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Blue shirts, no ties: New dress code for Mormon missionaries

Blue shirts, no ties: New dress code for Mormon missionaries

SALT LAKE CITY — The white shirts and ties that have long been the signature outfit for young men serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will no longer be the only outfit choice under a dress code change announced Friday
Airbnb, NYC agree to end their fight over host data-sharing

Airbnb, NYC agree to end their fight over host data-sharing

NEW YORK — Airbnb and New York City will settle their fight over a law that sought to limit housing rental increases by requiring short-term rental platforms to share information about their listings, the two sides announced Friday.
Jessica Mulroney to no longer appear on 'Good Morning America' amid controversy

Jessica Mulroney to no longer appear on 'Good Morning America' amid controversy

Jessica Mulroney will no longer appear on "Good Morning America" in the latest fallout from an accusation that she tried "silence a Black woman.
Sun says JK Rowling article did not glorify domestic abuse

Sun says JK Rowling article did not glorify domestic abuse

LONDON — The Sun newspaper said Friday it did not intend to “glorify’’ domestic violence by giving a platform to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s ex-husband just days after she revealed she had been a victim of domestic abuse.
Dave Chappelle speaks on George Floyd in new Netflix special

Dave Chappelle speaks on George Floyd in new Netflix special

NEW YORK — An angry and emotional Dave Chappelle spoke on the killing of George Floyd in a surprise Netflix special, saying America was being punished for its mistreatment of black men.
Prince Charles to host Macron to mark De Gaulle WWII appeal

Prince Charles to host Macron to mark De Gaulle WWII appeal

LONDON — Britain’s Prince Charles will host French President Emmanuel Macron for a special celebration marking the 80th anniversary of Gen. Charles de Gaulle’s defiant appeal to the French people to resist the Nazis during World War II.
VIRUS DIARY: Romance conquers ocean, outbreak and red tape

VIRUS DIARY: Romance conquers ocean, outbreak and red tape

SAO PAULO — The certificate arrived on the floor of an otherwise empty elevator. My 1-year-old stumbled to the doorway of our Sao Paulo apartment and watched as I picked up the document.
Summer travel amid a pandemic demands planning, COVID-19 vigilance: experts

Summer travel amid a pandemic demands planning, COVID-19 vigilance: experts

TORONTO — Out of work and far from family, Cora Matheson hit a low point sheltering in place in Toronto. She began debating a summer getaway to her hometown of Kenora, Ont., as she's done many summers before.
Hollywood power publicist and pal to stars Nanci Ryder dies

Hollywood power publicist and pal to stars Nanci Ryder dies

Nanci Ryder, a powerful Hollywood publicist and co-founder of BWR Public Relations who became close to such stars as Renée Zellweger and Courteney Cox, died Thursday of Lou Gehrig’s disease in Los Angeles. She was 67.
Episode of UK sitcom Fawlty Towers pulled over racist slurs

Episode of UK sitcom Fawlty Towers pulled over racist slurs

LONDON — One of the most memorable episodes of one of the most popular British sitcoms of all-time has been withdrawn from a U.K. streaming service because of numerous racial slurs.
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