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Eva Longoria to be honoured at Latino achievement ceremony
LOS ANGELES – Eva Longoria and Gina Rodriguez will be among those honoured at next…
‘How can I be effective?’: Teachers suffering after Michael
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Regina Ferrell, a fourth-grade teacher in Bay County, stood before the…
Childish Gambino cancels Voodoo Fest show due to foot injury
NEW ORLEANS – Childish Gambino has cancelled his Saturday appearance at the 2018 Voodoo Music…
The Latest: San Diego university closed by threat reopens
SAN DIEGO – The Latest on a threat that closed Point Loma Nazarene University in…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended October 21st. FICTION 1. “Every Breath” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central)…
New Orleans museum shows art collected by namesake duke
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Museum of Art is winding up the city’s tricentennial…
California white supremacists arrested on riot charges
LOS ANGELES – The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group and two other…
Disney animation and Pixar president Ed Catmull to retire
LOS ANGELES – Ed Catmull, the president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios since…
Alabama music fest ends after weather plagued 2018’s event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The largest music festival in Alabama’s most populous city has announced that…
Albert Schultz, Leslie Lester re-emerge behind the scenes of Port Hope theatre
PORT HOPE, Ont. – Theatre impresario Albert Schultz and his wife Leslie Lester have re-emerged…
Congregants at oldest US synagogue ask high court to step in
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Congregants at the oldest synagogue in the United States asked the U.S.…
Geoffrey Rush says he was ‘distraught’ over paper’s articles
SYDNEY, Australia – Geoffrey Rush told the judge hearing his defamation case on Monday he…
Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West enter Country Music Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE – Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs, singer Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble…
The Latest: Louis-Dreyfus references Kavanaugh at award
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Julia Louis-Dreyfus receiving the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Julia Louis-Dreyfus feted for career achievement in comedy WASHINGTON (AP) — Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one…
Got $7.1 M? Neiman Marcus tops 2018 fantasy gifts with yacht
NEW YORK – Need a $7.1 million yacht? How about jumping out of a plane…
Museum of Fine Arts gets gift of 52 Native American works
BOSTON – The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has received a gift of 52…
UFC executive says cannabis a popular talking point among MMA fighters
TORONTO – While cannabis is not even tested for out of competition, UFC vice-president Jeff…
Lawsuit: Teacher shamed student over pledge protest
WATERBURY, Conn. – A Connecticut teenager who says she was mocked and shamed for not…
The Latest: South Carolina gov hopefuls draw final contrasts
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Latest on the first of two general election debates between the…
Democrats in 2 hot Kansas House races outraise Republicans
TOPEKA, Kan. – Democrats running for two Kansas congressional seats that their party hopes to…
MeToo, Kavanaugh topics of talk at women filmmakers’ event
NEW YORK – The midterm elections, #MeToo, and the recent confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh…
Ex-UK prime minister: Brexit issue ‘had to be gripped’
CLINTON, N.Y. – Former British Prime Minister David Cameron says it was right for the…
Kanye West meets Uganda’s president, gifts pair of sneakers
KAMPALA, Uganda – Kanye West handed Uganda’s president a pair of his autographed sneakers during…