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For Netflix documentaries, there’s no place like Sundance

For Netflix documentaries, there’s no place like Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Filmmaker Yance Ford was in a “Sundance haze” when he took a meeting with Netflix following the premiere of “Strong Island” in 2017.
Japan's imperial family hosts a poetry reading with a focus on peace to welcome the new year

Japan's imperial family hosts a poetry reading with a focus on peace to welcome the new year

TOKYO (AP) — A mother's love and a yearning for peace flowed from Japanese Empress Masako's poem, read Friday at an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival

‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Thousands of cinema lovers, Hollywood celebrities, industry executives and filmmakers from around the world have arrived in a very snowy Park City, Utah, for 10 days of movie watching.
What to stream this weekend: Jason Momoa roaming, Green Day rocking and 'Fast X' exploding

What to stream this weekend: Jason Momoa roaming, Green Day rocking and 'Fast X' exploding

Jason Momoa hosting a new travel docuseries for Max called “On the Roam” and the Finnish romantic comedy “Fallen Leaves” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany

Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event.
How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet

How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet

Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war : the watermelon.
CDC expands warning about charcuterie meat trays as salmonella cases double

CDC expands warning about charcuterie meat trays as salmonella cases double

Federal health officials are expanding a warning about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam's Club and Costco stores.
Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks

Israeli company gets green light to make world's first cultivated beef steaks

An Israeli company has received a preliminary green light from health officials to sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal, officials said. The move follows approval of lab-grown chicken in the U.S.
A first-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people who have liver failure

A first-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people who have liver failure

Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.
Uniqlo sues Shein over alleged copy of its popular 'Mary Poppins bag'

Uniqlo sues Shein over alleged copy of its popular 'Mary Poppins bag'

TOKYO (AP) — Uniqlo Co. has sued rival retailer Shein over a small shoulder bag the Japanese retailer said was an inferior and unlawful copy of its hit product touted as the “Mary Poppins bag.
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