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Award-winning memoirist Jenny Heijun Wills on maintaining privacy while life writing

Award-winning memoirist Jenny Heijun Wills on maintaining privacy while life writing

TORONTO — For Jenny Heijun Wills, privacy is protection.
Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings

Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the upcoming publishing season , sees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism.
A Spanish YouTube chef gets life in prison for murder in Thailand

A Spanish YouTube chef gets life in prison for murder in Thailand

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison, in a lurid case that involved the victim being dismembered.
Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’

Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies and family separation in the documentary “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival .
Venice Film Festival welcomes Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer

Venice Film Festival welcomes Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer

VENICE, Italy (AP) — For Angelina Jolie, portraying the famed opera singer Maria Callas meant more to her than she can put into words. “I felt such a privilege to feel like I got to know this woman and got to be inside her skin a moment.
CIA official: Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill 'tens of thousands'

CIA official: Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill 'tens of thousands'

BERLIN (AP) — The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency's
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony adds Metric and Sam Roberts as performers

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony adds Metric and Sam Roberts as performers

TORONTO — Canadian rock band Metric and singer-songwriter Sam Roberts are adding fuel to this year's Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer

Venice Film Festival prepares to greet Angelina Jolie and 'Maria,' her film about famed opera singer

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Angelina Jolie has played an evil queen, a war correspondent, a hacker, an international spy and a sociopath and is now adding opera singer to her resume.
Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut

Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born.
Canadian country duo The Reklaws fail to advance on ‘America’s Got Talent’

Canadian country duo The Reklaws fail to advance on ‘America’s Got Talent’

The Reklaws' journey on “America’s Got Talent” has come to an end. Canadian country duo Stuart and Jenna Walker were eliminated from the competition show Wednesday night after their quarterfinals performance failed to secure enough fan votes.