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Legacy Awards host Adrian Holmes hopes show is in for long haul amid renewal talks
TORONTO — As a kid growing up in Vancouver, Adrian Holmes would watch the NAACP…
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation’s language, says she…
How to watch the vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their…
Prince Harry’s Sentebale organization leading initiative to support young people in Southern Africa
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and…
U.S. publishers association honors Belarus book publisher forced into exile
NEW YORK (AP) — A Belarus book publisher forced to operate out of Poland because…
Loewe puts on spring explosion of flowers and form at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — Loewe’s latest VIP-filled collection dazzled at the Paris Fashion Week runway Friday,…
Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the…
After 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock…
A museum in Australia can bar men from the ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibition, a regional top court says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A museum in Australia was within its rights to bar…
A list of Maggie Smith’s film appearances
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films…
Maggie Smith mourned by ‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others
Actors, collaborators and fans who worked with Maggie Smith are paying tribute to the award-winning…
British climate activists sentenced for throwing tomato soup over Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
LONDON (AP) — Two British climate activists were sentenced on Friday for throwing tomato soup…
Kennedy Center’s opening gala is back on after musicians strike ends with a new deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center and the union representing musicians in the National Symphony…
Gastrointestinal illnesses linked to P.E.I. shellfish festival jump to 550
CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health officials in P.E.I. say more than 550 people have experienced symptoms…
Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: ‘Things have gotten overwhelming’
NEW YORK (AP) — Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with…
Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack
LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s…
Artists rally behind Montreal concert hall after court orders it to stop making noise
MONTREAL — Benoit Pinette, known by his stage name Tire le coyote, was set to…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed…
Bob Geldof hopes Live Aid musical inspires younger generation to take action
TORONTO — Bob Geldof doesn’t think Live Aid — or a global benefit concert of…
CBS News says it will be up to Harris and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz…
At NY’s beloved Fall for Dance, highlights come from as far as Ukraine and as close as a few blocks
NEW YORK (AP) — The eclectic annual Fall for Dance festival is a beloved tradition…
CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz…
Prince fans can party overnight like it’s 1999 with Airbnb rental of ‘Purple Rain’ house
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For a short time, up to 100 Prince fans visiting the music…
As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters…