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'It's bittersweet': Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business

'It's bittersweet': Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business

WINNIPEG — Glen Fuhl is quick to say he's not passionate about movies.
When it's St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans, get ready to catch a cabbage

When it's St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans, get ready to catch a cabbage

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The grandly colonnaded old city hall was designed by an Irish architect. A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel.
TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job.
From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day

NEW YORK (AP) — If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage.
Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic 'Everything I Thought It Was'

Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic 'Everything I Thought It Was'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In its better tracks, Justin Timberlake's first new album in six years, “Everything I Thought It Was,” is a return to form for the musician.
Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming pool

Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming pool

HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) — An ailing alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally, state officials said. Environmental conservation police officers seized the 750-pound (340-kilogram), 11-foot-long (3.
Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties

Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, th
Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett

Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco.
Model and actor Cara Delevingne's Los Angeles home is destroyed in fire

Model and actor Cara Delevingne's Los Angeles home is destroyed in fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles home of model and actor Cara Delevingne was destroyed in a fire Friday.
Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands

Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov.
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