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'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon
February 01, 2024 - 7:59 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back and forth to the beat of his musicians. It wasn’t surprising that the native of New Orleans — a city known for brass bands and live music — felt at home for his Tiny Desk Concert.
Pearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls 'our best work'
January 31, 2024 - 9:13 PM

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Pearl Jam blasted out their forthcoming album to a few hundred family, friends, industry insiders and reporters Wednesday, and the tracks showed they are doing anything but mellowing with age.
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
December 31, 2023 - 3:31 PM

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.
Ralph Lauren, a son of the Bronx, takes over Brooklyn in lavish return to NY Fashion Week
September 10, 2023 - 9:23 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — He may have been born in the Bronx, but designer Ralph Lauren took over a different New York city borough — Brooklyn — with a sumptuous event that marked his return to NY Fashion Week after four years and brought out stars like Jennifer Lopez, Julianne Moore, Diane Keaton, Mindy Kaling, Gabrielle Union, James Marsden and many others.
Renamed Horseshoe to host Poker World Series on Vegas Strip
March 24, 2023 - 9:05 PM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A name paired with poker and Las Vegas lore now has a place on the neon-lit Strip following the rebranding of an iconic hotel with a memorable history at a crossroads shared with some of the most recognizable casinos in the world.
How (and where) to watch the AP Top 25 Movies online
January 20, 2023 - 8:30 AM

Glittering rock ‘n’ roll, women warriors and kings, spellbinding multiverses and stories of friendship and family permeated 2022 cinema and the AP Top 25 Movies list.
For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star
July 26, 2022 - 12:39 PM

In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played vengeful warriors, dying prisoners and impassioned resistance leaders. For three decades, he has arrestingly crafted wide-ranging portraits of the Native American experience. But one thing he had never done in a movie is give someone a kiss.
For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star
July 26, 2022 - 12:36 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played vengeful warriors, dying prisoners and impassioned resistance leaders. For three decades, he has arrestingly crafted wide-ranging portraits of the Native American experience. But one thing he had never done in a movie is give someone a kiss.
Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets
January 28, 2022 - 6:47 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome, Willow, to a long line of presidential pets.
Giving the Western some swagger in 'The Harder They Fall'
October 30, 2021 - 8:14 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — If you had any doubt that Jeymes Samuel, the director of “The Harder They Fall” and the British musician known as the Bullits, loves Westerns, then you haven't heard him sing Dean Martin's “My Rifle, My Pony and Me” from John Ford's “Rio Bravo.”
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Entertainment News

'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

Pearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls 'our best work'

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Ralph Lauren, a son of the Bronx, takes over Brooklyn in lavish return to NY Fashion Week

Renamed Horseshoe to host Poker World Series on Vegas Strip

How (and where) to watch the AP Top 25 Movies online

For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star

For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star

Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets

Giving the Western some swagger in 'The Harder They Fall'

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