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Celebrated Quebec-born novelist and playwright Marie-Claire Blais dead at 82

Celebrated Quebec-born novelist and playwright Marie-Claire Blais dead at 82

MONTREAL — Celebrated Quebec-born author, poet and playwright Marie-Claire Blais has died at the age of 82. Agence Goodwin, the agency that represented her, said she died Tuesday in Key West, Fla., where she had lived in recent years.
Review: Leaving the Children of God 'sex cult'

Review: Leaving the Children of God 'sex cult'

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sex Cult Nun” by Faith Jones (William Morrow) Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave.
Review: Animated doc 'Flee' tells young refugee’s journey

Review: Animated doc 'Flee' tells young refugee’s journey

Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when he encountered a new face on a local train in his sleepy Danish town. It was the kind of place where immigrants couldn’t help but stand out, but Rasmussen noticed this kid’s style first.
Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback

Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant .
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal

CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to face charges of sexual harassment earlier this year.
Pizza Pizza signs master franchise agreement to expand into Mexico

Pizza Pizza signs master franchise agreement to expand into Mexico

TORONTO — Pizza Pizza Ltd. has signed a deal that will see the restaurant chain expand into Mexico next year. The company says it has signed a master franchise agreement with Guadalajara-based KSG/GrünCorp.
Dystopia, 'she-cession,' TikTok dances: We're over you, 2021

Dystopia, 'she-cession,' TikTok dances: We're over you, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic, politics, pervasive anxiety over the climate and the economy.
Investigators track ammunition in fatal film set shooting

Investigators track ammunition in fatal film set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M.
Weather vanes: Exhibit looks at artworks with a purpose

Weather vanes: Exhibit looks at artworks with a purpose

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race cars.
Should You Bank With Your Brokerage?

Should You Bank With Your Brokerage?

If you’ve invested with a brokerage firm in recent years, you may have noticed that your brokerage offers a product called a cash management account.
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