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Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here’s what to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket…
How ‘Mufasa’ rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy’s voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music
SAN DIEGO (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following…
Nobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang talks about how writing connects her to readers
STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize…
How ‘Mufasa’ rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy’s voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following…
Executive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes in Florida
ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the…
Executive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes in Florida
ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the…
Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of the elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who…
Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of the elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who…
Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled
VANCOUVER — Devout Taylor Swift fan Carol Hansson was in Prince George, B.C., on Thursday…
Marrakech Film Festival bestows Palestinian film ‘Happy Holidays’ with top award
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The Marrakech International Film Festival bestowed its top prize Friday on…
What happens when ‘The Simpsons’ join ‘Monday Night Football’? Find out during Bengals-Cowboys
Lisa Simpson once said during an episode of “The Simpsons:” What could be more exciting…
Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta’s new gender-affirming treatment law
EDMONTON — A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they’ve followed through with their plan…
Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland…
Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places
HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba… in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men…
Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places
HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba… in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men…
Milan’s Brera boosts its cultural cachet with an overdue modern art wing and Leonardo’s Last Supper
MILAN (AP) — Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera museum, conceived under Napoleon as a “little Louvre,”…
Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment
KISUMU — Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers…
Taylor Swift ends her ‘beloved Eras Tour’ in Vancouver, after glittering global run
VANCOUVER — Is it over now? For Vancouver and Taylor Swift fans around the world…
Marrakech festival spotlights tensions animating Morocco’s movie industry
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — After the movie “Cabo Negro” screened at the Marrakech International Film…
The stars will come out at the Kennedy Center for Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt and Sandoval
WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests are gathering for the…
Biden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments during his term. There’s an appetite for more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling…
Marrakech festival spotlights tensions animating Morocco’s movie industry
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — After the movie “Cabo Negro” screened at the Marrakech International Film…
Trudeau says fall of Assad ‘ends decades of brutal oppression’ for Syria
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new chapter for Syria can begin that’s free of…
‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend and $600 million globally
The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box…