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Polish Nobel winner vying for International Booker Prize

Polish Nobel winner vying for International Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Polish Nobel literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk and Israeli novelist David Grossman are both in the running, for a second time, for the International Booker Prize for fiction in English translation.
How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues

NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down.
Melissa Etheridge ready for Love Rocks NYC benefit's return

Melissa Etheridge ready for Love Rocks NYC benefit's return

NEW YORK (AP) — Melissa Etheridge says the star-studded Love Rocks NYC benefit, the annual concert for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, is exactly the kind of fundraiser she wanted to join.
Saul Williams working on graphic novel 'Let There Be Dark'

Saul Williams working on graphic novel 'Let There Be Dark'

NEW YORK (AP) — Saul Williams' latest project is a blend of words and pictures.
Get on top of planned expenses with sinking funds

Get on top of planned expenses with sinking funds

In a given year, you likely have expenses that you know are coming — holiday gifts, the family vacation you take every summer, annual homeowners association fees or maybe membership renewals.
This tale wags the dog: 'Rescued by Ruby' tells K-9's story

This tale wags the dog: 'Rescued by Ruby' tells K-9's story

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — This is the story of a mischievous mutt who turned out to be a very good girl. Such a good girl, in fact, that she saved a life.
New Zealand to merge public TV and radio as audiences shift

New Zealand to merge public TV and radio as audiences shift

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Noting the rapid changes taking place in how people consume news and entertainment, New Zealand's government on Thursday said it would merge its public television and radio broadcasters into a single new organization it
Closed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon's Tripoli

Closed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon's Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The hissing of a water hose spraying the ground reverberates around the walls of the dimly lit Empire Cinema in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years? More countries are shifting toward a return to normal and learning to live with the virus.
Review: In ‘The Adam Project,’ a blockbuster therapy session

Review: In ‘The Adam Project,’ a blockbuster therapy session

Pathos and action are found in equal parts in “ The Adam Project ,” the latest attempt by Netflix to create the kind of throwback blockbuster that you might have paid to see in movie theaters.
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