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Sheryl Lee Ralph, 66, 1st-time nominee, wins Emmy award

Sheryl Lee Ralph, 66, 1st-time nominee, wins Emmy award

Veteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph, an ageless stalwart of the industry who won an Emmy as a first-time nominee at the age of 66, relished in her victory by bellowing powerful lyrics about being an “Endangered Species,” and imploring others to never give
John Lennon's killer denied parole again, for 12th time

John Lennon's killer denied parole again, for 12th time

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday.
Prosecutor: R. Kelly 'degraded' girl for his 'sick pleasure'

Prosecutor: R. Kelly 'degraded' girl for his 'sick pleasure'

CHICAGO (AP) — R.
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban

Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban

Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On Monday, there was a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds – Seattle Pacific University.
Bassist for country group Alabama arrested on pot charge

Bassist for country group Alabama arrested on pot charge

CENTRE, Ala. (AP) — Teddy Gentry, a founding member of and bass player for the country music super group Alabama , was arrested Monday on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge, records show.
Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border

Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted peppers permeates the air, but growers and exporters in Mexico are just as busy and that’s causing a crunch at the international border.
William Klein, American photographer in Paris, dies at 96

William Klein, American photographer in Paris, dies at 96

PARIS (AP) — William Klein, an American photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced fashion and street photography in the second half of the 20th century, has died at 96.
Residential school drama 'Bones of Crows' about need for truth, dialogue: director

Residential school drama 'Bones of Crows' about need for truth, dialogue: director

TORONTO — Screenwriter/director Marie Clements says every Indigenous person who worked on her residential school drama “Bones of Crows” has their own family story of residential school and that brought deeper meaning to each day’s shoot.
Gamers to battle it out in futuristic Toronto map in new 'Overwatch 2' video game

Gamers to battle it out in futuristic Toronto map in new 'Overwatch 2' video game

TORONTO — Gamers are in for a distinctly Canadian experience when they saddle up for "Overwatch 2." The multiplayer first-person shooter from Activision Blizzard, slated for release Oct. 4, features a futuristic Toronto map called New Queen Street.
What's next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest

What's next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest

LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II set in motion a tightly choreographed series of ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and enters the reign of King Charles III.
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