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Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly before he was forced to resign , the nation’s top vaccine regulator says he refused to grant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Canadian Stage lineup offers a mix of domestic classics and provocative imports

Canadian Stage lineup offers a mix of domestic classics and provocative imports

TORONTO — Canadian Stage’s upcoming season includes a return of Robert Lepage, the Canadian premiere of the controversial “Slave Play,” and a reinvigorated “A Doll’s House” that took Broadway by storm.
Sex abuse trial of former 'Dances with Wolves' actor in Nevada is again postponed

Sex abuse trial of former 'Dances with Wolves' actor in Nevada is again postponed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sex abuse trial of former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in Nevada has again been postponed. A judge on Monday moved the start of the trial in state court in Las Vegas to Aug. 4.
Garth Greenwell's 'Small Rain' wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

Garth Greenwell's 'Small Rain' wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Garth Greenwell's “Small Rain,” in which a poet falls ill and confronts mortality, the meaning of art and the failures of health care, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction on Monday.
'Nowhere more powerless than at a border': What immigration lawyers are telling U.S.-bound travellers about cellphones

'Nowhere more powerless than at a border': What immigration lawyers are telling U.S.-bound travellers about cellphones

TORONTO — The Canadian government has warned would-be travellers they may face more scrutiny at the United States border — including the search of electronic devices.
Toronto's University Health Network aims to attract 100 scientists

Toronto's University Health Network aims to attract 100 scientists

TORONTO — University Health Network in Toronto is aiming to attract 100 early-career scientists, focusing on people whose research could fuel economic development.
Mega Millions tickets rise to $5, but the lottery promises more giant jackpots

Mega Millions tickets rise to $5, but the lottery promises more giant jackpots

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots , but at a cost — literally — with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in price to $5.
Amber Ruffin, cut from White House correspondents dinner, will host PEN America gala

Amber Ruffin, cut from White House correspondents dinner, will host PEN America gala

NEW YORK (AP) — Comic Amber Ruffin has a new spring gig. PEN America told The Associated Press on Monday that Ruffin will host the free expression organization's gala fundraiser on May 15.
King Charles III arrives in Rome on his first overseas trip since a brief hospitalization

King Charles III arrives in Rome on his first overseas trip since a brief hospitalization

ROME (AP) — King Charles III arrived in Rome on Monday for a state visit to Italy on his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment.
Praise be, loyal ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ fans: Propulsive final season promises a satisfying catharsis

Praise be, loyal ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ fans: Propulsive final season promises a satisfying catharsis

Not long ago Yvonne Strahovski, who plays beautiful, ruthless, deeply complicated Serena on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was forced to watch early scenes of her character’s cruelty.
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