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Feds release data on wages, debt for specific college majors
For the first time, the U.S. Education Department has published data allowing students to compare…
Book about Jack the Ripper’s victims wins nonfiction prize
LONDON – A book that seeks to restore the humanity of the women murdered by…
Macalester College pulls founder’s name from campus building
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A private liberal arts college in Minnesota is removing its founder’s…
Flood-hit Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
VENICE, Italy – One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio…
Jon Voight, Alison Krauss honoured with national medals
WASHINGTON – Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, singer and musician Alison Krauss and mystery writer James…
Young Venetians volunteer after flood of their lifetimes
VENICE, Italy – As soon as waters receded from this week’s devastating flood, about 50…
College president wants founder’s name removed from building
MINNEAPOLIS – The president of a private liberal arts college in Minnesota is asking his…
Noseda, in his prime, lifting National Symphony Orchestra
NEW YORK – After a piano rehearsal, two orchestra sessions and one concert performance together,…
Northern Indiana’s 50-year-old Amish Acres to close Jan. 1
NAPPANEE, Ind. – An official says northern Indiana tourist destination Amish Acres will close at…
Yale student fights against his mom’s possible deportation
NEW YORK – A Yale University graduate student is constantly watching his phone as he…
Editorials from around New England
Editorials from around New England CONNECTICUT The Sandy Hook lawsuit is about to expose how…
‘Hyperbolic’: Longtime Edmonton charity questions “anti-Albertan” inquiry
EDMONTON – An established Edmonton charity that has supported philanthropy in the community for more…
Epstein estate seeks to form fund to compensate accusers
NEW YORK – The estate of Jeffrey Epstein wants to set up a fund using…
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth
MONTREAL – Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared…
New award to honour arts and activism named after Lena Horne
NEW YORK – The venerated Times Square concert venue The Town Hall has created a…
Review: ‘Life Isn’t Everything’ toasts director Mike Nichols
“Life isn’t everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 103 of his closest friends,” Henry Holt…
French paper: French woman claims rape by Polanski in 1975
PARIS – A French woman in her early 60s claims she was violently raped at…
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING – A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is…
Kaiser Permanente CEO Tyson dies unexpectedly at 60
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente said Sunday its chairman and CEO, Bernard J. Tyson, has…
Trump soaks in Deep South cheers at college football matchup
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – President Donald Trump knew where to go Saturday for home field advantage,…
AP News in Brief at 11:00 p.m. EST
Was Trump call with Ukraine ‘perfect’? GOP has many answers WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have…
Holocaust educators, survivors fear lessons of the past fading with new generation
TORONTO – Teaching teens about the horrors of the Holocaust is more than just a…
Court: Iowa college can’t count value of Grant Wood panels
DES MOINES, Iowa – A small Eastern Iowa liberal arts college must continue to carry…
5 screenwriters get career jumpstart with film academy honour
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Five emerging screenwriters gained the film academy’s stamp of admission into…