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NEW YORK — Some unexpected free time in 2020 led Grammy winner Dave Grohl to put some thoughts and memories into words. Grohl's memoir “The Storyteller” will come out Oct. 5, Dey Street Books announced Tuesday.

In 1968, the year “Hey Jude” hit the charts, Richard Thompson turned down an invitation to Paul McCartney’s birthday party. On other occasions over the years, Thompson shared the stage with Jimi Hendrix. He also pranked Buck Owens.

TOKYO — Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series “Oshin," has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashida had been treated for the illness since earlier this year.

NEW YORK — Ron Nixon, global investigations editor at The Associated Press, has won the first-ever News Leader of the Year award from the News Leaders Association.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press) 2. “Win” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig (Viking) 4. “Life After Death” by Sister Souljah (Atria) 5.

NEW YORK — More than a year after Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, his lawyers are demanding a new trial, arguing in court papers Monday that the landmark #MeToo prosecution that put him behind bars was buoyed by improper rulings from a judge who

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Supporters and family of the rapper DMX chanted his name and offered up prayers Monday outside the New York hospital where he remained on life support.

NEW YORK — Along with writing books, podcasts have become a family project for the Clintons.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police said Tuesday they have arrested a suspect in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from two different museums. The paintings, however, remain missing.

If you’ve been in the olive oil section of the grocery store lately, you’ve likely been confronted with a lot of choices. Possibly even a wall of olive oils, with different symbols on the bottles and a whole lot of brands to choose from.