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VILNIUS, Lithuania — J.D. Salinger, the American writer best known for his 1951 novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” was honoured Friday with a sculpture featuring a rye field near the Lithuanian village where his ancestors lived.

LONDON — Ian Holm, a versatile British actor whose long career included roles in “Chariots of Fire” and “The Lord of the Rings” has died. He was 88.

MOUTSE VALLEY, South Africa — The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far cry from the bright lights of “America's Got Talent,” but that's where the members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves coping with the coronavirus pandemic.

SALT LAKE CITY — The day his boss looked over at the TV screen and gave a forlorn nod at the plunging red lines of the stock market, my husband could feel the layoff coming. It was a gut punch when it hit our family, like millions of others.

SALT LAKE CITY — The day his boss looked over at the TV screen and gave a forlorn nod at the plunging red lines of the stock market, my husband could feel the layoff coming. It was a gut punch when it hit our family, like millions of others.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World cancelled it's annual after-hours Halloween party at Magic Kingdom that typically begins in mid-August, and announced the popular food and wine festival will begin when Epcot reopens in July.

NASHVILLE — Singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. has spent a lot of his life on tour buses and travelling from city to city, but even when the pandemic shut down the country, he couldn’t sit still.

LOS ANGELES — Holland Taylor earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of charismatic Texas politician Ann Richards, but the actor deserves acclaim for her research and writing skills as well.

LOS ANGELES — Holland Taylor earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of charismatic Texas politician Ann Richards, but the actor deserves acclaim for her research and writing skills as well.

NEW YORK — The National Book Critics Circle, founded 46 years ago, is seeking to reinvent itself.