Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, testifies on “the politicization of the nation’s preeminent law enforcement agency” at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 12 to a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation” held by the House Judiciary Committee. …

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument at a Maryland home, prosecutors announced. Sophia Negroponte, 30, of Washington, was convicted in January of second-degree murder in the 2020 death of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen….

JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi man allegedly upset about the COVID-19 vaccination program has been sentenced to two years in prison for threatening federal health officials, federal prosecutors said. Robert Wiser Bates, 39, of Ridgeland, placed phone calls to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta in July 2021 and left threatening voicemails for the…

The body of Hatayspor’s Sporting Director Taner Savut was recovered on Tuesday more than two weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck in Turkey and Syria, in which more than 47,000 people have died. Savut had been missing since Feb. 6. His body was found close to where Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, of the same club,…

LONDON—Hugh Hudson, a British filmmaker who debuted as a feature director with the Oscar-winning Olympics drama “Chariots of Fire” and later made such well-regarded movies as “My Life So Far” and the Oscar-nominated “Greystoke,” has died at age 86. Hudson’s family issued a brief statement announcing that he died Friday at a hospital in London…

A unique behind-the-scenes perspective of the U.S. Navy’s support in making the Top Gun sequel. Two senior naval officers are sent by the Navy to advise the director and producers of “Top Gun: Maverick,” ensuring naval aviation is portrayed correctly. …

NEW YORK—Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy-winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ “Anthology” documentary series and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73. His death was confirmed Tuesday by daughter Sam Wonfor, who said he died in Newcastle, where he grew up….

WASHINGTON—Seven directors on the boards of five companies have resigned because of the Justice Department’s concerns over the directors holding similar board positions at rival companies, the department said on Wednesday. Three directors resigned from the board of IT management software company SolarWinds Corp., one because the person was on the boards of both SolarWinds…

Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content:…

WASHINGTON—CIA Director William Burns has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home and quarantine for five days before returning to the office, the intelligence agency’s public affairs office said on Thursday. “He is fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, and has experienced mild symptoms,” the agency said in a statement. Burns, 65, last…