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New Miss America glad she didn’t have to don swimsuit to win
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having…
John C. Reilly and other TIFF stars weigh in on Oscars popular film category
TORONTO – John C. Reilly has what might be an unpopular opinion on the popular…
Small private US college slashes tuition by $17K annually
SANTA FE, N.M. – A private liberal arts college with campuses in New Mexico and…
San Francisco to remove statue depicting Native American
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco board decided Wednesday to remove a 19th century statue…
2 indicted on weapons charge in shooting at 24-hour festival
TRENTON, N.J. – Two Trenton men have been indicted on weapons charges stemming from a…
Detroit Institute of Arts expanding Asian galleries
DETROIT – Newly expanded galleries dedicated to Asian art will debut at the Detroit Institute…
Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff opens
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Off the beaten track of Portsmouth’s cultural, historic and arts attractions is…
Correction: Obit-Marin Mazzie story
NEW YORK – In a story Sept. 13 about the death of Marin Mazzie, The…
Ex-NFL player Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in $50 million civil lawsuit
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A young woman who says she was raped and threatened by…
Echoes of Anita Hill in #MeToo allegation against Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON – The sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh recall Anita Hill’s…
‘Silly old bear’: New exhibition celebrates Winnie-the-Pooh
BOSTON – When people care too much, Winnie-the-Pooh argues it’s just love. That bit of…
Will what happened at Georgetown Prep stay there?
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – To the uninitiated, Georgetown Preparatory School feels less like a high…
Poet Sonia Sanchez working on memoir, ‘Watch My Language’
NEW YORK – With the help of Ta-Nehisi Coates, poet Sonia Sanchez is writing a…
Police arrest 2 in shooting near Los Angeles charter school
LOS ANGELES – Police arrested two men and recovered a gun Thursday after a student…
Waterloo Warriors football program on the rise following drug scandal
WATERLOO, Ont. – They took back their city last weekend. Now, quarterback Tre Ford and…
San Francisco museum shows off modern Muslim women’s fashion
SAN FRANCISCO – The head covering is among the most identifiable elements of Muslim women’s…
In Milan, colours pop at Versace, MSGM, Etro
MILAN – Fashion may seem a respite for the cares of the world, but often…
Baloney Meter: Do Liberal policies mean a typical family is $2,000 richer?
OTTAWA – “Our plan — to invest in people, to strengthen and grow the middle…
The Latest: Iran dismisses Israeli ‘atomic warehouse’ claim
CAMEROON, Cameroon – The latest on the United Nations General Assembly (all times local): 8:05…
Iran’s FM calls Netanyahu’s claims at UN an ‘obscene charge’
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s foreign minister denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allegations against Tehran…
Colombians say alleged Nova Scotia killer was a drug cartel kingpin
A Halifax-area man accused of murder was allegedly one of the kingpins of a Colombian…
French singer and actor Charles Aznavour dies at age 94
PARIS – Charles Aznavour, the French crooner and actor whose performing career spanned eight decades…
Charles Aznavour, known as France’s Sinatra, dies at 94
PARIS – Charles Aznavour’s performing career endured eight decades, with a prompter in his final…
The Latest: Vegas shooting survivors form human chain
LAS VEGAS – The Latest on events marking the anniversary of the Oct. 1, 2017,…