Julia Roberts’ star turn in 1999’s Notting Hill gave her a lifelong friend: writer and director Richard Curtis. Curtis’ daughter Scarlett, herself a writer, shared videos and photos on June ...

Captain Richard Curtis Holt, Sr, age 87, a US Navy Veteran, of Greenland, formerly of Rye, passed away on May 23, 2025 following a period of declining health. For 67 years, he was the beloved ...

Twenty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he’s finally getting a trophy. It’s not for his death ...

The creators behind a new British comedy have said it is “very flattering” and “quite mad” to receive praise from the king of rom-coms, Richard Curtis. Carey Mulligan stars in The Ballad ...

Three major trials are happening in New York. Sean "Diddy" Combs faces federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Emergency crews are actively responding to flooding in the Grove Hill Road area following severe storms that swept through Botetourt County, the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department reported Saturday.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin ...

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans’ plan to extract more savings from Medicaid as part of their revised tax and spending package ...

British screenwriter and producer Richard Curtis returned home with an idea to use comedy to raise funds to help those in need. Fronted by beloved British comedian Lenny Henry and a plethora of ...