Alabama student Ella Cook identified as victim in Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9. Church confirms sophomore's death in campus tragedy.

Simon Cowell reveals how he predicted singer success in 10 seconds on his hit shows including "American Idol" and "The X Factor." His new Netflix docuseries "The Next Act" shows his process.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations was previously designated as a terrorist organization by both Texas and Florida but has not received the same label at the federal level.

Minimalist Christmas trees are sparking debate as some call them elegant, while others say they won't give up traditional ornament-filled trees and cherished family memories.

The parents of a bystander who disarmed a gunman during the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach have hailed their son as a "hero."

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The 44-year-old quarterback was elevated to the Colts' starter against the Seahawks after signing with the team earlier in the week.

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Singer’s attorney says ‘public figures are often treated as targets for instigation in pursuit of headlines or financial gain’

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Tributes paid to two people killed as authorities search for a gunman who also injured nine others in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday

One of the nine people injured in the shooting was named as Kendall Turner in media reports.

The Raleigh News & Observers reported Turner, from Durham, North Carolina, was among those wounded in the mass shooting on Saturday.

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“I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,” Nick, who was first sent to rehab at the age of 15, told People in 2016.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amber Davies has broken her silence after a tense dance-off saw her through to the show final.

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Jordan Reynolds hops on the twice-daily Amtrak Mardi Gras service to explore the region’s vibrant music, history and food

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Things are looking about as dysfunctional as ever in Cleveland.

It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages

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The recipe for Kat Lieu's Lychee-Frosted Sugar Cookies might look simple at first, but they pack a flavorful punch

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Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have all announced they will not be participating over protest to Israel’s involvement

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The MP insisted the party’s plans would improve working in central government

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Exclusive: As Sheree Aldridge’s baby son Teddy celebrates his first birthday, the 37-year-old says it’s a miracle he survived – but that the terrifying events of the Liverpool Parade still haunt her

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Maresca caused a stir when making the comments after Chelsea’s win over Everton and was quizzed on them again before Tuesday’s clash with Cardiff

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The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation

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‘If it carries on like this, we won’t be able to respond’

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A massacre nearly 30 years ago led Australia to get tough on guns, now the Bondi shooting has reignited that debate

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It would be really embarrassing to rename your first season "Chapter One" only for that to be "It."

Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more

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As a film-maker, Rob Reiner championed humour, civility and intelligence – qualities you suppose would be out of step with the Hollywood of the 1980s where he made his name, and in the 1990s where he scored a series of extraordinary, far-reaching successes. Reiner had a family interest in the workings of on-screen comedy: his father Carl had played a key role on Sid Caesar’s TV shows, which themselves were revolutionary, and helped birth a new generation of screen comics by directing Steve Martin’s film debut The Jerk. Rob had become a household name as Meathead, the liberal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted Archie Bunker in 70s sitcom All in the Family (the equivalent to Mike Rawlins v Warren Mitchell in the British original, Till Death Us Do Part). But it was as a director and producer that he really made his impact felt.

In 1984, Reiner released This Is Spinal Tap, a “mockumentary” about a fictitious heavy metal band from the UK that rewrote the rules on what comedy could do. It sent up rock’n’roll behaviour and codified its cliches (with Reiner himself doing a hilarious parody of Martin Scorsese’s hosting role in The Last Waltz) and gave us zingers that haven’t lost their comedy power more than 30 years on: “The numbers all go to 11”, “it’s such a fine line between stupid, and er … clever.” Its deployment of improvised comedy was revolutionary for a Hollywood feature, and while Reiner wasn’t the first to use the fake-documentary techniques for comedic purposes (that goes back at least to Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run), it hugely popularised the mockumentary style; subsequent efforts include Bob Roberts, Fear of a Black Hat, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. All these owe Tap a huge debt – as well as the microgenre of star Christopher Guest’s improv-mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Almost incidentally, Spinal Tap became a sort-of-real band, with tours, record releases and a follow-up feature (Spinal Tap II: The End Continues), in which the presence of music industry titans Paul McCartney and Elton John demonstrated the high regard in which the original was held.

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