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Qatar offers World Cup visitors an introduction to Islam
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fatima Garcia donned a headscarf and a black abaya — a…
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles…
Chance the Rapper to bring free concert, festival to Ghana
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Chance the Rapper visited West Africa earlier this year, he…
‘Aftersun,’ ‘Banshees’ lead AP’s best films of 2022
The Associated Press’ Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr’s picks for the best movies…
‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther’ advance in Oscars shortlist
Blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick,”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and…
An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars
NEW YORK (AP) — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian…
Canadian economy grew by 0.1% in October, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy grew slightly in October with the latest reading on real…
The AP names its nine Breakthrough Entertainers of 2022
They worked hard, with the rewards coming slowly but surely. Then something came along —…
Folk legend Ian Tyson, known for ‘Four Strong Winds’ as part of Ian & Sylvia, dies
TORONTO – Ian Tyson, the Canadian folk legend turned cowboy storyteller who penned “Four Strong…
2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The…
At top of opera, Yoncheva worries about classical music
NEW YORK (AP) — Sonya Yoncheva, a soprano at the top of her profession, worries…
Idaho college killings suspect is criminology PhD student
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A 28-year-old criminal justice graduate student was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania…
Review: A grumpy Tom Hanks stars in ‘A Man Called Otto’
Sentimental tales about grumpy old men and American decline have, until recently, typically been the…
Justice Jackson working on a memoir, titled ‘Lovely One’
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir.…
McKinney hits the mark with Carney impression on ‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes’
Mark McKinney’s impression of Canada’s new prime minister may be buttoned-up and intense, but he…
Filmmaker and sculptor Michael Snow, who ‘demolished boundaries’ of art, dies at 94
TORONTO – Interdisciplinary artist Michael Snow, known in Canada and internationally for his abstract painting,…
Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as…
Prince Harry says explosive book is a bid to ‘own my story’
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry defended his decision to publish a memoir that lays bare…
Golden Globes are back on TV, but are reform efforts enough?
NEW YORK (AP) — Without a TV show, starry red carpet, host, press or even…
Gonez Media acquires Toronto’s Now Magazine, plans relaunch under Now banner
TORONTO – Online media company Gonez Media (GMI) says it has acquired Now Magazine. Financial…
EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital’s chaotic uprising
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the…
Philip Roth tribute to be held in his native New Jersey
NEW YORK (AP) — Authors Ottessa Moshfegh and Susan Choi and actors John Turturro and…
Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, ODESZA to headline Bonnaroo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kendrick Lamar is returning to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this…
Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean to headline Coachella
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean will hit the stage as…