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Angelina Jolie unveils fashion venture aimed at sustainability, assisting refugees

Angelina Jolie unveils fashion venture aimed at sustainability, assisting refugees

NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie announced a new fashion venture Wednesday aimed at allowing customers to participate in the making of their own creations with master tailors, pattern makers and artisans around the world while keeping discarded fabric
'We're just hanging on:' Rocky start to summer patio season puts restaurants on edge

'We're just hanging on:' Rocky start to summer patio season puts restaurants on edge

HALIFAX — Restaurants in Canada are being slammed with a daunting mix of soaring costs, staffing issues and capacity problems, making a slow start to the critical summer patio season a near crisis for some eateries across the country, industry expert
Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California

Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday.
Renowned actor Forest Whitaker sets up his Peace and Development Initiative in poor Paris suburb

Renowned actor Forest Whitaker sets up his Peace and Development Initiative in poor Paris suburb

AUBERVILLIERS, France (AP) — Renowned actor Forest Whitaker, who has portrayed a dictator, a Mafia hitman and a butler, has taken on what for some may be his most inspirational role.
Daytime Emmy Awards postponed because of writers strike

Daytime Emmy Awards postponed because of writers strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Daytime Emmy Awards have become the latest casualty of the Hollywood writers strike .
CNN names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo's old slot

CNN names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo's old slot

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN said Kaitlan Collins will host a new hourlong show at the center of the prime-time lineup, filling a slot left vacant since the firing of Chris Cuomo and as the network's ratings are at a low ebb.
Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC's Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33

Pale Male, red-tailed hawk who nested above NYC's Fifth Avenue for 30 years, dies at 33

NEW YORK (AP) — Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died.
Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R&B singer R. Kelly, citing federal convictions

Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex charges against R&B singer R. Kelly, citing federal convictions

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly that alleged he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.
Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness

Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness

Fans and critics may disagree over when exactly the “Fast & Furious” franchise jumped the shark, but there is only one correct answer: When the Pontiac Fiero went into space.
Drug overdoses in the US slightly increased last year. But experts see hopeful signs

Drug overdoses in the US slightly increased last year. But experts see hopeful signs

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic . Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers plateaued for most of last year.
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