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Google digitizes artworks in Puerto Rico for 1st time
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufiño Figueroa features his mother…
Ex-MMA fighter and another man guilty in murder plot
MIAMI – A former Cuban Olympic wrestling champion and pro mixed-martial arts fighter has been…
Suit: Guards attacked student at historically black school
A former student at a historically black college in Alabama says he was beaten and…
Halperin’s ‘How to Beat Trump’ sells 502 copies in 1st week
NEW YORK – Mark Halperin’s first book since his career was upended by allegations of…
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS – Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation…
Weaving and fiber arts get the new MoMA treatment
NEW YORK – Modestly sized but expansive in scope, the exhibit “Taking a Thread for…
Heritage of resistance: Reenactment to honour slave rebellion
NEW ORLEANS – Against the modern backdrop of oil refineries, strip malls and gated communities,…
Censorship or caution? Culture war burns in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO – The clowns were already on stage, faces painted white, costumes carefully…
Fake news? No jobs? Prospective journalists soldier on
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Daily Orange isn’t daily anymore. The student-run newspaper that has covered…
Fake news? No jobs? Prospective journalists soldier on
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Daily Orange isn’t daily anymore. The student-run newspaper that has covered…
Lynn students learn lessons through Beyond Walls art
LYNN, Mass. – Beyond Walls and its many downtown murals are making their way into…
Australian publisher appeals Rush’s defamation payout
SYDNEY, Australia – A newspaper publisher appealing Geoffrey Rush’s 2.9 million Australian dollar ($2 million)…
The Latest: 70% of Southern California wildfire contained
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Authorities…
Schools, museums, cultural centres receive humanities grants
LANSING, Mich. – More than a dozen universities, museums and art and cultural centres across…
Trump takes break from impeachment for another kind of fight
NEW YORK – Politics can be a bruising business. But President Donald Trump took a…
John Malkovich photo exhibit capitalizes on artistry
NEW ORLEANS – Stage and screen star John Malkovich has played many memorable roles, from…
California firefighters struggle with big wildfire
LOS ANGELES – Firefighters struggled Friday to contain a big Southern California wildfire amid shifting…
Trump may face fight over planned move from NYC to Florida
NEW YORK – Donald Trump a Florida man? Not so fast. Despite a stinging “good…
Investigators inspect ruined Okinawan castle for fire cause
TOKYO – Fire and police investigators inspected the burned-out ruins of Shuri Castle on Okinawa…
Costumed revelers march in 46th NYC Halloween parade
NEW YORK – The ghoulish and the whimsical were out in force as tens of…
Notre Dame delays plan to cover Columbus murals until 2022
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame is delaying its plan to cover…
ImagineNative now an Oscar-qualifying festival for live action shorts
TORONTO – Live action shorts that win a prize at Toronto’s ImagineNative Film and Media…
Police say missing Alabama college student was harmed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Evidence shows a missing college student was harmed and is now considered…
Trump to attend UFC fight Saturday in New York City
NEW YORK – It’ll be two very different championship sporting events in one week for…