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Ohio, Michigan win 3rd night Miss America prelims
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Michigan and Ohio loom large in the presidential election, but they…
Fey, Poehler share creative arts Emmy gold as ‘SNL’ hosts
LOS ANGELES – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are sharing Emmy gold as “Saturday Night…
The Latest: College: Monitoring students in deck collapse
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Latest on the deck collapse at an off-campus house near Trinity…
Police: 30 hurt in off-campus deck collapse in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. – A pair of crowded decks collapsed during a party at an off-campus…
Dakota flute-maker, player earns nation’s highest folk honour
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – There was a time when Bryan Akipa knew nothing of flutes.…
Stage adaption of ‘Cheers’ TV shows opening in Boston
BOSTON – A stage adaptation of the popular television show “Cheers” is kicking off a…
Man fatally stabbed while rescuing waitress gets 9-11 award
BOSTON – A man who was fatally stabbed while trying to protect a waitress has…
Actor Gordon Pinsent to receive Stratford Festival’s Legacy Award
TORONTO – Acclaimed Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent is being honoured with this year’s Legacy Award…
Tony-winning stage, screen director Jack Hofsiss dies at 65
NEW YORK – Stage and screen director Jack Hofsiss, who won a Tony Award in…
Weinstein accuser had ‘zero interest’ in sex with him, friend testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — Friends of one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers testified Thursday that the…
Mexican architect Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon dies at 90
MEXICO CITY – Mexican architect Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, whose buildings are a part of…
‘Virginia Woolf’ playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88
NEW YORK – Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks…
List of winners of the Primetime Emmy Awards
List of winners at the annual Primetime Emmy Awards, announced Sunday by the Academy of…
FBI questions car’s occupants in NYC blast probe
NEW YORK – Agents with the FBI pulled over a car on a highway in…
The Latest: CDC: Aerial spraying, naled helped curb Zika
MIAMI – The Latest on the active Zika transmission zone being lifted in one Miami…
Divorce will unspool the complex life Jolie and Pitt created
LOS ANGELES – For more than a decade, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been…
‘Simple Gifts’: Met exhibit explores Shaker design
NEW YORK – The Shakers, an industrious and pious New England sect that rose to…
Black American journey finally enshrined in national museum
WASHINGTON – When the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture opens this week alongside…
Czech centre builds giant ‘airship’ for literature
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Is that a zeppelin on the roof? The huge object appears…
23 ‘genius’ grants announced by MacArthur foundation
NEW YORK – Gene Luen Yang, a prize-winning author and the national ambassador for young…
Ex-con charged with killing 4 at family home in Detroit area
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – A Detroit-area man who served 16 years in prison for killing…
Obama honours Mel Brooks, others in arts and humanities
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to comedian Mel Brooks, chef Jose…
NY authorities seize ivory from Manhattan gallery
ALBANY, N.Y. – Authorities say the owners and a salesman at a Manhattan antiques store…
Send in the clown complaints: Spate of reports raises alarm
PITTSBURGH – Police are encouraging caution amid a rash of public complaints and social media…