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Montreal Canadiens forward Denis Gurianov won’t take warmup on Pride night Thursday
Montreal Canadiens forward Denis Gurianov has opted not to wear the themed warmup jersey for…
Canadiens’ Gurianov opts out of team’s Pride night pregame
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens’ Denis Gurianov has decided not to wear his team’s…
David Foster wasn’t attuned to Broadway, until he wrote the music for ‘Boop!’
TORONTO — David Foster is the first to admit he’s a musical dictator. It would…
Florida art dealer and another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida art dealer and another man face charges involving the…
Poet Yusef Komunyakaa to receive honorary Anisfeld-Wolf Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime…
New this week: Brooke Shields, ‘Grease’ prequel and NF album
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
GOP’s DeSantis visits Whitmer’s Michigan, the ‘anti-Florida’
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a highly anticipated presidential announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
‘A Thousand and One’ is Teyana Taylor’s answered prayer
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulpits across America this Easter Sunday are sure to be filled…
Ojibwe woman makes history as North Dakota poet laureate
North Dakota lawmakers have appointed an Ojibwe woman as the state’s poet laureate, making her…
UFC returns to Canada with UFC 289 pay-per-view set for June 10 in Vancouver
The UFC is returning to Canada. The mixed martial arts promoter said UFC 289 will…
Jazz saxophonist, teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan dies at 87
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz saxophonist and music teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan died in his…
Canada’s Rory MacDonald headed to UFC Hall of Fame for bloody UFC 189 title challenge
A former Bellator champion, retired Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald is now headed to…
Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81
Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his…
Sheriff Mark Lamb says he’s running for US Senate in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said Tuesday he’s running for the U.S.…
Man agrees to plead guilty in Basquiat artwork fraud scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in…
California weighs how to improve outcomes for Black students
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature is weighing a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Mario, Mariah, Madonna added to National Recording Registry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mario, Madonna and Mariah have entered the national audio canon. Madonna’s star-making…
Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing board have launched a fresh salvo…
New streaming app to ‘Max’ programming from HBO, Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled a streaming service Wednesday combining iconic HBO programming such as “The…
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary…
Mary Quant, mastermind of Swinging ’60s style, dies at 93
LONDON (AP) — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London…
Actor Drake Bell found safe after being declared missing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star…
Threats to dictionary publisher land man a year in prison
A California man who made violent anti-LGBTQ-related threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster Inc. over its…
Biden taps Gaga, Clooney, Garner, others for arts committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced a star-studded slate of members for…