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TORONTO — A plea by health officials to resume masking in Ontario and Quebec is a tall order that is unlikely to take hold without a significant culture shift, say observers who point to pandemic fatigue, mixed messages and divisive politics as likel

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has this funny theory about artists and careers, spelled out with comic timing. “You kind of can always tell if someone hits a wall by their haircut," he says. Pause. “And I'll explain what I mean.” Pause.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those serving at the Capitol” on Jan. 6 in a new memoir released Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Adults. They, too, need fun stuff for the holidays.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A partial list of nominees in the top categories at the 65th annual Grammy Awards , announced Tuesday by The Recording Academy .

Black Friday sales are everywhere. Judging by retailers’ advertisements stuffed with language like “must-have deals” and “can’t-miss epic finds,” you’d be led to believe that every deal is too good to pass up.

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. Desert Star by Michael Connelly - 9780316421461 - (Little, Brown and Company) 2. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781668001233 - (Atria Books) 3.

Movies US charts: 1. Ticket to Paradise 2. Top Gun: Maverick 3. Bullet Train 4. Nope 5. Medieval 6. Beast (2022) 7. Terrifier 2 8. Where the Crawdads Sing 9. Amsterdam 10. Paradise City Movies US charts - Independent: 1. Medieval 2.

NEW YORK (AP) — Think of a military unit and you'll likely get an image of fresh-pressed uniforms, crisp saluting and a strong sense of hierarchy. But a new TV series offers a much messier alternative — one that can be even more effective.

MONTREAL — Ticketmaster says organizers have cancelled a Montreal show by a French rapper whose lyrics have been denounced as antisemitic. A message on the ticket seller's website said Freeze Corleone's Dec.