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Fashion college probes runway show criticized as racist

Fashion college probes runway show criticized as racist

NEW YORK — The Fashion Institute of Technology has commissioned an investigation into a controversial runway show that reminded some observers of blackface.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — TBA. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press" — Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice-President Mike Pence; Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.
Alice Munro among Nobel Prize winners urging Trudeau to deny oilsands project

Alice Munro among Nobel Prize winners urging Trudeau to deny oilsands project

Canadian author Alice Munro and dozens of other Nobel Prize winners around the world have joined the heated opposition facing a massive oilsands project in northern Alberta, decrying the proposed development as "a disgrace.
American consumption of fish rises slightly to 11-year high

American consumption of fish rises slightly to 11-year high

Americans' consumption of seafood has risen to its highest point in more than a decade. People in the U.S. averaged 16.
US virus cases climb to 35 with return of cruise passengers

US virus cases climb to 35 with return of cruise passengers

At least 18 Americans who returned home from a quarantined cruise ship are infected with the new virus, bringing the number of cases in the U.S. to 35, health officials said Friday.
US virus cases climb to 35 with return of cruise passengers

US virus cases climb to 35 with return of cruise passengers

At least 18 Americans who returned home from a quarantined cruise ship are infected with the new virus, bringing the number of cases in the U.S. to 35, health officials said Friday.
Armani rails against baring trends by fellow designers

Armani rails against baring trends by fellow designers

MILAN — How much to show and how much not to show, that is the fashion question this season. It may be reductive to say that runway shows are about how women dress. But the conversation has sharpened in the #MeToo era.
HIV-themed 'Friends' edit pulled after copyright claim from Warner Bros.

HIV-themed 'Friends' edit pulled after copyright claim from Warner Bros.

TORONTO — A Toronto-based HIV-AIDS hospital has pulled an edited "Friends" episode aimed at addressing stigma after receiving a copyright claim. Casey House says it immediately complied with a takedown notice from Warner Bros.
OWN's 'Cherish the Day' is a rare celebration of black love

OWN's 'Cherish the Day' is a rare celebration of black love

LOS ANGELES — To separate filmmaker and TV producer Ava DuVernay’s trenchant, history-driven projects, including “Selma” and “When They See Us,” from her new romantic drama series is to sell short the determined thoughtfulness that shapes all her wor
Online daters looking for more than endless swiping

Online daters looking for more than endless swiping

LONDON — While taboos surrounding online dating are long gone, some of today’s app users are sick of the endless swiping and virtual pen-paling that leads nowhere when it comes to long-term relationships, according to industry leaders who are respond
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