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Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura dies at 91
MADRID (AP) — Carlos Saura, Spain’s celebrated filmmaker whose career spanned over seven decades during…
San Francisco mayor delivers pro-police, anti-drug address
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In her San Francisco state of the city address Thursday, Mayor…
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions…
Appeals court will hear dispute over control of van Gogh art
DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a dispute over control…
Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, ‘SNL’ set designer, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for “Saturday Night…
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a…
Climate change protesters fined over ‘Last Supper’ protest
LONDON (AP) — Five climate change protesters were fined Wednesday for gluing themselves to the…
Analysis: Biden confronts doubters with State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden stepped to the rostrum for his State of the Union…
Krafton announces new video game studio in Montreal with fantasy title first up
Patrik Methe has a story to tell. Now he has to build a video game…
Poorer districts win challenge to Pa. public school funding
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge ruled Tuesday that the state’s system of funding…
Dudamel to become NY Philharmonic music director, leave LA
NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel will become music director of the New York Philharmonic…
Canadian endocrinologist among Wolf Prize winners
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Canadian endocrinologist whose research has helped develop therapies for diabetes and…
Stars at the Super Bowl: How Gronk and Shaq plan to party
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Gronkowski might be retired from the NFL, but the former…
Comedian and former talk show host Samantha Bee to host the Canadian Screen Awards
Toronto native Samantha Bee is returning home to host the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards. Organizers…
ABC’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ is a comedy with a weekly ghost story
NEW YORK (AP) — While TV writers Casey Johnson and David Windsor were winding down…
Julie Andrews teams with daughter on new picture book
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest picture book collaboration between Julie Andrews and daughter Emma…
Two-part ‘Fall On Your Knees’ tests audience demand, resiliency of live theatre
TORONTO – Under most circumstances, luring theatre audiences to a two-night, six-hour drama about deep…
Charles Kimbrough, who played anchor in ‘Murphy Brown,’ dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced…
Lauded rebel fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88
PARIS (AP) — Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide but who…
New opera by Haitian-Canadian composer puts Black performers, stories in spotlight
MONTREAL – When the opera “La Flambeau” premieres next week in Montreal, Black performers will…
DeSantis eyes 2024 from afar as GOP rivals move toward runs
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be months away from publicly…
Israel probes legality of US giving artifact to Palestinians
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — An ivory spoon dating back 2,700 years that was recently…
Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson looks forward to high-profile UFC fight
Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson is looking forward to welcoming (The Korean Superboy) Doo-ho…
Psychedelic churches in US pushing boundaries of religion
HILDALE, Utah (AP) — The tea tasted bitter and earthy, but Lorenzo Gonzales drank it…