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Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Events across the country — including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis,…
An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have arrested an American tourist at the Israel Museum in…
What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history
From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate…
Ex-lover of Spain’s former king loses $153 million harassment lawsuit in London court
LONDON (AP) — Former Spanish King Juan Carlos I won his London court battle Friday…
Ramaswamy says angry protesters rammed his car in Iowa; police say no evidence crash was intentional
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign says at least two protesters upset about…
Concert featuring Martha Argerich opens 2nd international Chopin competition on period instruments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert featuring Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich was the opening…
Media entrepreneur unites young activists with power brokers for fight to make social media safe
NEW YORK (AP) — A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by…
Movie Review: Check out ‘The Royal Hotel’ but don’t linger in this subtle horror flick
“The Royal Hotel” is a horror movie but don’t expect any jump-cuts, scary masks or…
The 2024 Tony Awards set June 16 ceremony with a new location at Lincoln Center
NEW YORK (AP) — Theater fans, mark your calendars: This season’s Tony Awards will take…
5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan State University…
She influenced decades of design with blingy, colorful textiles. A new exhibit pays tribute
NEW YORK (AP) — Weaver and designer Dorothy Liebes helped define the look and feel…
Michelle Good among authors shortlisted for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
TORONTO – Michelle Good is among the finalists for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Balsillie…
Amid conservative makeover, New College of Florida sticks with DeSantis ally Corcoran as president
Amid a conservative makeover launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis, trustees of the New College of…
New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist’s extraordinarily productive and tragic final months
PARIS (AP) — Planted in a field, Vincent van Gogh painted furiously, bending the thick…
Review: Coldplay brings empathy – and Selena Gomez – to the band’s 2023 North American tour finale
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale —…
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour is over. But it’s coming to movie theaters soon
NEW YORK (AP) — A documentary chronicling Beyoncé’s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere…
Country star Dustin Lynch was at an impasse. The only way forward was to have ‘Killed the Cowboy’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of his sixth studio album, “Killed the Cowboy,” Dustin Lynch…
Valentino returns to Paris’ Les Beaux-Arts with modern twist; Burton bids farewell at McQueen
PARIS (AP) — Valentino took a sentimental journey to Les Beaux-Arts this Sunday, revisiting the…
Attorneys for college taken over by DeSantis allies threaten to sue ‘alternate’ school
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal…
An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing. Here’s what we know about the case and the rapper
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing, the latest…
Man who faked Native American heritage to sell his art in Seattle sentenced to probation
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man who falsely claimed Native American heritage to sell…
Michael Gambon, veteran actor who played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dies at age 82
LONDON (AP) — Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his illustrious career on the…
Hundreds attend funeral for high school band director who died in bus crash
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A high school band director who died when a bus…
Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr —…