Skip to content

National Lifestyle

Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible

Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million.
Review: A compassionate immigrant drama in 'Tori and Lokita'

Review: A compassionate immigrant drama in 'Tori and Lokita'

It's one of the great ironies of cinema that many — not all, but many — of the most seemingly arthouse filmmakers make some of the most approachable films. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are imposing names in cinema.
Newsmax returns to DirecTV, inks multiyear distribution deal

Newsmax returns to DirecTV, inks multiyear distribution deal

Newsmax is returning to DirecTV after a dispute between the parties saw the conservative network removed from the satellite carrier.
Review: Despair in Jersey in Zach Braff’s ‘A Good Person’

Review: Despair in Jersey in Zach Braff’s ‘A Good Person’

All filmmakers should be so lucky to have Florence Pugh in their movies.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine injured in assault at Florida gym

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine injured in assault at Florida gym

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine , whose testimony against his own gang helped convict two high-ranking members, was assaulted by several people at a gym in Florida, officials said Wednesday.
Los Angeles strike highlights paltry US school worker pay

Los Angeles strike highlights paltry US school worker pay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bus drivers shuttle America’s children to schools where cafeteria workers feed them and teacher aides assist students who need the most help. And their pay is notoriously low.
Stylist Law Roach working on his health post-retirement

Stylist Law Roach working on his health post-retirement

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrity stylist Law Roach, who helped reinvent Zendaya and turned Celine Dion into a fashion icon, shocked the industry last week when he announced his retirement from dressing the rich and famous.
More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
Kim Raver on how 'Grey's Anatomy' puts women at center

Kim Raver on how 'Grey's Anatomy' puts women at center

“Grey’s Anatomy” has long championed women’s rights and female leadership on and offscreen — not only does the long-running hospital drama cover contentious topics like abortion, but it also offers women on the show a chance to expand their roles beh

Writers' Trust launches new $75K international prize for non-fiction

TORONTO — The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced a new $75,000 prize for international authors who have penned non-fiction works. The Weston International Award will honour a non-Canadian author's body of work.