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Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary
MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near…
Long-running Young Thug gang trial to end without any murder convictions
ATLANTA (AP) — Three years after Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 others were indicted…
A woman testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gave her night terrors by dangling her from a balcony
NEW YORK (AP) — A former graphic designer for Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Wednesday that…
Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job…
Jury deliberations near in Weinstein sex crimes retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial are due to…
Pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — The English pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed…
Ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre left Democratic Party, publisher of her book says
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out…
Indigenous opera singer Emma Pennell wins $25K emerging artist award
Indigenous soprano Emma Pennell has won a $25,000 emerging artist award. The 27-year-old opera singer…
Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined…
Highlights from The Associated Press’ interview with Stephen King
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King recently spoke to The Associated Press about the new…
Stephen King on ‘The Life of Chuck,’ the end of the world and, yes, joy
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King ’s first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, “Steve has…
Broadway has found its Gen Z audience – by telling Gen Z stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Kimberly Belflower knew “John Proctor is the Villain” needed its final…
Cynthia Erivo mines the depths of her soul for ‘I Forgive You,’ her ‘honest, human’ album
NEW YORK (AP) — It began as it always should, with her voice. The second…
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ to open 50th edition of Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO — A documentary about late Canadian comic John Candy will open the 50th edition…
Rock band Heart offering reward for instruments stolen from New Jersey venue
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band…
Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined…
British writer Bernardine Evaristo receives accolade for breaking literary boundaries
LONDON (AP) — Bernardine Evaristo doesn’t like boundaries. For the Booker Prize -winning novelist, rules…
Where’s Marty McFly’s guitar? Search is on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop 4 decades later
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and…
Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo ‘poster boy’?
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s lawyer portrayed him as the falsely accused “original…
‘King of the Hill’ voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home
HOUSTON (AP) — Jonathan Joss, a voice actor best known for his work on the…
Citytv pauses ‘CGT,’ enlists Howie Mandel to host Toronto-shot ‘Price is Right’
TORONTO — Come on down, eh! A Canadian spinoff of “The Price is Right” headlines…
Former CIA Director William Burns has a book deal for the memoir ‘Diplomat Spy’
NEW YORK (AP) — Former CIA director and Biden cabinet official William J. Burns is…
Former celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi gets 7 years in prison for stealing millions from clients
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge sentenced disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi to seven…
Rick Mercer’s long finished ‘Talking to Americans,’ but he’s got new ways to address neighbourly tension
TORONTO — Rick Mercer picks up the bottle of sparkling water he just ordered, puts…