TV movies based on real news stories are often said to be "ripped from" what?

Which bands of tissue help support the liver and also hold the bones of the knee together? Which green nuts are said to have been a favorite of the Queen of Sheba? Which chewy chocolate bar cookies share their name with the helpful household sprites of Scottish folklore? Which rock band conquered the world with albums like "High Voltage," "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black"? Which 1946 John Hersey book begins, "At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning..."? Which R.E.M. song, which also became the title of a 1999 biopic, was a tribute to comedian Andy Kaufman? Which gospel writer begins his book, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God"? Which author of "A Passage to India" co-wrote the libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd"?