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Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached, methodical literary voice made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of a uniquely turbulent time, has died.

Michaela Coel became the first Black woman to win the Emmy for best writing for a limited series for her HBO drama “I May Destroy You.”

A new fellowship co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will provide $25,000 for emerging and established Puerto Rican writers.

“Saturday Night Live” writer Sam Jay is stepping into the spotlight with her new Netflix stand-up comedy special “3 in the Morning.” She joined LX News to talk about the special and describe the overwhelming moment of writing sketches for one of her SNL heroes, Eddie Murphy.

Johnny sits down with South Korean radio personality and writer Yerica Park to learn more about the Korean war’s effect on both sides, then explores the area’s lush soybean fields and samples local tofu and rice wine.

Kristen Stewart’s character in the highly anticipated “Charlie’s Angels” reboot is “definitely gay,” Elizabeth Banks, the film’s writer, producer and director recently confirmed, after previously refusing to put a label on the character’s sexuality. When the film’s trailer was initially released in June, LGBTQ fans dubbed the reboot “Charlie’s Gayngels” in celebration of the casting of Stewart, a queer actress,...

A Maryland judge on Thursday scheduled a March trial to determine whether a man who has pleaded guilty to killing five people at a Maryland newspaper is not criminally responsible because of mental illness.

Two high schoolers are testing their fledgling relationship with a day on the town, a classic start to a screen romance. But on Tuesday’s “This Is Us,” the carefree date in Philadelphia belongs to a boy who’s a teenage dad from a blue-collar household and a girl who’s been adopted from foster care into relative affluence.

After he pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible to the shooting that killed five employees at the Capital Gazette, the trial for Jarrod Ramos has been postponed. Chris Gordon reports.

“An anonymous and appreciative Astros fan” says civility is still alive among Washington Nationals fans.

Shortly after winning her second Booker Prize, Margaret Atwood has received a rare honor from Queen Elizabeth II for her services to literature. The Canadian novelist and poet was presented with an Order of the Companions of Honor in a ceremony at Windsor Castle Friday. She said the experience made her “a bit emotional.”

Actress Gina Rodriguez has apologized for using the N-word while singing along to “Ready or Not,” a song by The Fugees, in a now-deleted video on Instagram Tuesday. “I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing The Fugees, to a song that I love, that I grew up on,” Rodriguez said in a subsequent video on her Instagram stories....

Ellie Kemper is a mom again. The “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “The Office” actress revealed on Instagram on Saturday that she gave birth to her and husband Michael Koman’s second child and son last month. “Happy 1-Month Birthday to our baby boy, Matthew!” she wrote, alongside a photo of her and the newborn. “He has inherited his dad’s brown hair...

The driver of a tour bus that crashed near a national park in Utah, killing four Chinese tourists and injuring dozens more, was making his first trip for a company that had only been in business for a short time, investigators said Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board is researching the driver’s background, license qualification and medical history, said Pete...

Families stranded, honeymoons and vacations canceled, thousands of workers laid off: The sudden collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook and its network of airlines and hotels sowed chaos for hundreds of thousands of travelers and businesses around the world Monday. Brought down by a variety of factors, including crushing debts and online competition, the 178-year-old travel agency that helped...

To get a peek into what D.C. residents are reading, NBC Washington checked out the DC Public Library’s data on the most popular books and authors of the past year.

‘Late Night’ writer Amber Ruffin recaps what’s happening in pop culture news.

The unexplained explosion of a rocket at an Iranian space center grew more mysterious Saturday as President Donald Trump tweeted what appeared to be an American surveillance photo of the site and Tehran showed off a satellite meant to be launched. Trump’s tweet showing the aftermath of Thursday’s explosion at the Imam Khomeini Space Center drew a taunting tweet from...

Dr. Seuss is hitting the road this fall with a large interactive exhibit that will immerse visitors in some of the most iconic books by the beloved children’s writer. The exhibit is centered on a maze based on “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” the Dr. Seuss book that urges children to explore the world and move mountains despite the pitfalls...

Accountants in Hong Kong marched Friday in support of the pro-democracy movement, while the Canadian Consulate banned its staff from leaving the city on official business after a British Consulate employee was detained in mainland China. The head of the cabin crew union for Hong Kong airline Cathay Dragon said she had been fired in retaliation for supporting the movement,...