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Sony chair Amy Pascal steps down in wake of hacking incident Thu, 5 Feb 2015 14:40:57 EST Sony chair Amy Pascal steps down in wake of hacking incident Thu, 5 Feb 2015 14:40:57 EST Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and head of the film studio, nearly three months after a massive hack hit the company and revealed embarrassing emails. Read More Gary Glitter, former glam rock singer, convicted of child sex crimes in London Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:57:25 EST Former U.K. glam rock singer Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd was convicted in London Thursday in a number of attacks on young girls in the 1970s. Read More Harper Lee is 'happy as hell' over response to new book, says publisher Thu, 5 Feb 2015 12:45:30 EST HarperCollins released a new statment Thursday from the 88-year-old To Kill A Mockingbird author amid concerns she wasn't involved in 2nd book deal. Read More Paris bans action movie shoots in wake of Charlie Hebdo attacks Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:22:23 EST Paris is restricting the filming of action movies in the city after deadly attacks over fears that actors could be mistaken for police or soldiers. Read More NBC anchor Brian Williams now says 'under fire' incident in Iraq didn't happen Wed, 4 Feb 2015 22:21:33 EST NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has admitted he spread a false story about being on a helicopter that came under enemy fire while he was reporting in Iraq in 2003. Read More More Headlines Jury selection a challenge in trial of man accused of killing 'American Sniper' Kyle Jimmy Fallon goes back to school in Saved by the Bell spoof Channing Tatum goes back to the grind in Magic Mike XXL trailer Bobby Brown says daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was never married Harper Lee's second novel sparks skepticism from critics and fans Felicity Jones beats out Canadian Tatiana Maslany for Star Wars lead, report Claude Monet's Le Grand Canal fetches more than $35M at Sotheby's auction Video game leagues get their own live sports score app Nielsen ratings data shows big TV decline due to streaming video Emanuel Ax, Grammy-winning artist, kicks off 10-day piano festival with free concerts Wednesday