WASHINGTON — Penny Marshall, who played an endearingly graceless character with a thick Bronx accent in US television’s Laverne & Shirley before becoming a pioneering film director with hits including Big and A League of Their Own, died at 75, her publicist said on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES -- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a fourth child -- again using a surrogate, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday.

PARIS -- Louis Vuitton parent owner LVMH is developing a luxury brand with singer Rihanna, in a rare move by the acquisitive group towards building a new fashion label from scratch, industry news site WWD reported last Wednesday.

LONDON — Squeezing through tiny tunnels into a mummy’s tomb is not something to rattle veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes.

5 films to see on the week of August 2 — August 8, 2019

IT’S A testament to the confidence Morphies Law intrinsically engenders that Cosmoscope didn’t just let it rest on its laurels when it launched on the Nintendo Switch last year. Even with mediocre to poor reviews greeting its release, the Switzerland-based studio could have allowed it to thrive by way of built-up anticipation off its unique properties. After all, it isn’t akin to the typical third-person multiplayer shooter on a 4v4 arena store shelves already have myriad versions of. The notion of gamers accumulating mass for their characters by hitting the competition on the grid is arguably novel in and of itself. What makes it truly stand out is the twist in the implementation: when a specific body part is shot, the shooter’s grows even as the opponent’s shrinks.

THE Food Writers Association of the Philippines presents Toques and Texts, culinary inspirations from the award-winning book Sangkap.

MEET YONA. She loves reading Margaret Atwood and articles about teenage life and sings about loneliness and relationships on her newly released track.

LONDON — Sir Patrick Stewart said returning to Star Trek was irresistible as he led a new generation of cast members down the red carpet for the premiere of a series devoted to his much-loved character Jean-Luc Picard.

SHOOT ‘EM UPS have retained their popularity in arcades for a variety of reasons. In large measure, they hold universal appeal because of the relative ease with which gamers can start enjoying them; the objectives are clear and uncomplicated, with little to no backstories required to set them up. Certainly, it was what moved Psikyo, a videogame development company established in the early nineties, to keep producing titles in the genre. And it was no coincidence that chief executive officer Shinsuke Nakamura’s resume included the design of the hugely popular Sonic Wings (Aero Fighters in the West).

IN A LOT of ways, To All the Boys 2: I Still Love You, is a set up before the big reveal that is the third movie in the series. The latest movie in the John Hughes-inspired romantic comedy series starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo showed how the new couple navigates through their new relationship while semi-dealing with each of their issues.

RECOGNIZING the demand for sportswear that is both functional and stylish, adidas collaborated with local creators and launched a new athletics collection.