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Stephen King, wife give $1.25M to genealogical society

BOSTON – The master of the American horror novel has donated $1.25 million to the masters of American genealogical research. Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, made the gift thro...

Stanley Donen, director of ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ dies at 94

LOS ANGELES – Director Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Funny Face” helped give us some of the most joyous sounds and i...

Designer Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s global icon, dies in Paris

PARIS – Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic couturier whose designs at Chanel and Fendi had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of l...

Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, star of ‘Downfall,’ dies at 77

BERLIN – Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in “Downfall” and an angel in Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire,” has died. He was 77. German n...

Report: Seven women claim singer Ryan Adams was inappropriate

NEW YORK – A In the story published Wednesday, a 20-year-old female musician said Adams, 44, had inappropriate conversations with her while she was 15 and 16. Identified by her middle name ...

Texas students wear wigs in tribute to late painter Bob Ross

ABILENE, Texas – There were lots of happy little trees at one Texas middle school this week. Art students at Madison Middle School in Abilene wore their curliest wigs and painted ...

Albert Finney, whose bawdy role in ‘Tom Jones’ earned him the first of five Oscar nominations, dies at 82

Albert Finney, a revered British actor who found worldwide acclaim in 1963 as the raffish 18th-century roustabout Tom Jones, and who carved an independent path as a stage actor and in films ...

Ozzy Osbourne hospitalized because of flu complications

LOS ANGELES – Ozzy Osbourne is in a hospital for some complications from the flu. The 70-year-old rocker’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that doctors believ...

‘StarTalk’ season on hold amid claims against host Tyson

LOS ANGELES – The current season of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “StarTalk” series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist. The National Geographic ...

Daryl Dragon, of ‘The Captain and Tennille,’ dead at 76

NEW YORK – Daryl Dragon, the cap-wearing “Captain” of “The Captain and Tennille” who teamed with then-wife Toni Tennille on such easy listening hits as “Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Musk...

Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth reportedly got married

LOS ANGELES – Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth appear to have tied the knot amid reports the couple got married in a secret wedding ceremony. Cyrus posted three black-and-white phot...

Art historian Sister Wendy Beckett has died. She was 88

LONDON – Sister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and critic who rose to prominence on TV late in life, has died. She was 88. The Carmelite Monastery of Quidenham said Beckett died ...