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Review: Vietnam vets try to help nation they once attacked

Review: Vietnam vets try to help nation they once attacked

“The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace and Redemption in Vietnam,” by George Black (Knopf) In the U.S., we’ve mostly moved on from our military engagements in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Fleming stars as `Nixon in China' arrives at Paris Opera

Fleming stars as `Nixon in China' arrives at Paris Opera

PARIS (AP) — After spending decades portraying generals' wives, a countess and a courtesan, Renée Fleming walked gingerly onto the stage of the Bastille Opera in a blond wig, red coat and black gloves to depict Pat Nixon, former first lady of the Uni
Review: 'Dungeons & Dragons' puts the funny in fantasy

Review: 'Dungeons & Dragons' puts the funny in fantasy

“You’re not a lot of fun, are you,” notes barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) to brave fighter Xenk (Regé-Jean Page) in the new “Dungeons & Dragons” film, making two jokes at once.
Judge: District attorney can't be co-counsel in Baldwin case

Judge: District attorney can't be co-counsel in Baldwin case

SANTA FE, N.M.
New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case

New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.
Wisconsin school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert

Wisconsin school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial.
Biden's moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters

Biden's moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s largely been in his corner.
Kimberly Palmer: How to use a tax refund to fight inflation

Kimberly Palmer: How to use a tax refund to fight inflation

If inflation has eaten away at your budget the way waves erode a beach, then your tax refund might just provide a much-needed protective barrier.
Multidisciplinary artists from Vancouver, Toronto to vie for $50K photography award

Multidisciplinary artists from Vancouver, Toronto to vie for $50K photography award

TORONTO — Multidisciplinary artists from Vancouver and Toronto are in the running for the $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award.
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
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