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Italian movie star Monica Vitti dies at age 90 in Rome
ROME (AP) — Monica Vitti, the versatile movie star of Michelangelo Antonioni’s “L’Avventura” and other…
Congregation facing eviction from nation’s oldest synagogue
A Jewish congregation in New York City has moved to evict Rhode Island congregants who…
Nova Scotia’s recreational facilities struggle through most challenging COVID-19 wave
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s recreational facilities will likely need more short-term government support once the…
Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.6% in November, and above pre-COVID level
OTTAWA – Better-than-expected growth in November pushed the Canadian economy above pre-pandemic levels for the…
What to stream in February: An Instagram fraudster, Black history and Ben Stiller
TORONTO – Elite social circles and the halls of a drab corporate office serve as…
10 movies you’ll want to see from the Sundance Film Festival
Dispatches from the Sundance Film Festival are usually accompanied by descriptions of the looming mountains,…
New this week: ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Olympics and the doc ‘Torn’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Taye Diggs writes a children’s book about racial injustice
NEW YORK (AP) — In a powerful new book for children, a little girl looks…
Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews were rocking at Holy Trinity on a recent Sunday as…
Turkey orders TV programs to protect family values
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has ordered that steps be taken against media like TV…
‘Nanny,’ ‘Exiles,’ ‘Navalny’ among top Sundance winners
A drama about an undocumented nanny in New York City, a documentary about three exiled…
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years…
‘Peacemaker’ puts John Cena film character in topical light
NEW YORK (AP) — In last year’s “The Suicide Squad,” John Cena’s Peacemaker is a…
Man crashes into Taylor Swift’s NY building, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested for drunkenly crashing a car…
Review: ‘Ice Age’ franchise tries spin-off with possums bros
At one point in “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,” the twin heroes find…
Mississippi mayor withholds library funds over LGBTQ books
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is…
Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee school district
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 for lying to police
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett, who was convicted last month for lying to police about…
Pro-ivermectin Kansas doctor-lawmaker under investigation
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas doctor-lawmaker who has prescribed a parasitic worm treatment for…
Chanté Adams makes Broadway debut in a full-circle moment
NEW YORK (AP) — There are two women who Chanté Adams always thanks before hitting…
Avenatti now representing himself in case vs. Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK (AP) — Once-prominent California attorney Michael Avenatti took over representation of himself Tuesday…
‘Ontario is closed for business:’ Concert, theatre organizers face new COVID hurdles
TORONTO – Advocates in Ontario’s live music industry say upcoming shows big and small hang…
Canada’s performing arts sector ravaged by COVID-19 shutdowns: Statistics Canada
TORONTO – Widespread capacity limits, venue closures and other government-mandated COVID-19 safety measures left Canada’s…
Divisive Brazilian right-wing philosopher, provocateur dies
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olavo de Carvalho, a leading light of Brazil’s conservative movement…