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Local school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
November 01, 2024 - 12:25 PM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story.
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum
November 01, 2024 - 10:35 PM

MADRID (AP) — It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze piercing the boundary between art and life.
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
November 01, 2024 - 11:18 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph received an additional 35 years behind bars Friday.
Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama
November 01, 2024 - 8:36 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music — until “ Million Dollar Baby ” became one of the year's most popular songs. Now, the singer is eyeing Grammy nominations next week.
'Amateurish' thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery
November 01, 2024 - 5:07 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol and left two more badly damaged in the street as they fled the scene of the botched heist, the gallery owner said Friday.
At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever
November 01, 2024 - 12:59 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour. And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one listed in her official biography.
Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto Rico
October 31, 2024 - 10:33 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate.
Film academy adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collection
October 31, 2024 - 9:43 AM

No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag.
Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters respond?
October 31, 2024 - 8:16 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music's mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country albums.
It's spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven't heard
October 30, 2024 - 8:04 PM

Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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Local school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum

Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison

Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama

'Amateurish' thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery

At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever

Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto Rico

Film academy adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collection

Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters respond?

It's spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven't heard

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