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World Series averaging 15.15 million viewers in Japan, including 15.9 for Game 2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is averaging 15.15 million viewers in Japan through…
Four things to know from Kamala Harris’ latest podcast interviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — In today’s fragmented media environment, podcasts have become prized venues for politicians…
Google exempt from Online News Act for five years, must pay news outlets $100M: CRTC
OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from…
‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — An actor known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob’s Burgers”…
Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying
OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland said the federal government will launch consultations this fall…
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election’s…
Georgia launches state-run Affordable Care Act website
ATLANTA (AP) — Starting Monday, 1.3 million Georgians who bought health care through the Affordable…
This year’s Rockefeller Center tree will travel to New York from Massachusetts
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will travel to New York…
Manitoba chief electoral officer calls for legislation against disinformation
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s chief electoral officer is calling for a legal crackdown on disinformation about…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed…
‘The Simpsons’ will be part of Monday Night Football alternate broadcast on Dec. 9
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Ay, Caramba! Bart and Homer Simpson, meet “Monday Night Football.” The…
Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper’s…
Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries
NEW YORK (AP) — Erykah Badu was bestowed the fashion icon award by the Council…
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the…
As Halloween approaches, tourists visit a home with a gruesome past and tunnels said to be haunted
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40…
Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren’t happy
The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry’s financial…
Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries
NEW YORK (AP) — Erykah Badu was bestowed the fashion icon award by the Council…
Renowned French actor says Depardieu’s sex assault case underlines a need for change
PARIS (AP) — Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow…
Scott Moe: The conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot…
Attack on health center dealing with polio in northwestern Pakistan kills police officer
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign…
Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign…
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the…
Care for a sweet treat during Mexico’s Day of the Dead? Have a bite of ‘pan de muerto’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first bite is an assault to the senses. A sugary,…
50 years after Ali fought Foreman in Congo, the ‘jungle’ hasn’t stopped rumbling
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Alfred Mamba remembers the frenzy that gripped the main soccer stadium…