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WHO: COVID cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week

WHO: COVID cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week

GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization fell for a third consecutive week, a trend likely helped by the dismantling of testing and surveillance programs.
Flower power: Dutch horticultural expo opens near Amsterdam

Flower power: Dutch horticultural expo opens near Amsterdam

ALMERE, Netherlands (AP) — Tulips herald the advent of spring — and the Dutch believe they can also highlight ways to fight climate change.
Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys added to Recording Registry

Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys added to Recording Registry

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Critically acclaimed debut albums by Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin's Latin pop megahit “Livin' La Vida Loca,” and Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody” are among the recordings being inducted this year into the National
For Jews fleeing Ukraine, Passover takes on new meaning

For Jews fleeing Ukraine, Passover takes on new meaning

“Good morning! Happy morning!” Rabbi Avraham Wolff exclaimed, with a big smile, as he walked into the Chabad synagogue in Odesa on a recent morning.
New Mexico boosts its free college program, at least for now

New Mexico boosts its free college program, at least for now

SANTA FE, N.M.
Marlee Matlin, George Takei mourn Gilbert Gottfried

Marlee Matlin, George Takei mourn Gilbert Gottfried

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions to the death of comedian Gilbert Gottfried : “I am so sad to read about the passing of Gilbert Gottfried. Funny, politically incorrect but a softie on the inside.
Hollywood, foreign film productions reach record high in Canada in COVID's first year

Hollywood, foreign film productions reach record high in Canada in COVID's first year

OTTAWA — When the pandemic first hit, the world shouted "cut." Cameras stopped rolling, film sets went black and stars with seven-figure salaries were sent back to their hotel rooms.
Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comic's comic, dies at 67

Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comic's comic, dies at 67

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67.
FACT FOCUS: Posts maligning Disney lack evidence

FACT FOCUS: Posts maligning Disney lack evidence

Online posts are using flawed logic and false information to malign The Walt Disney Co.
Lawyer: Depp trial likely to become mudslinging soap opera

Lawyer: Depp trial likely to become mudslinging soap opera

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard's lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tuesday.
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