Allee Willis, the eclectic and gleefully offbeat Grammy-winning songwriter behind Earth, Wind & Fire's "September," the theme for the sitcom "Friends," and the score for the Broadway production of "The Color Purple," died on Tuesday,…

The Lakers three-game losing streak — although it has its reasons — dropped the team a couple of spots in this week’s rankings, so the hottest teams in the East and West moved up. 1.…

LONDON — At the end of a “bumpy” year, the queen celebrated Christmas on Wednesday together with her family at her country estate in the east of England. Her 98-year-old husband, Prince Philip, returned a…

LONDON — At the end of a “bumpy” year, the queen celebrated Christmas on Wednesday together with her family at her country estate in the east of England. She will be joined by her 98-year-old…

Kevin Spacey posted a video asking people to be kinder on Tuesday in what appears to be a Christmas Eve tradition for the actor, who has been accused of sexually assaulting men. Spacey, 60, once…

The theme park SeaWorld Orlando plans to phase out its signature killer-whale attraction at the start of the new year, scrapping the "One Ocean" show and replacing it with "Orca Encounter." "One Ocean" will close…

Model Halima Aden is the first black woman to appear on the cover of Essence magazine wearing a hijab. Aden said in a tweet Monday that she is thankful for the distinction. The tweet was…

In 2019, demonstrations around the world, both peaceful and violent, were set off by social unrest over economic instability, government corruption and inequality. The protests created a domino effect, crossing borders and bringing droves of…