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WW2 Museum joins New Orleans library museum pass program
NEW ORLEANS – The National World War II Museum has joined the New Orleans Public…
‘A book for us’: B.C.-raised memoirist subverts Indigenous stereotypes
Before being named as a finalist for two of Canada’s most prestigious literary prizes, Terese…
Actress accuses Geoffrey Rush of touching her breast
SYDNEY, Australia – The actress at the centre of Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush’s defamation trial…
Sarah Henstra wins Governor General’s fiction prize for book on campus politics
OTTAWA – Toronto author Sarah Henstra says she thinks her win at this year’s Governor…
Man resentenced to 40 years in parents’ 1996 murder
DOVER, N.H. – A judge lifted the life sentence Tuesday for a New Hampshire man…
Groups aim to make frights and delights of Halloween more accessible
In Halloweens past, 10-year-old Emile Laliberte struggled to find a costume that wouldn’t be hidden…
Actress-writer Waithe: Films fall short of ethnic equality
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood is falling short of ethnic equality despite black-led films including “Black…
Mac Miller benefit features Chance, SZA, John Mayer
LOS ANGELES – Travis Scott pointed toward an image of a toothless Mac Miller as…
Raymond Chow, film producer behind Bruce Lee, dies at age 91
HONG KONG – Legendary Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow, who introduced the world to…
Tina Weymouth among those being inducted into Hall of Fame
HARTFORD, Conn. – Rock musician Tina Weymouth, a founding member of the bands The Talking…
St. Louis project will use art as vital downtown component
ST. LOUIS – A new effort in St. Louis seeks to transform public space into…
Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers
Omaha World Herald. November 3, 2018 Joslyn’s plans for a major new building can be…
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49
LOS ANGELES – Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a prolific player who provided his jazz sound to…
Autopsy finds rapper Mac Miller died from drugs and alcohol
LOS ANGELES – Rapper Mac Miller died from an accidental overdose caused by a combination…
Red bull drawn in Indonesian cave dated to 40,000 years ago
WASHINGTON – Scientists have found the oldest known example of an animal drawing: a red…
War bride portraits capture ‘strength, frailty’ of women who left home for love
For Bev Tosh, it began as a labour of love: creating a portrait of her…
Quebec arts exec Francois Macerola has died, says Telefilm Canada
MONTREAL – Francois Macerola, a “visionary” arts executive who was a champion for Canadian cinema…
The Latest: Calif. shooting survivor was at Vegas massacre
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The Latest on the shooting at a Southern California bar that…
Rush might ‘never work again,’ lawyer says
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, who is claiming millions of dollars in defamation…
Shots fired at Ohio college lead to lockdown, 2 arrests
URBANA, Ohio – Gunshots fired inside a dormitory at a small liberal arts college in…
Events cancelled, editor expelled: Hong Kong’s losing freedom
HONG KONG – The cancellation of literary and artistic events and the refusal to allow…
Upstate NY museum exhibiting rare page from Gutenberg Bible
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – A small upstate New York museum known for its fine arts…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42 PARADISE, Calif. (AP) —…
Stan Lee, creator of a galaxy of Marvel superheroes, dies
LOS ANGELES – Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped…