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Family, fans bid adieu to music icon Jerry Lee Lewis

Family, fans bid adieu to music icon Jerry Lee Lewis

FERRIDAY, La. (AP) — Family, friends and fans gathered Saturday to bid farewell to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis at memorial services held in his north Louisiana home town.
California tenants rise up, demand rent caps from city halls

California tenants rise up, demand rent caps from city halls

ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Kim Carlson's apartment has flooded with human feces multiple times, the plumbing never fixed in the low-income housing complex she calls home in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Antioch.
Private school vouchers open faith options for kids of color

Private school vouchers open faith options for kids of color

MILWAUKEE (AP) — On break in the hallway between St. Marcus Lutheran Church and its attached school, eighth grader Annii Kinepoway had no hesitation in explaining what she’s learned to love best here — the good Lord and good grades.
DA to review cases involving LA cop accused of CBS tip off

DA to review cases involving LA cop accused of CBS tip off

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors will look into past cases involving a former police captain who allegedly tipped off CBS executive Les Moonves that a woman had filed a confidential police report accusing him of sexual assault, the d
Settlement reached in suits over FBI posing as AP reporter

Settlement reached in suits over FBI posing as AP reporter

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will get a $145,000 settlement following a pair of lawsuits filed after an FBI agent posed as a reporter for The Associated Press and created a fake story.
Sci-fi drama 'Westworld' canceled by HBO after 4 seasons

Sci-fi drama 'Westworld' canceled by HBO after 4 seasons

LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO has pulled the plug on “Westworld,” its Emmy-winning sci-fi drama. The series’ cancellation came less than three months after its fourth season concluded in August.
Two-fifths of TV episodes and films shot by women, directors' guild says

Two-fifths of TV episodes and films shot by women, directors' guild says

VANCOUVER — A new report from the Directors Guild of Canada suggests that roughly two-fifths of feature films and episodic television shot by its members were helmed by female directors.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y.
US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread

US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses that have been filling hospitals and doctor waiting rooms.
From Biggie to Buffy, Giller finalists share their pop culture influences

From Biggie to Buffy, Giller finalists share their pop culture influences

TORONTO — From rap music to social movements to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists drew from a wide array of influences to write books that contribute to the cultural conversation.
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