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A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive instrument ever sold.
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A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive instrument ever sold.
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Edmonton man out of coma after assault at Dominican Republic resort bar

Edmonton man out of coma after assault at Dominican Republic resort bar

EDMONTON — An Edmonton man who was attacked in a resort bar in the Dominican Republic is out of a coma in hospital. Cindy Rowan says she's relieved her son, Chase Delorme-Rowan, is also talking for the first time since Jan.
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US importers stockpile Italian Prosecco as a hedge against possible Trump tariffs

US importers stockpile Italian Prosecco as a hedge against possible Trump tariffs

ROME (AP) — American importers have been stockpiling Italian bubbly Prosecco as a hedge against the impact of possible European Union tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, wine industry data show. U.S.
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From ‘The Brutalist' to 'Wicked,' where to watch this year’s top awards movies

From ‘The Brutalist' to 'Wicked,' where to watch this year’s top awards movies

The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming.
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Spanish and Danish royals gather in Athens for Greek society wedding

Spanish and Danish royals gather in Athens for Greek society wedding

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Spanish and Danish royal families gathered in Athens Friday for the wedding of Nikolaos, son of Greece’s late former King Constantine II, and Chrysi Vardinogianni.
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Quebec zoo announces death of Shaboola, first white rhino born in Canada

Quebec zoo announces death of Shaboola, first white rhino born in Canada

MONTREAL — A Quebec zoo is mourning the death of Shaboola, a 45-year-old white rhino who was the first of her species born in Canada. The Granby zoo announced this week the rhino had been euthanized after her health had recently declined.
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
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Greig Nori alleges Deryck Whibley memoir 'fabricated' details of relationship: court filings

Greig Nori alleges Deryck Whibley memoir 'fabricated' details of relationship: court filings

TORONTO — Treble Charger musician Greig Nori has filed legal documents in an Ontario court saying that Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley’s memoir has helped proliferate "fabricated" details about their sexual relationship and caused “enormous damage” to
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Exes make good competition on HGTV's 'The Flip Off' with the El Moussas, Christina Haack

Exes make good competition on HGTV's 'The Flip Off' with the El Moussas, Christina Haack

There's conscious uncoupling and then there's conscious collaborating. Exes and TV personalities Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack have reunited for a new reality competition show, “The Flip Off,” on HGTV.
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