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Michael Kors returns to NY Fashion Week with urban romance
NEW YORK (AP) — Love and romance were the dreamy threads that bound together Michael…
Newsom campaign theme: Don’t let California become Texas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove…
Sunil Perera, outspoken Sri Lankan singer, dies at age 68
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Singer and musician Sunil Perera entertained generations of Sri Lankans…
9/11 museum to retool its research rules after criticism
NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 museum in New York City is backing off uncommon…
Oscar Peterson documentarian Barry Avrich on telling Black Canadian stories
TORONTO – Who should tell the story of acclaimed jazz pianist Oscar Peterson? It’s a…
Can Larry Elder build ‘movement’ from California recall?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host…
Catherine Hernandez on welcoming TIFF audiences to ‘Scarborough’
TORONTO – Author and screenwriter Catherine Hernandez is excited to introduce audiences at the Toronto…
Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later
NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the…
Stevie Wonder to headline Global Citizen Live in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder will headline Global Citizen Live’s star-studded 24-hour event in…
Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond…
Canadian men celebrate in front of the fans after convincing win over El Salvador
TORONTO – No stranger to banging the drum and leading the Viking Clap in front…
NXIVM co-founder sentenced to 3 1/2 years in sex slaves case
NEW YORK (AP) — A former nurse who co-founded and once ran the cult-like NXIVM…
A Toronto Film Festival that straddles normal and virtual
Film festivals like those in Cannes and Venice are hard to compete with in terms…
Bob Odenkirk back on ‘Better Call Saul’ after heart attack
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Odenkirk is back shooting “Better Call Saul,” six weeks after…
The Band Camino seizes 2021 as the year they break out big
NEW YORK (AP) — That sound of a revving motor you hear is the sound…
‘Varsity Blues’ trial promises fresh insights in old scandal
BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal…
A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Cary Fukunaga has been waiting more than a year and…
Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father filed Tuesday to end the court conservatorship that…
Fall movie calendar, from ‘Venom’ to ‘King Richard’
A rundown of notable films coming out this fall: Sept. 9 “Blood Brothers: Malcolm X…
Crowd creates disturbance as Minnesota State Fair closes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officers used a chemical spray to disperse a…
New this week: ‘Kate,’ ‘Come From Away’ and MTV’s VMAs
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
The direct line from ‘Taxi Driver’ to ‘The Card Counter’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Paul Schrader knows he has a limited number of films left,…
Andrea Constand writes of Cosby trial, #MeToo in new memoir
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andrea Constand remained something of an enigma over the years her sexual…
‘Shang-Chi’ blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
NEW YORK (AP) — On what’s traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies,…