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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop ...
A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline
TOPEKA, Kan. — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of ...
Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war
MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city ...
Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two women campaigning for President Joe Biden after facing medical emergencies because of ...
Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York’s Little Island park in June
NEW YORK — The 700-seat amphitheater at Little Island, a park in Manhattan built above the Hudson River on a ...
Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in ...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people on Friday, including civil rights icons ...
Harvey Weinstein to return to court Wednesday after his NY rape conviction was overturned
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is due back in a New York courtroom Wednesday for his ...
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence protests after being locked out of his lab
SHANGHAI — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest ...
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut ...
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