Arts and Entertainment

‘Heretic’ debuts with $11 million, but ‘Venom’ sequel tops box office again

With the holidays approaching, US stores stock more supersize TV sets

India’s ban on Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork

Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris shines in light show

Pompeii archaeological park sets daily visitors’ limit to combat over-tourism

Turkish authorities ban screening of LGBTQI-themed film ‘Queer’

5 hospitalized, 62 detained after attacks on Israeli football fans, Amsterdam police say

Hindu devotees flock to rivers for prayers to the sun god

UN expresses concern for Sudan heritage sites looted amid civil war

Music titan Quincy Jones dies at 91

‘Venom 3’ tops box office again, while Tom Hanks film struggles

America’s holiday calendar is increasingly diverse

Mexicans celebrate Day of Dead, grapple with keeping tradition

At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ — and lucrative — as ever

On Pakistan’s southern coast, surfers chase waves and their dreams

NYC hosts world’s largest Halloween parade

Children trick-or-treat at White House; first lady dresses as panda for Halloween

Indians mark Diwali by lighting record number of earthen lamps

Cambodian archaeologists discover centuries-old statues at Angkor

Teri Garr, comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died

Authorities in Shanghai crack down on Halloween celebrations

Nigeria praises CAF decision in controversy over Libya’s treatment of Nigerian footballers

Texas Country Boys give charity concerts in war-torn Ukraine

Bavarian tradition honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of farmers, horses and livestock

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ misses projections as superhero films’ grip on theaters loosens

Thousands turn out for Thai royal barge pageantry

War casts shadow over Lebanon’s ancient Baalbek

Major Vatican meeting sidelines talks of women priests, deacons

Bassist Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead, dies at 84

Ukrainians find normalcy between shellings in Sumy ‘art yard’  

‘Smile 2’ grinning to No. 1 at box office; ‘Anora’ glitters

Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne among Rock Hall of Fame inductees

6-time Olympic cycling champion Hoy reveals he has terminal cancer

Nepal’s Sherpas deserve more, says teen who scaled world’s 14 tallest peaks

Acik Radyo falls silent as Turkish media regulator revokes license

Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world

One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

South African artists, influencers with albinism fight stigma

Zimbabwean comedian wows audiences on America’s Got Talent

‘Terrifier 3’ slashes ‘Joker’ to take No. 1 at box office

In Hiroshima, Nobel Prize brings survivors hope, sense of duty

Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will be celebrated at 50th annual festival

Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later

Taylor Swift, Hulk Hogan. Can celebrities sway US voters?

Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s books fly off the shelves in South Korea

Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida

South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize for her ‘intense poetic prose’

DC’s Hirshhorn Museum bustles with bright Brazilian art

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal to retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals

Offline dating, friendship meetups trending in US 

‘Joker 2’ is box office No.1 despite poor reviews from audiences, critics

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

Gauff rallies to reach China Open final; Sinner, Alcaraz win in Shanghai

John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and Emmy nominee for blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Dikembe Mutombo, Hall of Fame basketball player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

‘Megalopolis’ flops, ‘The Wild Robot’ soars at box office

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest