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Misty Copeland’s new picture story, ‘Bunheads, Act 2,’ will be out in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland is ready to take young readers on another imaginary…
Winner of the Boston Marathon, legendary Canadian runner Jerome Drayton dies at 80
TORONTO — Legendary long-distance runner Jerome Drayton, who won the Boston Marathon in 1977 and…
Ian Hanomansing to host live CBC News Network prime-time show from Vancouver
CBC News Network is turning to Ian Hanomansing for live weekday prime-time coverage as an…
Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly’s convictions and 30-year prison term
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year…
12 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ made a cultural bang over the past 50 years
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names…
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on…
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on…
Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The sudden closure in the Central African Republic of…
When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With a heartbeat abortion ban solidly in place in South Carolina,…
Hockey Quebec announces ban on smelling salts, citing health risk for players
MONTREAL — Hockey Quebec is banning the use of smelling salts, citing concern over their…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues NBC over new documentary as he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is suing NBC Universal over a documentary that…
What’s going to win best picture? We rank the Oscar field
NEW YORK (AP) — The inner-Vatican machinations of “Conclave” have nothing on this year’s Oscar…
Harry Connick Jr. to premiere composition at Carnegie Hall for 100th anniversary of mother’s birth
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary…
Fans, crew mourn death of canine star of Citytv detective series ‘Hudson & Rex’
Fans and creatives behind the canine detective series “Hudson & Rex” are mourning the death…
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to…
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues NBC over new documentary as he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is suing NBC Universal over a documentary that…
The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested – and can be contentious
This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists from three media appearances by President…
The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested – and can be contentious
This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists from three media appearances by President…
Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to…
A$AP Rocky trial brings clashing closing arguments over gun as Rihanna brings tiny sons to court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Rihanna and two toddlers looking on from the audience, a…
This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths…
Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to become nation’s health secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert…
Trump’s foreign aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close
SARMADA, Syria (AP) — In the town of Sarmada in northern Syria, Dr. Mohammad Fares…