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Poland wants Russia to return paintings looted during WWII
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will formally ask Russia to return seven paintings now in…
Greece’s Irene Papas, who earned Hollywood fame, dies at 93
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Irene Papas, the Greek actress and recording artist renowned for her…
Lin-Manuel Miranda, others seek Puerto Rico silver lining
NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico and exposed…
Package explodes on Boston campus; 1 injured, FBI involved
BOSTON (AP) — A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late…
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Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops…
Biden drops in on Delaware to vote in person for primaries
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden made a quick jaunt to his home state…
Rapper PnB Rock fatally shot in Los Angeles restaurant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery at a…
Broadway theater renamed in honor of James Earl Jones
NEW YORK (AP) — The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway has been renamed after…
Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87
CHICAGO (AP) — Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more…
Goddess gowns, Old Hollywood glam and pink rule Emmy carpet
NEW YORK (AP) — Hannah Waddingham wore Dolce & Gabbana with bedazzled high top sneakers…
Director of Grammy-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers has died
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Paul T. Kwami, who served as musical director of the Grammy-winning…
Nate Diaz chokes out Tony Ferguson to end chaotic UFC 279
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nate Diaz stopped Tony Ferguson with a guillotine choke early in…
Jennifer Hudson, Sherri Shepherd part of daytime TV makeover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ask veteran television executive Frank Cicha to recall the last time…
Proenza Schouler turns on the waterworks at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK (AP) — Waterfalls cascaded down the marble walls of the imposing early 20th-century…
Poitras documentary wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras’s epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and…
Diaz to face Ferguson at UFC 279 after Chimaev misses weight
LAS VEGAS – Nate Diaz will take on fellow veteran welterweight Tony Ferguson at UFC…
Peak TV bonanza complicates Emmy goal of honoring the best
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eager to root for viewer favorites “Yellowstone,” “NCIS” or “Young Sheldon”…
Art Spiegelman to receive honorary National Book Award
NEW YORK (AP) — This fall, Art Spiegelman will receive an honorary National Book Award…
Half of Japan governing lawmakers tied to Unification Church
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party said Thursday that an internal survey found that nearly…
Bannon pleads not guilty in ‘We Build the Wall’ scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty…
Kerry Swanson to helm Indigenous Screen Office, Jesse Wente to leave at end of year
TORONTO – The Indigenous Screen Office says co-executive director Kerry Swanson is ascending to the…
Bruce Springsteen’s artifacts coming to Grammy Museum
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Springsteen’s handwritten set lists and a favorite guitar are among…
Red carpets are back at TIFF, but big questions loom about the future of cinema
TORONTO – A motorcade of Hollywood glitterati and steady flow of cinematic hype descends on…
Fifty years after major Montreal art theft, trail has gone cold and nobody’s talking
MONTREAL – Fifty years after what has been described as the biggest art heist in…