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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 10 year sentence for fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to 10 years…
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a…
Rochester concert stampede claims third victim; venue closed
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A third person has died after being injured in a stampede…
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a…
Two Canadian authors compete for Baillie Gifford non-fiction ‘winner of winners’ prize
LONDON (AP) — Two Canadian books are competing to be named the best-ever winner of…
Retired army general Petr Pavel inaugurated Czech president
Prague (AP) — A retired army general and former senior NATO official was sworn in…
Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
TOKYO (AP) — He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap…
Concert venue where 2 died in stampede has license denied
The license of a Rochester, New York, concert venue was revoked Wednesday while authorities investigate…
At the Oscars a year later, The Slap stays in the picture
The Academy Awards are Sunday, but did last year’s Oscars ever really end? When Hollywood…
2023 Oscars: What to know about supporting actress nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everyone but Angela Bassett is a first-time Oscar nominee, and even…
Juno Awards heading to Atlantic Canada in 2024 for a second Halifax event
TORONTO – The Juno Awards are returning to Halifax next year. The Canadian Academy of…
Bruce Lee, Anna May Wong heirs talk legacy, roles for Asians
Almost every working Asian actor in Hollywood can trace their path back to Bruce Lee…
Toni Morrison honored with new stamp, unveiled at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is now forever immortalized on a stamp…
2 dead in stampede at GloRilla concert in New York
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The death toll rose to two on Monday following a stampede at…
‘Hamilton’ fundraiser set for Hispanic Federation, Flamboyan
“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring his award-winning musical back to Puerto Rico for two…
Many kids are struggling in school. Do their parents know?
BOSTON (AP) — Evena Joseph was unaware how much her 10-year-old son was struggling in…
Designers at ‘Star Trek’ spinoff and Guillermo del Toro anthology win costume awards
TORONTO – Canadian costume designers for a “Star Trek” spinoff and a Guillermo del Toro…
Lenka Lichtenberg’s Juno-nominated album brings Holocaust survivor’s poetry to life
TORONTO – A series of poems written in a concentration camp about romantic love, betrayal…
Ukraine: Mourners commemorate 8 men killed in Bucha
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Clutching flowers and wiping away tears, relatives, neighbors and friends of…
After Murdaugh trial ‘circus,’ Walterboro welcomes normality
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Walterboro native Danny Murdaugh is ready for his small South Carolina…
John Mellencamp donates archives to Indiana University
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp is donating an archived collection of his…
In ‘The Quiet Girl,’ a history making film for Ireland
Irish filmmaker Colm Bairéad discovered Claire Keegan’s novella “Foster” a little later than most. The…
New this week: ‘True Lies,’ Wallen and ‘Creed’ film fest
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Taylor Jenkins Reid writes her own Hollywood success story
“I’m jealous you get to meet her,” an employee working behind the scenes at a…