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TORONTO — Canada's former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The stench of trash and residue of bad decisions in one of America’s favorite party hotspots is being scrubbed away, thanks to a change in garbage collectors that New Orleans residents say has transformed the French Quarter.

TORONTO — Toronto has handed Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro the key to the city in recognition of his affinity for making films here.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from the country Thursday ahead of their scheduled performance at the popular Sziget Festival, with officials arguing that the musicians' presence would pose a risk to natio

NEW YORK (AP) — Verdi can be played on original instruments, too.

In the 1960s, a hospital in London held a ward full of women who suffered from a range of mental disorders.

NEW YORK (AP) — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — George Kooymans, the guitarist and co-founder of the Dutch band Golden Earring who co-wrote the hard-rock classic “Radar Love” and wrote and shared lead vocals on the top 10 hit “Twilight Zone,” has died at age 77.

Over a decade ago, the Australian pop-punk boy band 5 Seconds of Summer emerged as charming genre-revivalists.