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R2-D2, lightsaber: Force is strong in this Star Wars auction
BOSTON – Die-hard Star Wars fans will need to rely on more than the force…
Gord Downie, Tanya Tagaq, Drake, the Weeknd among those on Polaris long list
TORONTO – Three albums focused on the historic mistreatment of Canada’s indigenous people are among…
Review: Fleet Foxes make long wait worth it with ‘Crack-Up’
Fleet Foxes, “Crack-Up” (Nonesuch Records) Fleet Foxes’ “Crack-Up” doesn’t just grab your attention — it…
Rolling Stone to pay $1.65M to settle suit over rape story
RICHMOND, Va. – Rolling Stone magazine agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle a defamation…
Stephen King says President Trump blocked him on Twitter
BANGOR, Maine – Horror author Stephen King says his frequent criticism of President Donald Trump…
NBC moving ahead with Megyn Kelly interview with Alex Jones
NEW YORK – NBC News is moving ahead with plans to air Megyn Kelly’s interview…
AP WAS THERE: San Francisco’s groovy, gritty Summer of Love
SAN FRANCISCO – EDITOR’S NOTE: Fifty years ago, thousands of young Americans descended on San…
Judge Judy’s son wins defamation lawsuit; sheriff apologizes
CARMEL, N.Y. – A former district attorney who’s the son of TV’s Judge Judy got…
The Latest: Bill Cosby jury quits for the night, no verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times…
Jury in Bill Cosby sex assault case adjourns without verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Jurors in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case, weighing charges that could…
San Francisco celebrates pivotal time in US: Summer of Love
SAN FRANCISCO – They came for the music, the mind-bending drugs, to resist the Vietnam…
World-famous ‘Vegas Vickie’ neon cowgirl sign removed
LAS VEGAS – The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has…
Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith is new US poet laureate
NEW YORK – Tracy K. Smith, the country’s new poet laureate, would like to start…
In ’47 Metres Down,’ Moore and Holt embrace uncharted waters
LOS ANGELES – Mandy Moore spent six weeks at the bottom of a London pool…
Rapper Chief Keef free after South Dakota marijuana charge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Chicago rapper Chief Keef has been released from a jail in…
Jason Isbell promotes compassion on new Americana disc
NEW YORK – Jason Isbell was motivated on his breakthrough 2013 album “Southeastern” to tell…
Those 2 roads diverging in a yellow wood might be in England
DYMOCK, England – The woods were cool, a welcome balm on a hot day. Shafts…
Margaret Atwood adds German literary Peace Prize to international accolades
TORONTO – Margaret Atwood has been awarded the German book trade’s Peace Prize. The German…
Soup Nazi-inspired company files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK – A New York company that sells soup from the recipes of the…
Seth Meyers’ ‘Closer Look’ segments are ‘Late Night’ staple
NEW YORK – From “covfefe” to Sean Spicer’s press briefings, the Trump administration has provided…
Hot dog! Eye-catching LA wiener stand finds museum home
LOS ANGELES – An eye-catching Los Angeles hot dog stand designed in the 1940s to…
The Latest: Cosby jurors wrap up Day 3 without verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times…
Homeless, but not voiceless, at Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK – They’re homeless, but a group of men and women from Texas has…
Beatty, Freeman, Woody Allen fete Diane Keaton at AFI gala
LOS ANGELES – Diane Keaton is such a special entertainer that even normally reclusive Woody…