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Calgary's Tate McRae on rising to global pop fame in a pandemic

Calgary's Tate McRae on rising to global pop fame in a pandemic

TORONTO — Calgary pop singer Tate McRae is finding global success by thinking outside the box, even if COVID-19 has forced her to live in one.
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

PARIS — Shakespeare and Company, the iconic Paris bookstore that published James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in 1922, is appealing to readers for support after pandemic-linked losses and France's spring coronavirus lockdown put the future of the Left Bank inst
Al Roker to take time off work to battle prostate cancer

Al Roker to take time off work to battle prostate cancer

NEW YORK — Weatherman and morning TV co-host Al Roker has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate removed.

Cherokee Nation to buy ranch where Will Rogers was born

OOLAGAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation has agreed to buy the ranch where Will Rogers was born from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Megachurch Pastor Carl Lentz fired, admits cheating on wife

Megachurch Pastor Carl Lentz fired, admits cheating on wife

NEW YORK — Carl Lentz, the celebrity magnet of a pastor who brought the global megachurch Hillsong from Australia to the United States, has been fired, acknowledging on Instagram that he cheated on his wife.

Weinstein Co. bankruptcy plan headed to a vote by accusers

DOVER, Del. — The judge presiding over the Weinstein Co.
Man, 18, arrested in slaying of actor Eddie Hassell in Texas

Man, 18, arrested in slaying of actor Eddie Hassell in Texas

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Police say an 18-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of actor Eddie Hassell during a random robbery at a suburban Dallas apartment complex parking lot over the weekend.
Cineplex will not reopen some Ontario movie theatres under new COVID-19 restrictions

Cineplex will not reopen some Ontario movie theatres under new COVID-19 restrictions

TORONTO, Ohio — Cineplex Inc. says it will not reopen some of its Ontario movie theatres after the province introduced new COVID-19 capacity restrictions.

Debut novel 'Luster' wins $50,000 Kirkus prize

NEW YORK — A debut novel about a young Black woman in publishing who has an affair with a married white man has won a $50,000 award. Raven Leilani's “ Lustre ” is this year's winner of the Kirkus Prize for fiction.
'Tenet' to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run

'Tenet' to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run

NEW YORK — After several months in pandemic-altered theatres , Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” will head to home release on Dec. 15, Warner Bros. said Thursday.
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