Life imitates art for Chinese superstar Andy Lau in 'The Movie Emperor'

L-R: Lau, Hao/ABC Audio The Movie Emperor, the Chinese-language film featuring global star Andy Lau, had its well-received premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in its Gala Presentations section on September 15. Ironically, Lau plays Lau Wai-chi, a famous
Migrant crisis explained: What's behind the border surge

Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is doubling down on strategies to contain migration as unauthorized border crossings surge across the southwest. The number of migrants apprehended in a single day by the U.S. Border
'There's always deeper than rock bottom': Florida Democrats gird for 2024

Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An auto strike impacting Michigan. A prominent GOP Senate recruit in Pennsylvania. A pending campaign launch from a hardliner in Arizona. News just in recent days has put the battleground map into
'Man of Steel' writer David S. Goyer says Warner Bros. wanted to make 20 superhero movies to catch Marvel

Apple TV+ David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about the superhero genre: The Foundation writer and executive producer wrote Blade; co-wrote the Oscar-winning Batman movie The Dark Knight; and wrote Henry Cavill‘s hit 2013 Superman
Dr. Apoorva Ramaswamy reflects on why her husband Vivek decided to run for president

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Apoorva Ramaswamy has been active on the campaign trail with her husband Vivek, an author and businessman running for the GOP presidential ticket, along with the rest of her family. Dr. Ramaswamy
Canada-India relations strain over killing of Sikh separatist leader

EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The diplomatic breach between Canada and India over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver has widened as both countries expelled one of the other’s diplomats and India
It's a kayak with a grenade launcher. And it could be a game-changer in Ukraine.

Courtesy of Adamant Verf (KYIV, Ukraine) — In a quiet bay of the Dnipro River, a one-hour drive from Kyiv, a group of Ukrainian engineers and special forces soldiers tested what they believe can be a game-changer
Green light! New teaser for 'Squid Game: The Challenge' drops

Netflix/Pete Dadds A real-life version of the massively popular series Squid Game is coming — and from the looks of a new teaser, it will be wild. Squid Game: The Challenge will feature 456 players competing in
Mike Sargent on going from director to film critic and back again with horror thriller 'From the Shadows'

Michael Tullberg/Getty Images The indie thriller From the Shadows had its Los Angeles premiere this week, and thanks to a waiver from SAG-AFTRA, its cast was in attendance, including veteran character Keith David and Oscar nominee Bruce Davison. Davison plays the leader of
Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98

Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (LONDON) — Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, the first in the country’s history to be reelected to office, has died, according to the nation’s press service ANSA. He was 98. The former president, who