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Silkroad, the acclaimed international musical collective with a social conscience, has a new face - and a fresh sense of purpose. Grammy-winning folk singer and instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is Sil...

COPENHAGEN - Prince Joachim, the younger son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, who underwent emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain won't suffer any long-term effects, the royal palace said Tues...

LOS ANGELES - "Watchmen," cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards. The HBO series, which captured Ame...

LONDON - Johnny Depp's high-stakes libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up Tuesday in a London court, with the star's lawyer calling Heard "a...

LONDON - Bestselling British novelist Hilary Mantel and American author Anne Tyler are among 13 writers on a U.S.-dominated list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Mantel was ...

Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey's showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Sportsnet enters fresh territory&nb...

BOSTON - Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer says Hollywood needs to do better casting people with disabilities. The star of "The Help" and "Hidden Figures" is part of a new video campaign timed wit...

NEW YORK - In the latest plan for Hollywood's hopeful return to moviegoing during the pandemic, Warner Bros. will release Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" in an unprecedented fashion, opening it internatio...

ATHENS, Greece - A point of pride for Greece was touched by controversy Monday, as the country's prime minister was criticized by an opposition party for using a military helicopter during a trip to c...

NEW YORK - Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland," starring Frances McDormand, will premiere across the major fall film festivals in an alliance forged by the Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals. "Nom...