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New national tour of 'Beauty and the Beast' features Fergie L. Philippe and Kyra Belle Johnson

New national tour of 'Beauty and the Beast' features Fergie L. Philippe and Kyra Belle Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) — Fergie L. Philippe first saw the stage musical “Beauty and the Beast” pretty late, as a freshman in college. Kyra Belle Johnson got to know it much earlier — in sixth grade she played a sugar cube in a middle school production.
It's a publishing fairy tale. 'Hansel and Gretel' is reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak

It's a publishing fairy tale. 'Hansel and Gretel' is reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak

An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never met: Stephen King and the late Maurice Sendak .
Canadian children see thousands of digital ads for unhealthy food every year: report

Canadian children see thousands of digital ads for unhealthy food every year: report

MONTREAL — Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report.
US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak , but consumers didn't need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and hard to find at times.
'So surreal': Couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage in Canada

'So surreal': Couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage in Canada

A hotel hot tub changed Erin Beckwell's life. The Saskatoon woman had been to dinner with her partner, who then endlessly drove her around the city. "I'm like, 'Where are you taking me?'" said Beckwell, a university professor.
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings.
Chocolate love has its price on Valentine's Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter

Chocolate love has its price on Valentine's Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter

BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are.
Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day ? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince? Do you believe your former paramour should never procreate? Animal shelters and zoos around the cou
A$AP Rocky trial heads to closing arguments. Did the rapper fire real bullets or blanks?

A$AP Rocky trial heads to closing arguments. Did the rapper fire real bullets or blanks?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's one essential difference between arguments at rapper A$AP Rocky 's trial: Prosecutors will say Thursday that the hip-hop star fired two shots at a former friend from a handgun, while defense lawyers will say he fired blanks
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated Press journalists from presidentia
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