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'Very early': Scientists date when humans first came to Alberta's oilsands region

'Very early': Scientists date when humans first came to Alberta's oilsands region

EDMONTON — New research may have answered a long-standing mystery by pinning a rough date on the earliest known humans in Canada's oilsands region.
Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy

Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as “an absurdity based upon a lie.
Report: Prince Charles' charity got donation from bin Ladens

Report: Prince Charles' charity got donation from bin Ladens

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
EXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight

EXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of mega-mergers and flashy high-tech corporate hookups, the biggest U.S. book publisher’s plan to buy the fourth-largest for a mere $2.2 billion may seem somewhat quaint.
Catholics turn to action to reconcile faith with lacklustre apology

Catholics turn to action to reconcile faith with lacklustre apology

Some Catholics say it's not easy to reconcile their faith with what they see as the Pope's lacklustre apology for the horrors Church-run residential schools inflicted on Indigenous children, but for many, the process involves trying to change the ins
Q&A: Melissa Barrera survives, on screen and in Hollywood

Q&A: Melissa Barrera survives, on screen and in Hollywood

NEW YORK (AP) — Since her breakthrough role as Vanessa in the film adaptation of “In The Heights,” Melissa Barrera has been working non-stop on the big and small screen.
In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

LONDON (AP) — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers o
'Amber Brown' springs to TV under Bonnie Hunt's sure hand

'Amber Brown' springs to TV under Bonnie Hunt's sure hand

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bonnie Hunt’s approach to comedy deserves a patent. She's drolly forthright but reliably good-hearted, and gives viewers credit for their intelligence as demonstrated by pretty much everything she's acted in, written or both.
Review: Beyoncé escapes to dance world in 'Renaissance'

Review: Beyoncé escapes to dance world in 'Renaissance'

"Renaissance," Beyoncé (Columbia Records) Beyoncé has been reborn again; this time it’s on a shimmering dance floor. But in her seventh studio album, "Renaissance," she has subverted the public's perception of her hitmaking history.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Bill Cassidy, R-La.; Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Manchin. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Manchin; Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
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