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Mexico to pay homage to late crooner José José on Wednesday
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government says the late crooner José José will be feted…
Former champ Mike Tyson takes a swing at MMA coverage
Mike Tyson is ready to talk your ears off about MMA. The former heavyweight champion…
Barber, Wheeler among 6 receiving North Carolina Award
RALEIGH, N.C. – Civil rights activist the Rev. William Barber, longtime museum director Larry Wheeler…
Alaska school district seeks study of state testing accuracy
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District requested an analysis of the…
Accused of racism, renowned museum confronts its blind spots
Boston’s regal Museum of Fine Arts, home to some of humanity’s greatest artworks, is scrambling…
Emily Carr University in Vancouver closed until Wednesday after possible arson
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver campus of Emily Carr University of Art + Design won’t reopen…
‘Y’all ride freight?’: The past-lives of NC trainhoppers
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Long before he ever reached for a moving train, Jeff Spiteri did…
Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies
NEW YORK – Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as…
Breyer discusses international law in Memphis college visit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Thursday that it would benefit U.S.…
Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL – Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal’s 1976 Olympic Stadium and relentlessly defended…
AP Exclusive: Colleges got millions from opioid maker owners
BOSTON – Prestigious universities around the world have accepted at least $60 million over the…
Dr. Dre, Iovine unveil high-tech new building at USC
LOS ANGELES – Andre “Dr. Dre” Young and Jimmy Iovine want a new high-tech building…
Gerwig talks ‘Little Women’ for academy’s women initiative
NEW YORK – With a new awards season underway, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts…
Montreal vandals weren’t in ‘sober state of mind’ when totem pole hand taken: museum
MONTREAL – The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a hand taken from a totem…
Michael Crummey among fiction finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards
OTTAWA – Newfoundland writer Michael Crummey has scored his third nomination for a major Canadian…
Sheriff: Armed girl threatened to kill boy over crush
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Authorities in South Carolina say a girl brought two kitchen…
Actor Steve Martin to auction Lawren Harris’ ‘Mountain Sketch LXX’
TORONTO – A painting by Lawren Harris will hit the Toronto auction block this fall…
Jessye Norman, international opera star, dead at 74
NEW YORK – Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won…
AP News in Brief at 11:08 p.m. EDT
Giuliani subpoenaed as impeachment inquiry accelerates WASHINGTON (AP) — At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue,…
Wesley Snipes says he’s moving on from ‘Blade’ character
LOS ANGELES – The news that another actor was cast as vampire hunter Blade came…
McCartney presents eco-manifesto at Paris Fashion Week show
PARIS – Riding on the increased focus on the fight against climate change, the fashion…
U. of Michigan natural history museum to open next phase
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History is preparing to…
Artist fixes up ghost town near Utah-Colorado line
CISCO, Utah – An artist is trying to revitalize an abandoned old railroad town in…
Ohio presidents exhibit highlights little known ‘fun facts’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The role of Ohio’s formidable run of early U.S. presidents in establishing…