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Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties
NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this…
A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place…
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the US legally. Here’s how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and…
Toxic smog cloaks New Delhi a day after Diwali festival as firecracker smoke worsens air quality
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday…
Toxic smog cloaks India’s capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday…
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving…
Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote
TORONTO — Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S. presidential election expect to gather…
This Toronto writer kept hearing her dead mom’s voice. So she made a show about it
TORONTO — After Wendy Litner’s mom died of cancer several years ago, a curious thing…
Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle…
Not just for summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pasta
NEW YORK (AP) — A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix,…
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the US legally. Here’s how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and…
Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen…
‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC’s hit political drama “Scandal” may need to brush up on their…
‘Amateurish’ thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in…
Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pasta
NEW YORK (AP) — A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix,…
Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born…
Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born…
A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia
BERLIN (AP) — A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia…
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the…
Randy Bachman to take Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Canadian tour next year
TORONTO — Randy Bachman is taking Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the road — minus Fred Turner.…
Ontario’s chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation
TORONTO — The rise of artificial intelligence and its ability to rapidly spread misinformation and…
Q&A: Tommy Richman talks ‘Million Dollar Baby’ success, Grammy nominations and ‘not hip-hop’ drama
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music —…