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Barenboim takes it day-by-day, balancing music with illness

Barenboim takes it day-by-day, balancing music with illness

MILAN (AP) — No one was more surprised than Daniel Barenboim himself at the impromptu homecoming to Milan’s Teatro alla Scala as a last-minute sub just two weeks after he formally stepped down as the Berlin's State Opera's music director after 30 yea
Native Americans grapple with Chiefs Super Bowl celebrations

Native Americans grapple with Chiefs Super Bowl celebrations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Moontee Sinquah spent only one minute onstage inside the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix during the NFL's Super Bowl Opening Night. But it's a minute that will remain unforgettable.
Liberal MP may not vote for party's language bill due to changes made by Bloc, Tories

Liberal MP may not vote for party's language bill due to changes made by Bloc, Tories

OTTAWA — Opposition parties have changed the Liberal government's official languages bill so much, a Quebec Liberal MP said he's not sure he can still vote for it.
Review: 'Marlowe,' with Neeson, resurrects a vintage gumshoe

Review: 'Marlowe,' with Neeson, resurrects a vintage gumshoe

The richly hard-boiled terrain of detective Philip Marlowe has always been, to quote Raymond Chandler, “a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.
'Our own dynasty': Kansas City fetes latest Super Bowl win

'Our own dynasty': Kansas City fetes latest Super Bowl win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce promised thousands of fans celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl championship Wednesday that the team will be back for more.
Town can't refuse Amazon offer despite Duvall opposition

Town can't refuse Amazon offer despite Duvall opposition

Actor Robert Duvall was one of more than 100 speakers at a northern Virginia town's council meeting opposing a proposed $550 million data center from Amazon.
Fowl-free: McDonald's debuts plant-based McNuggets

Fowl-free: McDonald's debuts plant-based McNuggets

McDonald’s McNuggets are going fowl-free. The Chicago-based fast food giant is introducing plant-based McNuggets next week. Germany will be the first market to get them.
Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82

Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and '70s, has died. She was 82.
At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of citizen science

At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of citizen science

It’s a given that when the Great Backyard Bird Count begins Friday, Steve and Janet Kistler of Hart County, Kentucky, will be joining in. They’ve done so every year since the now-global tradition began 25 years ago.
Mi'kmaq regalia to return home to Nova Scotia after 130 years in Australian museum

Mi'kmaq regalia to return home to Nova Scotia after 130 years in Australian museum

HALIFAX — Mi’kmaq regalia kept in an Australian museum for more than 130 years will finally be returned to Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia — close to where the items are believed to have been crafted by a Mi’kmaq artist in the 1800s.
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