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Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest

Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns this fall after a one-
Luxury parka maker Canada Goose says it will stop using fur in its products

Luxury parka maker Canada Goose says it will stop using fur in its products

Canada Goose Holdings Inc., the luxury parka maker known for its coyote fur-trimmed hoods, will stop using fur in its products by the end of next year, the company said Thursday.
Restrictions ease as Guam nears 75% of adults vaccinated

Restrictions ease as Guam nears 75% of adults vaccinated

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam could be lifting more travel restrictions as its vaccination rate approaches 75% of the adult population. Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has been advised by her Physicians’ Advisory Group to consider lifting the U.S.
New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani's law license

New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani's law license

NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York Thursday because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race.
UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide range of countries without having to self-isolate on their return.
Anne Rice's 'Interview with the Vampire' set for AMC in 2022

Anne Rice's 'Interview with the Vampire' set for AMC in 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Rice's “Interview with the Vampire” is rising again on screen, this time for TV.
Archive at NYC historical society to focus on social change

Archive at NYC historical society to focus on social change

NEW YORK (AP) — The New-York Historical Society is creating a new archive which will focus on “marginalized communities and inclusive voices” in New York City over the past quarter century.
EXPLAINER: What to know as Chauvin sentenced in Floyd death

EXPLAINER: What to know as Chauvin sentenced in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd , with a judge weighing a prison term experts say could be as much as 30 years.
Oscars to honor Elaine May, Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson

Oscars to honor Elaine May, Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson

NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy Awards will present Elaine May, Samuel L. Jackson and Liv Ullmann with honorary Oscars and Danny Glover with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 12th Governors Awards in January.
Pandemic pets are a 'furry annuity,' says Petco CEO

Pandemic pets are a 'furry annuity,' says Petco CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Yummy, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, is in Petco's San Diego offices so much he has his own title. “We call him the chief dog officer,” says CEO Ron Coughlin, the real top dog at Petco, who brings Yummy to work every day.
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