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Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not…
‘A Minecraft Movie’ delivers Hollywood a much-needed box-office hit
Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening…
John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl’s dark side
LONDON (AP) — American actor John Lithgow won the best actor trophy at the London…
Winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage
LONDON (AP) — The winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out Sunday for achievement…
Strive to survive on court: film shows the pressure ball kids face to earn an Australian Open spot
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Formula 1 has done it, so has professional golf, the National…
Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The number of victims who died after a roof…
NPD says ‘Lego Batman 2’ tops video games titles in June, sales down 29 per cent
NEW YORK, N.Y. – U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 29 per cent in June, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline.
US video game sales drop for 8th straight month in July
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell for the eighth straight month in July as the industry continued to look ahead toward the release of new equipment to cure its woes.
Is it art or is it just cute? Film festival showcases online cat videos
MINNEAPOLIS – Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you’re among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested in watching a 1-minute clip of a cat in a T-shirt pounding on a keyboard, then move along.
Ubisoft unveils cutting-edge Toronto performance capture studio for video games
TORONTO – Ubisoft Toronto celebrated its latest expansion Thursday, showing off a performance capture studio for its video games.
Despite more leaks and teases, E3 still surprises with new video games
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The jaws aren’t dropping at E3.
Police seek video and photos from Toronto music festival where two died
TORONTO – Toronto police are trying to determine what drugs may have been consumed by two people who died and 13 others who were sickened at a weekend music festival, but some of the recovering victims are not even sure what they took.
As questions arise about Rice inquiry, Goodell says no one at NFL saw video until this week
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – As questions arose about how the NFL investigated domestic violence allegations against Ray Rice, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league asked for, but was not given, video showing the ex-Ravens running back punching his then-fiancee on an elevator.
Neil Patrick Harris announces with online video that he’ll host the Academy Awards in 2015
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Neil Patrick Harris is going for an awards-show trifecta, set to host the 2015 Oscars after four hosting stints at Broadway’s Tony Awards and two at TV’s Primetime Emmy Awards.
Playing video games for money? 3 guys make career out of gaming, blaze new path online
LAKELAND, Fla. – From nine to five, seven days a week, Robert Schill plays video games while sitting on a plush, brown sofa in central Florida.
Good news for gamers: Kentucky university says it will start offering video game scholarships
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A private liberal arts college in Kentucky says it will make video games an official sport and start offering scholarships to gamers in the fall.
Federal court allows NFL players’ lawsuit against video-game maker EA Sports to move forward
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court gave the green light Tuesday to a lawsuit by former NFL players against video-game maker Electronic Arts over the use of their avatars in the company’s Madden NFL series.
Detroit Institute of Arts, seeking financial stability, asks for tax to support operations
DETROIT – The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it’s rejected.
Michelle Obama, Smithsonian honour top creative minds with National Design Awards
WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama said the nation’s top designers in fashion, architecture, landscapes and technology were making life better through their everyday work and honoured them at the White House on Friday.
Comic-Con after dark: Plentiful parties light up the city after the convention centre closes
SAN DIEGO – Comic-Con isn’t just a daytime affair.
Broadway star Celeste Holm dies at 95; won Oscar for performance in ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who soared to Broadway fame in “Oklahoma!” and won an Oscar in “Gentleman’s Agreement” but whose last years were filled with financial difficulty and estrangement from her sons, died Sunday, a relative said. She was 95.
Letting it all hang out: Air-drying laundry the right way saves dollars, energy
Think clotheslines are a relic of a bygone era, a time when our grandmothers slaved over their dainties with stiff birch-wood pins?
Strikeforce champ Rousey has a nose for success and earned it the hard way
Punch (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey in the nose and the Strikeforce bantamweight champion doesn’t much care.
Canadian pianist to compete in international piano competition semifinals
Avan Yu has been playing piano since he was five years old. In fact, he had his first piano lesson on his fifth birthday.