Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred in and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance

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Irene Cara, who won an Academy Award for 1983′s “Flashdance ... What A Feeling” and also sang the title track to “Fame,” has died, her publicist announced Friday night. She was 63.

“Dear Evan Hansen” stars Ben Platt and Noah Galvin announced their engagement on Friday.

A long-forgotten, and somewhat unsettling, statue of Mickey Mouse with giant lobster claws for hands has found its way back to Boston

“The Flatshare” stars Jessica Brown Findlay and Anthony Welsh got to do all their own stunts in their new rom-com TV series

This week’s new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendale’s male strip clubs

Journeyman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, three-time All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman and four-time Pro Bowl tackle Andrew Whitworth have made a smooth transition straight from the field to the studio this season, joining Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez and host Charissa Thompson on Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” crew

A court in Beijing has sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape

The World Cup is drawing record viewership to Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo and Peacock

Alessandro Michele is leaving his role as creative director of the Gucci, the fashion house announced Wednesday, bringing an end to an eight-year tenure that sharply redefined Gucci’s codes with romanticism and gender-fluidity, all the while powering revenues for the Kering parent

New York is planning tight security around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the wake of mass shootings elsewhere in the U.S. Police said Wednesday that there’s no known, credible threat to the famed event itself

Officials say thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes

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The guitarist for the British blues-rock band, Dr. Feelgood, has died.

Wilko Johnson, the guitarist with British blues-rock band Dr. Feelgood who had an unexpected career renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, has died

A historic home featured in the classic film “The Goonies” is for sale in Astoria, Oregon

The multiverse-hopping adventure film “Everything Everywhere All At Once'' leads the nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards

A huge horde of ancient gold coins dating back to around 100 B.C. has been stolen from a museum in southern Germany

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If you ever wanted to walk a mile in DJ Khaled’s shoes, now is your chance.

Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ acclaimed “Anthology” documentary and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73

The journey to the 2024 Olympic Games is well underway for dozens of b-boys and b-girls around the globe who hope to secure a spot to compete when breaking, the now-international dance art, makes its athletic debut on the world's stage