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It’s no accident that the narrator of Carol LaHines’s second novel, “The Vixen Amber Halloway,” is a literature professor named Ophelia.

Groundbreaking comedian, writer and filmmaker Elaine May charted her own fearlessly original path in Hollywood and the theater world over the decades.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sheila E. figured she'd be welcome if she showed up unannounced to record some video at Paisley Park where the Grammy-nominated percussionist once collaborated with her mentor and one-time fiancée, the late rock superstar Prince.

NEW YORK (AP) — As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot's classic “All Creatures Great and Small.

Rita Moreno and Paul Mescal are getting together with Quentin Tarantino in October. It’s not for a movie (yet). All three are being honored at the glamorous Academy Museum Gala , the organization said Monday.

TORONTO — The creator of “Bria Mack Gets a Life” says she’s “disappointed” Bell Media cancelled her acclaimed series after just one season, and she questioned the broadcaster's promotion efforts and commitment to cultivating new stars.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators and law enforcement officials on Monday vowed to work more closely to stop sales of illegal electronic cigarettes , which have grown into a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S.

LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu poet and saint to India, the university's Ashmolean Museum said. The Indian High Commission in the U.K.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Across the Chinese diaspora , racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 16-22: June 16: Actor Eileen Atkins (“The Crown,” ″Doc Martin”) is 90. Actor Bill Cobbs is 90. Country singer Billy “Crash” Craddock is 86. Singer Eddie Levert of The O’Jays is 82. Actor Joan Van Ark is 81.