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Rooms make big difference in the lives of Juneau’s homeless
JUNEAU, Alaska – Evidence of a life filled with love, cultural pride and art gathered…
Five directors vie for Canada’s $100K Siminovitch Prize for theatre
OTTAWA – Five directors are in the running for a $100,000 Canadian theatre award. The…
Visual artist Stan Douglas is awarded $100,000 Audain prize in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – An artist who is known for his photo, film and video installations that…
Column: No sweat when it comes to funding new stadiums
The question isn’t whether taxpayers in Arlington, Texas, got hosed when they agreed to spend…
Former college towns left to adapt to business loss
POULTNEY, Vt. – As colleges and universities come alive this fall, some campuses sit closed…
New Mexico educator heading to Cambodia to help teachers
SANTA FE, N.M. – Before he joined Santa Fe Public Schools, Gary Bass taught English…
Artist fixes up ghost town near Utah-Colorado line
CISCO, Utah – An artist is trying to revitalize an abandoned old railroad town in…
Wesley Snipes says he’s moving on from ‘Blade’ character
LOS ANGELES – The news that another actor was cast as vampire hunter Blade came…
AP News in Brief at 11:08 p.m. EDT
Giuliani subpoenaed as impeachment inquiry accelerates WASHINGTON (AP) — At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue,…
Sheriff: Armed girl threatened to kill boy over crush
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Authorities in South Carolina say a girl brought two kitchen…
Michael Crummey among fiction finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards
OTTAWA – Newfoundland writer Michael Crummey has scored his third nomination for a major Canadian…
Dr. Dre, Iovine unveil high-tech new building at USC
LOS ANGELES – Andre “Dr. Dre” Young and Jimmy Iovine want a new high-tech building…
Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL – Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal’s 1976 Olympic Stadium and relentlessly defended…
Alaska school district seeks study of state testing accuracy
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District requested an analysis of the…
Former champ Mike Tyson takes a swing at MMA coverage
Mike Tyson is ready to talk your ears off about MMA. The former heavyweight champion…
Mexico to pay homage to late crooner José José on Wednesday
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government says the late crooner José José will be feted…
Museum awards honours for contributions to art, nature
BENNINGTON, Vt. – A business owner and musician who has made valuable contributions to the…
NHL Weekly Notebook: Star players mostly OK with video game ratings
Dylan Larkin did a double-take the first time he saw the list. Sure, the 23-year-old…
Thousands mourn Mexican singer José José at homage
MEXICO CITY – Thousands of people lined major boulevards Wednesday to catch a glimpse of…
Harold Bloom, author of ‘Anxiety of Influence,’ dies at 89
NEW YORK – Harold Bloom, the eminent critic and Yale professor whose seminal “The Anxiety…
Film academy honours 16 Student Academy Award winners
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – “I’d like to thank the academy” is a phrase many only…
PM Prep-Segue
JANE FONDA PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF IN THE 1970S WASHINGTON (AP) — Jane…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge…
9 jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine jurors were picked Wednesday on the second day of jury…