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Trump suggests ‘rogue killers’ murdered Saudi journalist WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested Monday…
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
SEATTLE – Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before…
Chance The Rapper goes undercover to raise money for arts
CHICAGO – Chance the Rapper is so serious about raising money for arts education programs…
Cannabis and exercise go hand-in-hand for some fitness buffs
TORONTO – As an avid runner with some two dozen marathons under his belt, Adrian…
Slain journalist to be recognized for work in arts community
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – One of the five employees of a Maryland newspaper killed during a…
Icelandic sculptor to guide visitors through outdoor exhibit
SHREVEPORT, La. – A sculptor from Iceland will be at a Louisiana college in the…
Annual black heritage visual exhibit opens at Ohio museum
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An annual Ohio art show will once again highlight black history and…
First game for resurrected women’s hockey team after long discrimination battle
FREDERICTON – The University of New Brunswick women’s varsity hockey team is set to play…
Arts professionals respond in the year since #MeToo movement
NEW YORK – Actress Kate Shindle has been backstage in a lot of theatres —…
Film academy honours 19 student filmmakers
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Nineteen student filmmakers got the opportunity to “thank the academy” at…
Nevada regulator suspends Khabib, McGregor for UFC brawl
LAS VEGAS – UFC fighters Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are being suspended by the…
Doctors to prescribe visits to Montreal art museum in pioneering project
MONTREAL – Doctors in Montreal will soon be writing prescriptions that send patients to the…
Risk of streaming fatigue as Walmart, AT&T, Disney join fray
NEW YORK – As Walmart, AT&T and Disney join stalwarts such as Netflix in streaming…
National Ballet of Canada preparing for first-ever tour of Russia
TORONTO – The first time Karen Kain visited Russia, it was 1973 and the Soviet…
Forgotten South African artist gets a retrospective show
JOHANNESBURG – The abstract work of South African artist Christo Coetzee, who died in 2000,…
GOP official resigns over post on Davids and ‘reservation’
SHAWNEE, Kan. – A local GOP official has resigned his party post in Kansas after…
Rohingya teen dreams of higher ed from squalid refugee camp
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh – At an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter…
Kansas GOP congressman’s ad has softer tone on immigration
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas Rep. Kevin Yoder launched a new television ad Tuesday with a…
‘It’s my life’s work’: B.C. Lions coach offers reward for missing items
SURREY, B.C. – A member of the B.C. Lions’ coaching staff is hoping he won’t…
Community updating quilt trail to boost tourism
MAYFIELD, Ky. – Officials in a western Kentucky community are updating the locations of barns…
Melee at UFC 229 after Nurmagomedov chokes out McGregor
LAS VEGAS – A few seconds after Conor McGregor tapped Khabib Nurmagomedov’s arm and submitted…
Near-miss for Sadies singer at N.S. gig: ‘Anything can happen so quick’
MAITLAND, N.S. – The lead singer for one of Toronto’s best-known rock bands was nearly…
Mural of ex-inmates seeks public input on mass incarceration
PHILADELPHIA – For nearly two decades, Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building has been home to a…
China orders actress Fan Bingbing to pay massive tax fine
BEIJING – Chinese tax authorities have ordered “X-Men” star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents…