America’s immigrant communities have long provided Hollywood with convenient settings for movies about criminality and gang culture. Blockbusters like “The Godfather” (1972), “Goodfellas” (1990), “Road to Perdition” (2002) and “Gangs of New York” (2002)

Somali government troops backed by African Unionforces Wednesday captured the Shabab stronghold of Bardhere, one of the last key bases of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamists, officials said. “We have secured control of the town. The

ISIS’ effort to inspire troubled Americans to violence has become more of a terror threat to the U.S. than an external attack by Al-Qaeda, the FBI director said Wednesday. FBI Director James Comey told

With popular culture dominated by cinema and photography, and the conventions of catwalk beauty they favor, abstract figuration can be a challenging form to appreciate. “Elegy,” the solo show of Nadia Safieddine’s oils now

Poland’s new ambassador is a scar-faced hit man armed with two swords and potions against monsters and dragons. His name is Geralt, hero of a Polish role-playing video game bewitching the world. “The Witcher”

A partially sighted British pensioner has had most of his vision restored thanks to a “bionic eye” – a device that converts video images from a miniature camera installed in his glasses to his

NEW YORK: For all those who hailed the iPhone as the “Jesus Phone” in 2007, the Apple Watch’s arrival has hardly been the second coming. Sure, it can do many useful, even delightful things,

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Astronauts from Russia, Japan and theUnited States Thursday docked successfully with the International Space Station under six hours after they launched, NASA television showed. The Soyuz TMA 17M rocket – carrying cosmonaut

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA’s President Sepp Blatter will put aside their troubles Saturday when they take center stage and kick off the countdown to the 2018 World Cup. Putin

ASUNCION: River Plate came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Guarani Tuesday and secure a 3-1 aggregate win that takes them into their first Libertadores Cup final since 1996. Guarani, bidding