Lifestyles

Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When Utah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming health care…

Prime Video’s first NASCAR race averages 2.72 million viewers, younger audience
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 averaged 2.72 million viewers in Prime Video’s…

COVID vaccine ‘strongly recommended’ during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say
TORONTO — Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination “remains safe and strongly recommended” during pregnancy and…

Mod Club relaunching with help from Live Nation, Daniel Caesar
TORONTO — Daniel Caesar has been enlisted to help bring back the Mod Club. Live…

Philadelphia honors Quinta Brunson with key, mural at alma mater that inspired ‘Abbott Elementary’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to…

Will you be able to get a COVID-19 shot? Here’s what we know so far
Want a COVID-19 vaccination this fall? For many Americans, it’s not clear how easy it…

R&B singer Cassie gives birth to third child as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial continues
Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third…

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice…

Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE
A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by…

Sanskrit epic ‘Mahabharata,’ musical ‘Life After’ among leading Dora Award nominees
TORONTO — A contemporary take on a 4,000-year-old Sanskrit epic is among the leading stage…

Stunt performer sues Kevin Costner over his direction of a rape scene in his film series ‘Horizon’
A stunt performer has sued Kevin Costner, alleging she was subjected to an unscripted rape…

Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump signed pardons Wednesday for reality TV stars Julie…

Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law…

Stylist says Cassie confided that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pressured her into sex marathons
NEW YORK (AP) — The singer Cassie was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks,…

Quebec passes bill requiring newcomers to adopt shared values
QUÉBEC — The Quebec legislature has passed a bill requiring immigrants to embrace the common…