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Among awards frontrunners, 'Birth of a Nation' lands surprise DGA nod

LOS ANGELES Nate Parker's historical slavery drama was a surprise inclusion among the Directors Guild of America's nominations on Thursday, after the early awards frontrunner was derailed by a decade-old lawsuit involving a rape charge against the filmmaker. | Video

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Investor Warren Buffett's life is chronicled in HBO movie

NEW YORK "I like numbers," Warren Buffett says in an upcoming HBO documentary about his life. "It started before I could remember. It just felt good, working with numbers."

Film, People Jan 11 2017

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit family charities in London

LONDON Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate joined in on a support group session at a child bereavement charity on Wednesday, as they helped the service's London center mark its one-year anniversary. | Video

People, World Jan 11 2017

Madame Tussauds unveils Amitabh Bachchan waxwork for Delhi opening

NEW DELHI Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday ahead of the museum's opening later this year in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

People 8:38am EST

New Jersey's Monmouth University to host Bruce Springsteen archive

NEW YORK A university in U.S. rock icon Bruce Springsteen's home state of New Jersey will be home to a collection of decades' worth of works and memorabilia from his Grammy Award-winning career, a school spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

U.S., People, Jan 11 2017

British singers Church, Ferguson snub Trump inauguration

LONDON/NEW YORK British singers Charlotte Church and Rebecca Ferguson have rejected invitations from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team to perform at his inauguration next week, they said in separate statements on Tuesday.

Music Jan 10 2017
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British author Rowling says Trump has a right to be bigoted

NEW YORK Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling labeled U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump bigoted after receiving the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in New York. | Video