Marvel settles dispute with family of artist who helped create Iron Man, other characters

NEW YORK—Marvel has settled a lawsuit bound for the Supreme Court that pitted the comic-book company against the family of the artist who helped create such...

Chelsea Clinton Gives Birth To Baby Girl

  WASHINGTON — Bill and Hillary Clinton are grandparents. The couple’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton, has given birth to her first child, a daughter named Charlotte. Chelsea...

Before rape joke, ‘Family Guy’ episodes have created controversy

NEW YORK—This weekend’s crossover episode of Fox’s “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” has received criticism for a scene where a character uses rape as a punchline...

A hit, a very palpable hit: All the world’s a stage for Shakespeare in the (Fenway) Park

BOSTON—Five centuries after William Shakespeare wrote “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown,” the Boston Red Sox have been deposed as World Series champions, bouncing from last...

Pinay teener is Ottawa Idol winner

CANADA – Filipinos in Ottawa were jubilant as a young “kababayan” – who moved to Canada only two years ago – bagged this year’s Ottawa Idol...

Pinay White House chef featured in CNN’s Leading Women

MANILA, Philippines – This month, CNN’s Leading Women meets Cristeta Comerford, the White House executive chef. In 2005, Philippines-born Comerford made history when she became the...

Homelessness, poverty recurrent themes at this year’s Toronto film fest

TORONTO — A poverty-ridden America mired in unemployment and despair was on stark display at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where movie-makers and actors speculated...

John Travolta channelled his inner Monet for new TIFF film ‘The Forger’

How ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ became a stage hit

NEW YORK—In a rehearsal room near Times Square, Alex Sharp is about to jump. The brand-new Juilliard School graduate with a starring role in Broadway’s “The...