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Polly Holliday, theater star famous as the tart waitress Flo on sitcom 'Alice,' dies at 88
September 10, 2025 - 3:37 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88.
Will anything stop 'The Studio' and 'Severance' at the Emmys? AP writers make their predictions
September 09, 2025 - 8:46 AM

Sunday's 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive with clear favorites but few sure things.
Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations
September 02, 2025 - 7:09 AM

MIAMI (AP) — Cindy Eggleton has always believed in the power of a story.
Pennsylvania's Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners
August 23, 2025 - 5:41 PM

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mount Gretna this summer.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says
July 06, 2025 - 7:40 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for incarcerated Black men in America.
Review: 'Mario Kart World' a solid, safe offering for Switch 2's early adopters
June 20, 2025 - 7:14 AM

TORONTO — When the hybrid Nintendo Switch console hit the market in 2017, the bold new system had a bold new game to match.
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the 'Worst Cooks in America,' dies at 55
June 17, 2025 - 6:22 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55.
Review: Switch 2 a significant upgrade, but the extra muscle comes at a cost
June 13, 2025 - 11:01 AM

TORONTO — Nintendo bet big on innovation when it launched the Switch in 2017.
Unique Chicago museum showcases the history of public housing through its residents
April 03, 2025 - 11:34 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Set inside a once-dilapidated 1938 building on Chicago’s near West Side, a one-of-a-kind museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 6-12
March 31, 2025 - 6:56 AM

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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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Polly Holliday, theater star famous as the tart waitress Flo on sitcom 'Alice,' dies at 88

Will anything stop 'The Studio' and 'Severance' at the Emmys? AP writers make their predictions

Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations

Pennsylvania's Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners

Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says

Review: 'Mario Kart World' a solid, safe offering for Switch 2's early adopters

Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the 'Worst Cooks in America,' dies at 55

Review: Switch 2 a significant upgrade, but the extra muscle comes at a cost

Unique Chicago museum showcases the history of public housing through its residents

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 6-12

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