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Movie Review: Harrison Ford gets a swashbuckling sendoff in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'

Movie Review: Harrison Ford gets a swashbuckling sendoff in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'

Goodbyes don’t tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn’t a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors.
2024 Grammys will be held Feb. 4 in Los Angeles

2024 Grammys will be held Feb. 4 in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards are returning to Los Angeles on the first Sunday in February. The Recording Academy announced several key dates ahead of its 66th annual show honoring the best in music.
Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake

Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake

The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in population totals that could cost them millions of dollars in federal funding.
US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth

US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth

TOKYO (AP) — Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history.
UNESCO member states expected to approve US decision to rejoin the UN's cultural agency

UNESCO member states expected to approve US decision to rejoin the UN's cultural agency

PARIS (AP) — UNESCO’s 193 members states are gathering Thursday for a two-day meeting in Paris aimed at voting on the United States’ plans to rejoin the U.N.
Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

TORONTO — Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests.
New Zealand says it's the first to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets

New Zealand says it's the first to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beginning Saturday, New Zealand will become the first country to ban the thin plastic bags that supermarket customers use to collect their fruit and vegetables.
Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and Ke Huy Quan invited to join Film Academy

Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and Ke Huy Quan invited to join Film Academy

Taylor Swift, best supporting actor Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, “Elvis” star Austin Butler, “Nope’s” Keke Palmer and The Weeknd have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Maryland's highest court to hear appeals in case chronicled by 'Serial' podcast

Maryland's highest court to hear appeals in case chronicled by 'Serial' podcast

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland announced Wednesday it will hear an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose conviction for killing an ex-girlfriend was reinstated by a lower court after he was released from prison.
Rapper Quando Rondo bonds out of jail after arrest on drug, gang charges in Georgia

Rapper Quando Rondo bonds out of jail after arrest on drug, gang charges in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Rapper Quando Rondo has bonded out of jail after he was indicted on drug and gang charges in his hometown of Savannah.
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