Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award

NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga cleaned house at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, while The Weeknd took home the top prize — and both pop stars sent important messages to viewers about the current state of the world: “We…

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TCM shines a spotlight on female directors and their art

Women have been making great films since the silent era, although you might not know it to look at a list of the best films of all time. The American Film Institute’s top 100 famously does not include any female di…

Julia Reed, chronicler of Southern life and food, dies at 59

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Julia Reed, who wrote about food and culture in the South and promoted her native Mississippi Delta, has died. She was 59.

Female directors close to parity at Venice Film Festival

A spot in competition at the Venice Film Festival can launch careers and Oscar winners, but in recent years, films directed by women have been mostly excluded from vying for the coveted Golden Lion. Among the 62 fi…

Current events push 'Black Panther,' Fox News to big ratings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A special airing of “Black Panther" in the wake of the death of star Chadwick Boseman was a bright spot for the broadcast networks in a ratings week otherwise utterly dominated by Fox News Channe…

Florida DJ found dead less than month after rape charge

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — South Florida DJ and music producer Erick Morillo was found dead at his home Tuesday morning, weeks after being charged with sexual battery, authorities said.

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Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry announce birth of daughter Lyra

LONDON (AP) — Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

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List of winners at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards

Winners of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday night at various locations throughout New York City.

Frank Lloyd Wright home in Phoenix sells for $7.25 million

PHOENIX (AP) — A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Phoenix has sold more than $7 million.

27 poisoned by carbon monoxide at bunker rave party in Oslo

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least 27 people were hospitalized after being poisoned at a rave party in Oslo by carbon monoxide given off by portable generators, Norwegian media reported. Police said Monday that tw…

Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens

VENICE (AP) — Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival — the first major in-person cinema showcase of the coronavirus era after Cannes canceled and o…

ABC to air 'Black Panther' as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will air “Black Panther” commercial-free Sunday as a prime-time tribute to Chadwick Boseman.