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Lamarque, École de Pensée big winners at Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards

Lamarque, École de Pensée big winners at Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards

TORONTO — Montreal-based brands Lamarque and École de Pensée took home top prizes at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards on Saturday night.
Piper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as 'The Hustler' and 'Carrie,' dies at 91

Piper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as 'The Hustler' and 'Carrie,' dies at 91

Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a “more meaningful” life, died early Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91.
Live Review: Madonna's Celebration Tour kicks off in London after health scare

Live Review: Madonna's Celebration Tour kicks off in London after health scare

LONDON (AP) — Madonna kicked off her career-spanning Celebration Tour at London's O2 Arena on Saturday night, marking her first performance since suffering what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” that led to hospitalization in an inte
K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER on their new album, working with Anitta and the Jonas Brothers

K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER on their new album, working with Anitta and the Jonas Brothers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, when the K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT for short) first debuted, they were best known as the first BigHit Entertainment boy band since BTS . Those days went as quickly as they arrived.
Executive who had business ties to Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud in lending company

Executive who had business ties to Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud in lending company

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small business
Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said.
Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. The government has put France on high security alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist.
Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience

Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience

NEW YORK (AP) — As more children emerge from the pandemic grappling with mental health issues, their parents are seeking ways for them to build emotional resilience. And toy companies are paying close attention.
Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80

Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has di
Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'

Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'

For more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment over his hairstyle .
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