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In Israel, TV's dystopian 'Handmaids' is protest fixture

In Israel, TV's dystopian 'Handmaids' is protest fixture

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It's become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped.
Hong Kong's Mirror launches English song, revives Cantopop

Hong Kong's Mirror launches English song, revives Cantopop

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local pop music scene, launched its first English song on Friday, hoping to bring the city’s tunes to music lovers globally.
Review: Ben Platt returns to Broadway in a muddied 'Parade'

Review: Ben Platt returns to Broadway in a muddied 'Parade'

NEW YORK (AP) — There's little respite for Ben Platt once the new Broadway revival of the dark musical “Parade” begins. Even during intermission, he remains onstage, sitting in a jail cell.
Review: U2 reworks past in thrilling 'Songs of Surrender'

Review: U2 reworks past in thrilling 'Songs of Surrender'

“Songs of Surrender,” U2 (Universal) Imagine walking into your living room and all your stuff is there, but it's different. The sofa has moved, the bookcase is leaning on a different wall and the framed photos have swapped locations.
Exhibit: 'Invisible' Monet, Leon, was key to impressionism

Exhibit: 'Invisible' Monet, Leon, was key to impressionism

PARIS (AP) — Behind some great men, there is a bigger brother. Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a landmark Paris exhibit illuminating the hitherto unknown role Leon Monet played in the French impressionist painter’s life and art.
COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
Vatican unveils new ethnographic display of Rwanda screens

Vatican unveils new ethnographic display of Rwanda screens

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections Thursday by showcasing intricately restored Rwandan raffia screens that were sent by Catholic missionaries to the Vatican for a 1925 exhibit
Jury deliberations to resume Monday in XXXTentacion killing

Jury deliberations to resume Monday in XXXTentacion killing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Paris Hilton is ready to reclaim her story, share ups, downs

Paris Hilton is ready to reclaim her story, share ups, downs

Paris Hilton is adding her voice to the chorus of women speaking out to reclaim their narrative from the media and the public.
Empire reports $125.7M net earnings as it rebounds from Sobeys cyberattack

Empire reports $125.7M net earnings as it rebounds from Sobeys cyberattack

Grocery giant Empire Company Ltd.
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