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Author Nathan Harris earns Gaines Award for debut novel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The debut work of Seattle author Nathan Harris has earned him…
Kamala Harris art, ‘Daily Show’ lead Anthem Awards finalists
An art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times’ “The 1619…
At Sundance, documentaries resurrect lost eras of music
NEW YORK (AP) — Can a music scene still develop the way grunge did in…
Boston museum to return painting looted during World War II
BOSTON (AP) — A work of art by a 17th century Dutch painter that was…
Ulvaeus seeks source of ABBA magic with Apple radio show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus is launching a radio show on Apple Music,…
‘Spider-Man’ comes back swinging, takes No. 1 from ‘Scream’
After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had…
Mother: teachers manipulated child to change gender identity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into…
John Mellencamp plumbs mortality and regret in his new album
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a brutal calculus that goes on in John Mellencamp’s mind…
Netflix stock plunges as subscriber growth worries deepen
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Netflix delivered its latest quarter of disappointing subscriber growth during…
Biden says nation weary from COVID but rising with him in WH
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden acknowledged that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and…
Biden says nation weary from COVID but rising with him in WH
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted…
Spears case drives California bid to limit conservatorships
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Disability rights activists and advocates for Britney Spears backed a California…
DA: There were ‘missed opportunities’ to go after Durst
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities decades ago blew chances to build a case against multimillionaire…
The Sundance Film Festival is back and online once more
The lights may be dim at the Eccles Theater and Park City’s Main Street will…
Yvette Mimieux, ’60s starlet of ‘Time Machine,’ dies at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Yvette Mimieux, the blond and blue-eyed 1960s film star of “Where…
Indigenous woman to lead Smithsonian American Indian museum
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Indigenous New Mexico woman has been named to lead the…
Harris still struggling to define herself one year in VP job
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden put the full weight of his presidency behind voting…
Rome villa with Caravaggio fails to sell, to be reauctioned
ROME (AP) — A villa in Rome containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio…
New this week: Mellencamp, Hilary Duff and ‘Fraggle Rock’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Alaska ER doctor’s paintings follow passage of pandemic
HOMER, Alaska (AP) — First Friday art talks usually become passive affairs, with artists discussing…
Birju Maharaj, legend of India’s kathak dance form, dies
NEW DELHI (AP) — Birju Maharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the…
Celebrated Greek painter Alekos Fassianos dies at 86
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Alekos Fassianos, one of the most important modern Greek painters, died…
Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang…
Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominations
NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar race may be missing in-person glitz this year, but…