Review: A shocking, fascinating true story in ‘Assassins’

The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in February of 2017, I’m embarrassed to say, was a blip on my radar.
BBC to launch new subscription streaming service BBC Select in Canada next year

BBC to launch new subscription streaming service BBC Select in Canada next year

BBC Studios is throwing another streaming service on the growing pile of options for Canadians. The British broadcaster's commercial division says it will launch BBC Select early next year in both Canada and the United States.
On a mission: Tom Cruise insists on social distancing on set

On a mission: Tom Cruise insists on social distancing on set

LONDON — Tom Cruise has launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest "Mission: Impossible" movie, after he reportedly spotted two workers failing to respect social distancing rules.