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Minneapolis softens law on obstructing abortion clinics in response to free-speech lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited the obstruction of entrances and…
A traditional send-off in New Orleans for an innovative brass band musician
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaring trumpets and joyful voices resounded in a New Orleans neighborhood…
Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition
MIAMI (AP) — As the stars of Friday’s show in downtown Miami, baby pigs Glinda…
B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about ‘crazy’ plan to recruit doctors
A British Columbia community’s “out-of-the-box” plan to ease its family doctor shortage by hiring physicians…
A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is…
A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is…
A traditional send-off in New Orleans for an innovative brass band musician
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaring trumpets and joyful voices resounded in a New Orleans neighborhood…
Music maker, 88, creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello
Eighty-eight-year-old Lorne Collie has been making musical instruments for more than three decades, creations that…
France’s Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — A week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, France’s…
France’s Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — One week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, and…
It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Edited by Anna Furman for movement Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8…
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, only the fourth…
How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday
NEW YORK (AP) — We all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts.…
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only…
Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of…
It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season ‘s batch…
Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of…
Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald…
Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald…
Caitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska’s largest high…
PHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there…
‘Eclectic, strange or weird?’: Meet the collectors who treasure hunt across Ontario
Tristan Sacrey says he reached rock bottom five years ago. He went through a breakup,…
What is a biblically accurate angel? And do you need one to top your Christmas tree?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was during the pandemic when the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and…
Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.’s cleanup rules are a mess, too
When Dean May’s team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective…