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Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
October 19, 2025 - 3:16 PM

PARIS (AP) — In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies
October 14, 2025 - 4:23 PM

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51.
Miu Miu stays steady at Paris Fashion Week as France grapples with political turmoil
October 06, 2025 - 7:39 AM

PARIS (AP) — As France’s government unraveled in another episode of political instability Monday, the cogs of the luxury industry kept turning. At the Iéna Palace in Paris’ 16th arrondissement, Miuccia Prada's Miu Miu offered its own brand of reassurance: business as usual, chic as ever at Paris Fashion Week.
Czech author and anti-communist dissident Ivan Klíma dies at 94
October 04, 2025 - 1:46 AM

PRAGUE (AP) — Ivan Klíma, a Czech author and anti-communist dissident whose work and life were shaped by Europe’s 20th-century totalitarian regimes, has died.
Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan
February 26, 2025 - 6:25 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — He's not a movie buff, so New York musician Larry Saltzman doesn't always watch the Oscars. This year, however, he's got a rooting interest.
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
October 28, 2024 - 8:50 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services. Now, the Nashville-based company has rebounded so dramatically that some of its equipment and technology has been retrofitted to keep pace with an ever-growing demand for old-school vinyl.
Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition
June 10, 2024 - 7:24 AM

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years.
Movie Review: 'Dune: Part Two' sustains the dystopian dream of 'Part One'
February 21, 2024 - 9:34 AM

Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check.
Book Review: Sandra Newman puts a feminist spin on ‘1984’ with ‘Julia'
October 23, 2023 - 9:59 AM

Rejoice, comrades! Almost 75 years after George Orwell’s “1984” was published in 1949, readers can return to Airstrip One with its Newspeak and Ministries of Truth, Peace, Love and Plenty. On second thought, maybe it’s not a place anyone wants to revisit. Maybe Orwell’s depiction of an ultra-totalitarian society in which “doublethink” — “Truth is Hate. Plenty is Hate. Peace is Hate. Love is Hate” — rules, hits a little too close to the real world in 2023.
Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum's exhibits
April 04, 2023 - 6:45 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Hadad, the ancient weather god at Berlin's Pergamon Museum, growls deeply as he casts his neon-blue gaze on visitors, his body bathed in pulsating orange light.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

Entertainment News

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies

Miu Miu stays steady at Paris Fashion Week as France grapples with political turmoil

Czech author and anti-communist dissident Ivan Klíma dies at 94

Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan

Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune

Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition

Movie Review: 'Dune: Part Two' sustains the dystopian dream of 'Part One'

Book Review: Sandra Newman puts a feminist spin on ‘1984’ with ‘Julia'

Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum's exhibits

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