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Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape

Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The chant in Arabic blasted from rooftop loudspeakers, drowning out both the growl of traffic from nearby interstates and the chatter and clinking glasses on the patio of the dive bar that shares a wall with Minneapolis’ oldest Som
Company to Las Vegas chapels: No more Elvis-themed weddings

Company to Las Vegas chapels: No more Elvis-themed weddings

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley's likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels.
Pinkett Smith talks hair-loss 'shame,' outcome of Oscar slap

Pinkett Smith talks hair-loss 'shame,' outcome of Oscar slap

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband's Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person's sense of identity .
John Leguizamo fine-tunes his new musical ‘Kiss My Aztec!’

John Leguizamo fine-tunes his new musical ‘Kiss My Aztec!’

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — During an afternoon rehearsal of John Leguizamo's “Kiss My Aztec!,” actor Joel Perez bursts into laughter during a raunchy scene with co-star Krystina Alabado. They have probably done it hundreds of times.
EXPLAINER: Alopecia affects millions, including kids

EXPLAINER: Alopecia affects millions, including kids

Millions of people around the world are affected by alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss and was thrown into the spotlight after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars .
Ontario hospitals monitor global shortage of contrast dye used for medical scans

Ontario hospitals monitor global shortage of contrast dye used for medical scans

A global shortage of contrast dye has forced some Ontario hospitals to limit or postpone certain diagnostic imaging scans.
Review: The pain and beauty of ‘Crimes of the Future’

Review: The pain and beauty of ‘Crimes of the Future’

Pain is a essentially a thing of the past for some in David Cronenberg’s “ Crimes of the Future ,” a dense, gorgeous and grotesque meditation on bodies, creation and art.
Austin is largest US city to challenge 2020 census numbers

Austin is largest US city to challenge 2020 census numbers

One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S. Census Bureau says it did. Austin, Texas, became the largest U.S.
Stylish, green, available: Antique furniture is new again

Stylish, green, available: Antique furniture is new again

There’s always been a taste for antique furnishings. These days, a widely acquired taste. Antiques are hot partly because of supply chain delays and higher prices for many custom or mass-market pieces.
Quebec is no Louisiana, experts say as premier accused of stoking immigration fears

Quebec is no Louisiana, experts say as premier accused of stoking immigration fears

MONTREAL — Premier François Legault's assertion that Quebec risks turning into Louisiana if the province doesn't have more control over immigration is based more in pre-election posturing than reality, opposition politicians and experts said this wee
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