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Adulation of Fidel Castro runs deepest in rural eastern Cuba
EL GUAYABO, Cuba – The single dirt street in El Guayabo runs past a few…
Six Flags CEO to speak during Michigan State commencement
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Six Flags Entertainment Corp. CEO John Duffey will speak during Michigan…
Israeli TV journalist becomes a thorn in Netanyahu’s side
JERUSALEM – After a series of embarrassing reports about Israel’s first family, an investigative journalist…
Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry ‘very worried’ about Donald Trump
TORONTO – Frank Gehry was recently honoured by Barack Obama at the White House, but…
Correction: Campus Stabbing-California story
LOS ANGELES – In a story Dec. 3 about the fatal stabbing of a professor,…
Focus on featherweights as UFC returns to Toronto after three-year absence
TORONTO – Another step in filling (The Notorious) Conor McGregor’s sizable featherweight shoes will take…
Voices from artists fearing crackdowns on artist collectives
OAKLAND, Calif. – As the San Francisco Bay Area’s artists grieve the loss of life…
The Latest: Official says fridge not cause of warehouse fire
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Latest on the Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people(all times…
Firefighter: Warehouse missing from fire-inspection records
SAN FRANCISCO – The illegally occupied Oakland warehouse where dozens of partygoers perished in a…
Poster of Netanyahu with noose sparks probe and debate
JERUSALEM – Israel launched an investigation Tuesday into a poster bearing the image of Israeli…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 11, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
No burgers but plenty of crawfish at this iconic New Orleans music festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off on Thursday,…
Tax documents: Burning Man group making more, spending more
RENO, Nev. – The San Francisco-based arts non-profit that holds the Burning Man countercultural festival…
New ownership group acquires rights to Toronto Fashion Week from IMG
Toronto Fashion Week appears poised to return to the Canadian style calendar after a new…
Graphics arts history expert to lead Vatican Museums
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has named a graphics arts history expert to head the…
Child’s play: Lego master builders show work at White House
ENFIELD, Conn. – The assignment for this year’s White House holiday display came with a…
Trump’s election, the Brexit vote, and the Fort McMurray fire: news from 2016
An in-brief look at some Canadian and international news events of the last 12 months,…
Man shot by Minnesota officer identified as biology teacher
MANKATO, Minn. – A man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Minnesota…
Beyonce, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar to headline Coachella
NEW YORK – Beyonce is one of the headliners of the 2017 Coachella music festival…
Historically black college: Band will march at inauguration
ATLANTA – The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in…
Adam Driver downshifts with the pensive, poetic ‘Paterson’
NEW YORK – Adam Driver prefers not to see the films and TV shows he’s…
National Society of Film Critics: ‘Moonlight’ best picture
NEW YORK – The National Society of Film Critics has voted “Moonlight” the best picture…
The Latest: ‘Moonlight’ wins best film drama Globe
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The latest from Sunday’s 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the…
Globes honoured TV and movies, and often slammed Donald Trump
NEW YORK – Was it really the time for Hollywood to party? A rising tide…