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TORONTO — Canadian director Kari Skogland says the new Marvel Studios superhero series "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier" tackles social and political issues in an entertaining way — like putting "vitamins in the ice cream.

If you're a fan of classical music, this is music to your ears: One of the nation's premier summer festivals is coming back after the coronavirus pandemic silenced it for the first time since World War II.

TORONTO — If Daniel Lanois can offer listeners anything with his newest album, he says it would be a little bit of joy in these “troubled times.

FREEPORT, Maine — With Americans hunkering down and hankering to get outdoors during the pandemic, L.L. Bean recorded its best annual sales growth in nearly a decade, the company said Friday.

Caitlyn Veiga knew once COVID-19 started circulating last March that the wedding she'd been planning for two years would likely be impossible. She just didn't think she'd have to postpone the celebration more than once.

ATHENS, Greece — Heavy rainfall in southern Greece has led to the discovery of a bronze bull figurine believed to have been a votive offering made to the god Zeus in Ancient Olympia as early as 3,000 years ago.

NEW YORK — Saying her past anti-Asian and homophobic tweets have overshadowed her work, Alexi McCammond said Thursday that she and publisher Conde Nast have decided to part ways at Teen Vogue.

LOS ANGELES — Actor Armie Hammer is under investigation for sexual assault, Los Angeles police said Thursday. Hammer's attorney denied the allegation. Hammer is the main suspect in a sexual assault that was reported to police on Feb.

TORONTO — Daniel Lanois says he hopes his new gospel-fused album "Heavy Sun" offers listeners "some kind of refuge" in these "troubled times" we're living in.

“How did we find this place, anyway?” Wait, where have we heard that before? Actually, it’s a familiar line in a new genre of thriller that's emerged the last few years: Airbnb horror films.