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LOS ANGELES -- The bloom is off the final rose for “Bachelorette” star Rachel Lindsay and husband Bryan Abasolo, who found love on the reality dating show. Court records show that Abasolo filed to end their marriage Tuesday. He cited…

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. He…

LOS ANGELES -- When Gustavo Zerbino watched “La Sociedad de la Nieve,” the 1972 plane crash survivor felt as if he was being submerged “into boiling water,” reliving the roughly 70 days he and his teammates were stranded in the…

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who gave voice to the character of “Mama Coco” in the popular Pixar film "Coco," has died, Mexican officials said. She was 90. Mexico’s National Fine Arts Institute announced Murguía’s…

ILO/Marcel CrozetA mother works as a tailor while taking care of her baby in Suba, Kenya.…

Film director Roman Polanski in Paris, France, December 9, 2017. - Copyright REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Screenings of Roman Polanski's latest movie, "J'accuse (An Officer and a Spy)" were cancelled in northern France on Sunday…

Text size Aa Aa Acclaimed bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has embarked on a versatile musical journey at the iconic Sydney Opera House:Joined at this marvellous Unesco World heritage site by his wife, harpist Hannah Stone the…

A special art project is trying to get thousands of Berliners to shake hands to symbolise German reunification.It comes ahead of preparations for November 9, when the country will mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.The project…

Text size Aa Aa Breaking free from the traditional format and structure of conventional art exhibitions is at the heart of what the new immersive installation Imagine Picasso is all about.The creators of the exhibition,…

Text size Aa Aa Kicking off in Baku, Azerbaijan is the second edition of The Nasimi Festival of Poetry Arts and Spirituality.A multi-disciplinary festival that bears the name of the great 14th-century poet, Imadeddin Nasimi…

When the monkeys are not performing, they are kept in tiny individSigns state that they are transferred to a more comfortable area for the night, but it is not true. Thailand - Copyright Kirsten Luce / National Geographic Whether it…

Text size Aa Aa Sketch comedy showcase "Saturday Night Live" opened its 45th season with a play on President Donald Trump's White House woes as he confronts a formal impeachment inquiry over his attempts to get Ukraine's…

Copyright REUTERS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged MPs to call a vote of no confidence in his government in his first statement to parliament since the Supreme Court ruled its suspension unlawful.He was defiant and unapologetic…

Text size Aa Aa Humanitarian and Arab filmmakers gathered for the 3rd edition of El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt to discuss the cinema industry’s role in the world's refugee crises.The panel was part of the CineGouna…

London’s fashion week is underway and so are the protests against the fashion industry. Extinction rebellion once again took to the streets on Sunday outside Victoria Beckham’s show in Westminster. They held banners that read…