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The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how online companies can track and advertise to children, including turning off targeted ads to kids under 13 by default and limiting push notifications.

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Haigh began getting a sense of the knockout power of his new film , “All of Us Strangers,” a few days after it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. “I’d run into people who had seen the film three days before.

Carey Mulligan recently realized that she's spent much of her professional career holding back. That might be surprising to hear for an actor with two Oscar nominations, a Tony nod and a laundry list of extraordinary films and enviable roles .

Zac Efron didn’t realize how much he needed a hug. He’d transformed himself into a mass of muscle and repressed emotion to play professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new film “The Iron Claw.

TORONTO — Frank Testin was hopeful when he heard Pope Francis would allow priests to bless same-gender couples. He thought it was a small step toward LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Roman Catholic Church. Then he read what the Vatican actually said.

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are officially married, their representative told The Associated Press Wednesday.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and across Europe.

Illumination, maker of “Despicable Me,” “Sing” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” has built its animation empire by mostly staying close to a child-like outlook.

When Idaho had a rare measles outbreak a few months ago, health officials scrambled to keep it from spreading. In the end, 10 people, all in one family, were infected, all unvaccinated.

Nonfiction 1. Oath and Honor by Liz Cheney, narrated by the author (Little, Brown & Company) 2. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, narrated by Michelle Williams and Britney Spears - introduction (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3.