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Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office

Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office

NEW YORK (AP) — Judy Blume , James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open an office in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida's surge in book bannings in rec
Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to consult their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings, saying in a new public service announcement for Breast Cancer Awareness Month that early detection saves lives.
Edmunds: Big country, big wheels, small budget. Here are 5 five new off-roaders easy on the wallet

Edmunds: Big country, big wheels, small budget. Here are 5 five new off-roaders easy on the wallet

Getting away and into America’s outdoor spaces can go a long way to making life more enjoyable.
Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Woodberson Seïde held his stepsister's hand as they walked through Haiti 's capital on their way to an afterschool music program.
Michelle Good among authors shortlisted for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

Michelle Good among authors shortlisted for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

TORONTO — Michelle Good is among the finalists for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Balsillie Prize for Public Policy.
As actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes

As actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors have restarted talks with studios, opening up the possibility that their part in the industry's double strike could end with the same kind of deal the writers reached to end their pickets last week .
Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening

Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening

HONOLULU (AP) — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov.
'Photography not allowed,' Poilievre says of ceremony with Algonquin leaders

'Photography not allowed,' Poilievre says of ceremony with Algonquin leaders

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he did not share photos of a ceremony he participated in with Algonquin leaders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation out of respect for their traditional customs.
Cowboy Junkies postpone tour dates after COVID-19 outbreak in band

Cowboy Junkies postpone tour dates after COVID-19 outbreak in band

TORONTO — Alternative country band Cowboy Junkies say they're postponing the remainder of their Ontario concert tour after an outbreak of COVID-19 within the band.
Movie Review: Her voice is lower, but Joan Baez has songs to sing and secrets to tell in new doc

Movie Review: Her voice is lower, but Joan Baez has songs to sing and secrets to tell in new doc

Bob Dylan called it her “heart-stopping soprano,” and it’s true that when Joan Baez unleashed that pure, angelic voice on the protest song “We Shall Overcome,” you could believe we would, indeed, overcome.
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