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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Gabby Giffords will serve as grand marshal of the 134th Rose Parade next year. The former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona will ride down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Jan. 2.

DALLAS (AP) — As schools across the South grapple with teacher shortages , many are turning to candidates without teaching certificates or formal training.

TORONTO — A Toronto auction house is set to sell a private collection that includes pieces by such eminent artists as Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and Paul Kane.

“Dirt Femme,” Tove Lo (Pretty Swede Records) Femininity is all-encompassing, it's malleable and flesh deep.

NEW YORK (AP) — At age 82, Ted Koppel is equipped to take the long view when discussing what divides Americans.

NEW YORK (AP) — “A Wrinkle in Time,” the classic sci-fi coming-of-age tale celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, has been adapted into a film, a TV movie, opera, several plays and a graphic novel.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are getting the biggest raise of their lifetimes . The U.S. government announced Thursday that Social Security beneficiaries will see an 8.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in "Sweeney Todd" and crime busters in episodes of TV's “Murder, She Wrote.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and “Mona Lisa” analogies to Justice Clarence Thomas’ enthusiasm for the “Purple Rain” showman.

HAVANA (AP) — Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming and weapons.