Lifestyles

Rapper Tay-K convicted of murder for second time in Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas rapper who performed as Tay-K and was best known…

First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER — Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the…

Prosecutor says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York said Monday that lawyers for…

New York plane crash claims lives of high-achieving family celebrating a birthday
NEW YORK (AP) — When they boarded a small plane bound for upstate New York…

California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday to close a $2.8…

Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event
Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from…

Months after CEO’s killing, an intruder is arrested near UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota after threatening violence,…

Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female…

Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in ‘Hamilton’ this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the…

Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would…

War in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left many disabled veterans without care
MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) — Chandera Weldesenbet is worried about dying before he receives the help…

President Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him
President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on…

Jury selected for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury was selected Monday to hear a retrial of Sarah…

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant…

‘A Minecraft Movie’ stomps to $80.6 million in second weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already…