An ancient eagle that once ruled the skies above New Zealand appears to have been a predator, and may have fed on human flesh, researchers said Friday.

Hollywood actor Al Pacino has signed on to play the title character in a new film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. Variety.com said Michael Radford wrote the script for and plans to direct the movie.

By Deseret Morning News editorial The actor Paul Scofield has died. He was 86. That, in itself, may not lead to mourning.

By BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE By Benedict Nightingale The New York Times Paul Scofield, the acclaimed British actor who created the indelible role of Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's play "A Man for All Seasons" and then repeated it on film in 1966 in an Oscar- winning performance, died Wednesday near his home in southern England.

By Jim Cheng Paul Scofield may have turned down a knighthood, but his place among British acting royalty is nonetheless assured. The legendary stage actor, who won an Academy Award for A Man for All Seasons, made only a handful of films, but he made them count.