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UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption

UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption

LONDON (AP) — Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as well as Russia's children's rights commissioner, who Britain said
Beyoncé announces new album 'Renaissance' to drop July 29

Beyoncé announces new album 'Renaissance' to drop July 29

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has revealed the title and release date for her next studio album, with the 16-track “Renaissance” set to drop July 29.
Review: Hardboiled detective novel meets modern-day issues

Review: Hardboiled detective novel meets modern-day issues

“And There He Kept Her” by Joshua Moehling (Poison Pen Press) Jesse, 17, is breaking into a house in Sandy Lake, Minnesota. Jenny, his girlfriend, shows up to stop him. But what neither of them anticipated was for the owner, Emmett, to catch them.
WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline

WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline

GENEVA (AP) — After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the U.N.
Study finds COVID-19 made most Canadians more trusting, depending on their income

Study finds COVID-19 made most Canadians more trusting, depending on their income

You wouldn't think it to watch scenes of honking truck drivers or sign-carrying anti-vaccine protesters, but new survey data suggests Canadians have more trust in their institutions and their neighbours since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mo'Nique, Netflix reportedly settle her suit alleging bias

Mo'Nique, Netflix reportedly settle her suit alleging bias

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo'Nique and Netflix reportedly have settled her lawsuit that accused the streaming service of racial and sexual discrimination for allegedly making her a lowball offer for a proposed comedy special.
Cosby lawyer urges jurors to consider only proof from trial

Cosby lawyer urges jurors to consider only proof from trial

SANTA MONICA, Calif.
Neptunes producer Chad Hugo lets his music do the talking

Neptunes producer Chad Hugo lets his music do the talking

NEW YORK (AP) — Chad Hugo is a man of very few words. But helping craft some of the biggest songs of the early 2000s, his music may have spoken louder than he ever could.
Letters sent to García Márquez to be shown in Mexico City

Letters sent to García Márquez to be shown in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) — While reviewing the photo archives left by Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, one of his granddaughters came across a mysterious plastic box with the word “grandchildren” written on its label.
Lawyers urge leniency at sentencing for Ghislaine Maxwell

Lawyers urge leniency at sentencing for Ghislaine Maxwell

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell told a judge Wednesday that she should face no more than four to five years in prison for her sex trafficking conviction and role in financier Jeffrey Epstein’s decade-long sex abuse of
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