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Sweden royals hold church service for COVID-19 victims

Sweden royals hold church service for COVID-19 victims

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia held a church ceremony Thursday to honour the victims of the coronavirus.
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests

Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, his management company and Iranian media said Thursday, in Tehran’s latest effort to halt what it deems decad
Meghan and Harry spark anger, soul-searching in UK media

Meghan and Harry spark anger, soul-searching in UK media

LONDON — Britain’s royal family is smarting from its depiction in Meghan and Harry’s explosive TV interview as aloof, uncaring and tinged with racism.
Barbie's friend Ken celebrates a milestone birthday: 60

Barbie's friend Ken celebrates a milestone birthday: 60

Ken is turning 60, two years after his best friend Barbie did. Mattel launched a reproduction of the original Ken doll on Thursday to commemorate his 1961 debut.
Jennifer Garner invites families to have a ‘Yes Day’

Jennifer Garner invites families to have a ‘Yes Day’

Jennifer Garner didn’t come up with the concept of a Yes Day.
Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books

Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books

NEW YORK — Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss. More than 1.
Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table

Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table

NEMI, Italy — A looted mosaic that once decorated a ship of the Roman Emperor Caligula and ended up as a coffee table in New York City finally returned home Thursday, as details emerged about the lucky break in the investigation that got it there.
One Good Thing: In Kosovo, virus lets humanity shine through

One Good Thing: In Kosovo, virus lets humanity shine through

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Helping her elderly father beat back his coronavirus infection on her own taught Arta Jashari how the power of one can offer hope to others and change things for the better.
Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation

Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation

LONDON — Prince William insisted Thursday that his family is not racist as he became the first British royal to speak out about accusations of bigotry made by Prince Harry and Meghan, his brother and sister-in-law.
Soleil Moon Frye's doc 'Kid 90' is a time capsule for Gen X

Soleil Moon Frye's doc 'Kid 90' is a time capsule for Gen X

NEW YORK — One thing to understand about Soleil Moon Frye is that she is a historian of her life. While many of us may have saved diaries from our past, Frye can do you one better. She has diaries, videos and voicemails.
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