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ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
Read full article: ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at EurovisionMembers of ABBA, the Swedish pop quartet that triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, will receive one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden.
Bob Marley immersive experience to land in US next year
Read full article: Bob Marley immersive experience to land in US next yearA massive immersive experience celebrating Bob Marley is heading for its U.S. premiere early next year, complete with photographs, lots of music and even a pair of the reggae giant’s footwear.
Mexican church pre-Hispanic paintings suggest negotiation
Read full article: Mexican church pre-Hispanic paintings suggest negotiationIndigenous symbols found painted next to Roman Catholic motifs at a 1550s-era convent near Mexico City suggest Spanish priests negotiated with Indigenous leaders in the first years after the 1521 conquest.
Australian rookie shoots bogey-free 65, leads LPGA Classic
Read full article: Australian rookie shoots bogey-free 65, leads LPGA ClassicAustralian rookie Stephanie Kyriacou shot a bogey-free, 6-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.
New this week: 'Law & Order,' Madea and Tears for Fears
Read full article: New this week: 'Law & Order,' Madea and Tears for FearsThis week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Tears for Fears, that familiar “cha-CHUNG” sound effect signals the return to TV of NBC’s “Law & Order” and Tyler Perry’s gun-totting grandmother Madea in a fresh Netflix film.
Mexican millionaire builds controversial replica of mansion
Read full article: Mexican millionaire builds controversial replica of mansionA Mexican multi-millionaire is building a replica of his northern Mexico mansion to serve as a museum for his art collection, an endeavor criticized because it is funded in large part with public money.
NYC aims to be first to rein in AI hiring tools
Read full article: NYC aims to be first to rein in AI hiring toolsJob candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews — but New York City residents could soon have more say over the computers making behind-the-scenes decisions about their careers.
Salma Hayek felt like the mom on the set of 'Eternals'
Read full article: Salma Hayek felt like the mom on the set of 'Eternals'At 55, Salma Hayek says she came to feel like the mother of some castmates in “Eternals,” the latest Marvel superhero movie co-starring Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and others.
Albania claims global leadership for women in government
Read full article: Albania claims global leadership for women in governmentAlbania’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to approve the new, female-dominated cabinet of Prime Minister Edi Rama, with 12 of the 17 jobs going to women, making Albania a global leader in terms of the percentage of women holding government positions.
‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough
Read full article: ‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthroughThe hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.
Defying pandemic, feminists in Spain decry far-right attacks
Read full article: Defying pandemic, feminists in Spain decry far-right attacksWhile staying at a distance from each other, women attend an International Women's Day gathering at an avenue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, March 8, 2021. Women in Spain are marking this year's International Women's Day with static protests, bicycle fun-rides and small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)MADRID – Women in Spain on Monday marked this year’s International Women's Day with static protests, pot-banging, bicycle fun rides and other small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections. Spain's thriving feminist movement has claimed a few victories in recent years, including the adoption of gender violence laws and forcing judicial reforms regarding sexual abuse. Far-right activists, meanwhile, have campaigned against gender violence laws that they say discriminate against men and lambasted the government’s push to make consent in sexual relations legally mandatory.
5 Africa-born designers open digital Milan Fashion Week
Read full article: 5 Africa-born designers open digital Milan Fashion WeekFashion designer Fabiola Manirakiza, center, poses with models at the end of the Black Lives Matter Fall/Winter 2021/22 collective fashion show, presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. “When I told friends in Cameroon that I wanted to travel to Italy to become a fashion designer, they said, ‘Why are you going to study fashion. What Italian fashion house is going to hire you? No and no and no!”AdThe designers, dubbed “the Fab Five,” are the first crop of creators nurtured through a collaboration between the National Chamber of Italian Fashion and the Black Lives Matter in Italian Fashion movement. Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean, Milan-based African American designer Edward Buchanan and Afro Fashion Week Milano founder Michelle Ngonmo launched the movement last summer..
Clutch hitter: Shiffrin doesn't miss when medals are on line
Read full article: Clutch hitter: Shiffrin doesn't miss when medals are on lineUnited States' Mikaela Shiffrin prepares at start point during the super G portion of the women's combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'If Mikaela Shiffrin were a baseball player, her numbers would make her a post-season MVP. That’s a combined 14 for 18 at major championships — worlds and Olympics. And he said, ‘World championships there is one goal. “So in a way there’s less pressure at world champs than even World Cup races, because you’re not protecting something.
Hollingshed's 32 points helps CU upset No. 1 Stanford, 77-72
Read full article: Hollingshed's 32 points helps CU upset No. 1 Stanford, 77-72Frida Formann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:36 left in overtime to lead Colorado to a 77-72 upset win over No. We knew what it felt like to lose in a close game to Stanford. Hollingshed had a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12). Hull finished with 19 points, Haley Jones had 16 points and seven rebounds and Cameron Brink scored 13 for the Cardinal. Her steal and layup with 23 seconds left tied it and sent the game to overtime.
Vlhova edges Liensberger in slalom in Croatia; Shiffrin 4th
Read full article: Vlhova edges Liensberger in slalom in Croatia; Shiffrin 4thSlovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates as she arrives at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)ZAGREB – Shortly after winning the first women's World Cup slalom of 2021 on Sunday, Petra Vlhova kneeled with her face down, torn between relief and disbelief. Leading after the first run, Vlhova thought she had squandered her chances in a rough final run with several mistakes on the deteriorating course. After Vlhova and Shiffrin dominated women's slalom racing in recent years, Liensberger and Gisin seem to have closed the gap. The women's World Cup continues with speed races in St. Anton, Austria, next weekend.
Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19
Read full article: Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19A boy chases a bird on an empty Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. If the procession were held this year, they would find many of the businesses on Olvera Street shuttered. The Mexican market, known as the birthplace of Los Angeles, has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with shops and restaurants closed and others barely hanging on. California is enduring by far its worst outbreak of the coronavirus, and Los Angeles is among the locations seeing the greatest spike. But the impact on Olvera Street is somewhat unique.
Weekly poems elevate New Hampshire city's virus newsletters
Read full article: Weekly poems elevate New Hampshire city's virus newslettersTruax, the poet laureate for Portsmouth, N.H., pens a weekly pandemic poem that is included in the city's COVID-19 newsletter. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)CONCORD, N.H. Valerie Rochon is eager to read her email every Monday morning, even when it makes her cry. Tammi Truax, the citys poet laureate, has been contributing to the newsletters since early April, elevating the collection of public health updates and community resources with a layer of emotion and introspection. For the July 4 holiday weekend, she produced a found poem by extracting words from an Alexander Hamilton essay. One Good Thing is a series of AP stories focusing on glimmers of joy and benevolence in a dark time.