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Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended…
Funeral held for Texas teen who died at Astroworld festival
HOUSTON (AP) — Brianna Rodriguez, who at 16 was among the youngest of the 10people…
N.L. launches 2022 Come Home Year as a post-pandemic boost to tourism and morale
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s government is unveiling a plan to tug at…
Democrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas, pursuing a…
Houston officials pick internal review of Astroworld tragedy
HOUSTON (AP) — Calls for an independent investigation into whatled to 10 deaths at the…
Retired violin professor pleads guilty to child sex charges
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A longtime University of Michigan violin professor pleaded guilty to…
Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General’s fiction prize
A mother of boys, Norma Dunning says she likes to think of her books as…
Amazon-sponsored artwork that ‘learns’ debuts at Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP) — The artificial intelligence at the heart of a new art exhibit, “me…
Man sentenced for R. Kelly witness intimidation attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for…
Lawyer says Tarantino has right to sell ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quentin Tarantino’s attorney said Wednesday that he has every right to…
Officials debate letting Calhoun statue be part of exhibit
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Los Angeles visual arts space wants to display a South…
Award winner Martín Espada among writers in new fellowship
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s winner of the National Book Award for poetry, Martín…
Man pleads guilty to spitting on cop who body-slammed him
CHICAGO (AP) — A man who was body-slammed by a Chicago police officer during a…
Rita Letendre, renowned as a pioneer of Canadian abstract art, dead at 93
TORONTO – Rita Letendre, renowned as a pioneer of Canadian abstract art, has died. Gallery…
Prince Andrew accusations left out of Epstein-Maxwell case
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial next…
Virginia school system returns books it pulled after outcry
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia school system said Tuesday it was returning two…
Illinois families of 2 killed at concert file lawsuits
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The family of two close friends from suburban Chicago who were…
In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again
PARIS (AP) — France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War…
‘Encanto,’ ‘House of Gucci’ fuel Thanksgiving box office
NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally…
Oh! Christmas tree? Cardboard display is the talk of a town
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent…
Author Alice Sebold apologizes to man cleared in 1981 rape
NEW YORK (AP) — Author Alice Sebold publicly apologized Tuesday to the man who was…
Investigators track ammunition in fatal film set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live…
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged…
Canadian bantamweight Josh Hill hits the books in studying mental side of MMA game
Canadian bantamweight (Gentleman) Josh Hill had had to battle performance anxiety as well as his…