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Why actor Matthew Gray Gubler is dressed in a monster suit
NEW YORK – You have to hand it to actor Matthew Gray Gubler: When he…
The Latest: Reuters: We’ll celebrate when reporters are free
NEW YORK – The Latest on the Pulitzer Prizes (all times local): 7 p.m. Reuters’…
Georgia editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: April 16 The Savannah Morning News on the city’s new…
Harvard prof says Concordia disinvited him because of his conservative views
MONTREAL – Plans to celebrate a Concordia University college’s 40th anniversary are in disarray after…
The Latest: Academy stands by decision to expel Polanski
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on Roman Polanski asking a court to reinstate his film…
Polanski asks court to restore his film academy membership
LOS ANGELES – Roman Polanski asked a judge Friday to restore his membership in the…
Singh says childhood abuse steeled him for scrutiny and stress of politics
OTTAWA – Political life means signing up for a high degree of public scrutiny, but…
‘You call this jazz?’ Jazz Fest celebrates 50 eclectic years
NEW ORLEANS – If your tastes are eclectic, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival…
University proposes deep cuts to museums, cultural programs
EUGENE, Ore. – University of Oregon community members are calling for potential layoffs and cuts…
Sheltering in place during a wildfire a dicey strategy
REDDING, Calif. – For Californians who might have to escape wildfire again this year, the…
Video game effort could help regulate future drone traffic
SALT LAKE CITY – Drones ferrying medical supplies, packages and even pizza could one day…
John Singleton, maker of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ dies at 51
NEW YORK – Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood’s most memorable debuts with…
Falun Gong US compound’s neighbours fret over expansion plans
DEERPARK, N.Y. – Falun Gong practitioners found a peaceful refuge in the forested hills of…
Fire breaks out briefly in Bennington College building
BENNINGTON, Vt. – Bennington College says a fire that forced the evacuation of a building…
Indigenous women, musician Buffy Sainte-Marie highlight NAC theatre’s debut
TORONTO – Stories of Indigenous women’s successes and struggles will be spotlighted in the inaugural…
Sundance Film Festival co-founder pleads guilty to sex abuse
AMERICAN FORK, Utah – A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an…
Pennsylvania college’s fraternities disband amid protests
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The only two fraternities at Swarthmore College have opted to disband amid…
Philadelphia ex-poet laureate faces uproar for skinhead past
Philadelphia’s second poet laureate, who focused on taking poetry to neighbourhoods and the city’s young…
Another asylum-seeker makes national poetry contest finals
LEWISTON, Maine – For the second consecutive year, an asylum-seeker from Maine has made it…
Athletic outdoorsman, tech enthusiast killed in NC classroom
RALEIGH, N.C. – Riley Howell had an athlete’s physique and loved working outdoors on his…
To excel in the automated world Canada shouldn’t forget the liberal arts: study
OTTAWA – Canada can better prepare for a technologically disrupted future by producing more liberal-arts…
Veterans Art Museum to hold summit, open new exhibits
CHICAGO – More than 50 veteran artists from across the country will be in Chicago…
Canadian fighters look to make their mark as UFC touches down in Ottawa
OTTAWA – It’s a golden opportunity for Elias Theodorou. The Toronto middleweight takes on American…
White supremacists plead guilty in Charlottesville riot
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Two members of a white supremacist group pleaded guilty Friday to federal…