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Author's story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories high.

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Tie-dye and dancing bears: Grammy weekend begins with Grateful Dead honored as Persons of the Year

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colorful dancing bears during cocktails. Tie-dye clothing mixed with black-tie. Oh yeah, the Grateful Dead was in the house to kick off Grammy weekend.

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Rubens is a titan of Western art. The task of restoring his paintings is equally gigantic

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion.

Jan 31, 2025 10:28 PM Read more >

Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day's deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb.

Jan 31, 2025 10:09 PM Read more >

Rihanna attends the trial of her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, who is accused in a 2021 shooting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a stretch of questioning crucial to the defense of A$AP Rocky , his lawyer on Friday challenged the account of his accuser, who said he suffered a hand injury when the hip-hop performer fired a gun at him in 2021.

Jan 31, 2025 8:52 PM Read more >

'Mad Men' star Jon Hamm honored as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

Actor Jon Hamm, who rose to fame as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men” and more recently appeared in “Fargo” and “Landman,” was honored Friday night as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

Jan 31, 2025 7:25 PM Read more >

Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares 'identity months dead'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House issued a proclamation Friday recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring "identity months dead.

Jan 31, 2025 6:16 PM Read more >

A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's Apostolic Library tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri , Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th century.

Jan 31, 2025 5:18 PM Read more >

CBS agrees to hand over '60 Minutes' Harris interview transcripts to FCC

CBS says it will turn over an unedited transcript of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission, part of President Donald Trump's ongoing fight with the network over how it handled a story about his opponent.

Jan 31, 2025 5:16 PM Read more >

World’s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Khaby Lame , the Senegal-born world’s most popular TikTok personality who never says a word in videos watched by millions of followers, addressed the youth in his native country on Friday when he was appointed as UNICEF goodwill

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