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TORONTO — With COVID-19 tests, a vaccination, tuxedo and customized mask under his belt, Canadian Oscar nominee Ben Proudfoot is set to attend Sunday's pandemic-tailored Academy Awards.

TORONTO — A book tracing the origins of today's trade wars has won the Lionel Gelber Prize.

JACKSON, Miss. — Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised an incoming freshman with news that the young woman is receiving a full scholarship to the private university where Thomas earned her bachelor's degree.

Todd Snider, "First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder” (Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers) Freewheeling folkie Todd Snider’s weekly Sunday morning livestreams from Nashville during the past year have been a sanctuary of craziness amid the insanity of th

Researchers are sending out thousands of free HIV self-test kits as part of a study to help gay men and queer people overcome barriers to getting screened.

Rocker Ted Nugent is revealing he was in agony after testing positive for coronavirus — months after he said the virus was “not a real pandemic.” "I thought I was dying," Nugent says in a Facebook live video posted Monday.

Ahead of Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions for a ceremony that is forging on in the midst of the pandemic.

Steve Cropper, "Fire It Up” (Provogue Records) Perhaps no guitarist has carved out more great grooves than Memphis soul man Steve Cropper, and his new album is all about the beat.

“The Son of Mr. Suleman,” Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton) “The Son of Mr.

NEW YORK — The multimillion-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul franchise is reaching for a younger demographic.