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Paris staging of controversial Lepage play disappoints Indigenous artists.
MONTREAL – Innu writer Maya Cousineau Mollen travelled to Paris from Quebec hoping to find…
Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner and more stars mourn Penny Marshall
LOS ANGELES – Celebrities offer their thanks, remembrances and condolences on the death of actress-director…
‘Tonight Show’ to air episode in Puerto Rico with ‘Hamilton’
LOS ANGELES – Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” will air an episode next year from Puerto…
Bronx accountant admits to 2015 acid attack
NEW YORK – A Bronx accountant pleaded guilty Monday to an acid attack that prosecutors…
Vatterott College system closes all 15 campuses
ST. LOUIS – A for-profit college that operates several Midwestern campuses has suddenly closed, citing…
‘Roma,’ ‘Burning’ among foreign language Oscar contenders
LOS ANGELES – A number of Oscar hopefuls just got one step closer to a…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Russia social media influence efforts ongoing, report says WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s sweeping political disinformation…
Federal court says NY ban on nunchucks unconstitutional
NEW YORK – A 1974 New York state ban on nunchucks that was put into…
Canada doesn’t make Oscars short list for best foreign language film
LOS ANGELES – Canada is no longer in the running for best foreign language film…
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts receives gift of Chinese art
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has received what museum officials are calling a transformative gift…
Putin says rap should be controlled in Russia, not banned
MOSCOW – Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin…
1947 best-picture Oscar sells for nearly $500,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES – One Academy Award trophy sold for nearly $500,000 and the second for…
Massachusetts college to close amid financial challenges
BROOKLINE, Mass. – A small liberal arts college near Boston says it’s shutting its doors…
Canadian MMA fighter Valerie Letourneau goes after Bellator title in Hawaii
Canadian MMA fighter Valerie (Trouble) Letourneau went halfway around the world last time she fought…
Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81
Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning “song stylist” and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her…
Mystery donor gives Virginia museum painting worth $40M
RICHMOND, Va. – An iconic masterpiece painted to celebrate U.S. expansion across the American continent…
Russian parliament runs rap song contest amid crackdown
MOSCOW – The Russian parliament on Thursday announced a rap song competition amid a crackdown…
Editorials from around Pennsylvania
Editorials from around Pennsylvania: ___ LAWMAKERS SHOULD DEBATE THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN PENNSYLVANIA,…
Hungarian director Ferenc Kosa, winner in Cannes, dies at 81
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Ferenc Kosa, winner of the best director award at the 1967 Cannes…
Ethics watchdog chides capital commission CEO for 12 violations of rules
OTTAWA – The federal ethics watchdog says the head of an agency overseeing important federal…
Cubans welcome softer laws on business and art
HAVANA – Cuban entrepreneurs and artists are welcoming a series of government decisions to soften…
Nick Cannon sees irony in the way Oscars handled Kevin Hart
NEW YORK – Nick Cannon isn’t just defending his friend and fellow comedian Kevin Hart…
Pop collective Choir! Choir! Choir! sinks its musical hooks into the masses
TORONTO – With Choir! Choir! Choir! rehearsals almost ready to begin, the excitement among the…
Cardi B, Pharrell, Kanye draw crowds during Art Basel Miami
MIAMI – Royalty, Real Housewives and the fathers of two Kardashian babies were among the…