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Sheung-King wins Writers’ Trust fiction prize for ‘Batshit Seven’
TORONTO — Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers’ Trust…
Shaun White’s new halfpipe league to air on NBC, Peacock
The new action-sports league being launched by Shaun White will air on NBC and stream…
Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Did the Mouse King strike? A ballet group in suburban…
New Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando will have British Ministry of Magic as setting
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Harry Potter fans eagerly anticipating the third attraction based on the…
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 billion bound for black market
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an…
Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Sundown’ guitar sells for US$350,000 in auction
TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot’s treasured “Sundown” guitar will remain in Canadian hands after it sold…
Kansas agrees to increase hospital beds for mentally ill defendants
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has promised to provide more hospital beds for mentally ill…
Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M, organizers say
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul’s unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat…
What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid
Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect…
Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial
ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering…
What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid
Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect…
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an…
Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial
ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering…
Blue Bombers clean out their lockers after coming up short in Grey Cup
WINNIPEG — There was no anger in Brady Oliveira’s voice when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers…
Prosecutors ordered not to use papers taken from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ jail cell for now
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday not to use papers taken…
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan completed an unprecedented literary double on Tuesday, winning…
North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans sought extensive legislation Tuesday that would weaken the…
North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans advanced extensive legislation Tuesday that would weaken the…
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid
EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to…
Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as…
Maui Invitational returns to a Lahaina still grappling with raw emotions left by deadly wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) — Three generations of TJ Rickard’s family lost their homes in the deadly…
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their…
Morgan Wallen and Post Malone headline a very collaborative Country Music Association Awards
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s collaboration “I Had Some Help” could make both men big…
Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film ‘Rust’ boycotts its world premiere
TORUN, Poland (AP) — The mother of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is boycotting the world…