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Melissa Joan Hart says she helped 'tiny kids' flee shooting

Melissa Joan Hart says she helped 'tiny kids' flee shooting

NASHVILLE — Actor Melissa Joan Hart said she and her husband helped a class of kindergartners that was fleeing the Nashville school shooting earlier this week.
DeSantis' board says Disney stripped them of power

DeSantis' board says Disney stripped them of power

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Board members picked by Florida Gov.

New Mexico's new film training academy finds a home

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s special academy for training workers in the film and television industry is a step closer to fruition, with top state officials announcing Wednesday that it will be headquartered in Albuquerque. Gov.
Adnan Syed case pits victims' rights against justice reform

Adnan Syed case pits victims' rights against justice reform

BALTIMORE (AP) — When Baltimore prosecutors asked to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction and have him freed after 23 years behind bars, their request exemplified a growing movement within the American criminal justice system to acknowledge and corr

Graphic novelist, 9 other writers win $50,000 Whiting Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic novelist based in Hawaii, a reporter for an offshoot of The Economist and a contributor to The New Yorker are among this year's winners of the Whiting Award, a $50,000 honor given annually to 10 emerging fiction and nonficti
Special prosecutors appointed in Baldwin set shooting case

Special prosecutors appointed in Baldwin set shooting case

SANTA FE, N.M.
Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion headline 2023 Essence Fest

Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion headline 2023 Essence Fest

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hip hop takes center stage at this summer's Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans as the event commemorates the 50th anniversary of the genre with performances by Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion and Jermaine Dupri.
King Charles III makes world debut as tour starts in Germany

King Charles III makes world debut as tour starts in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for his first foreign trip as Britain’s monarch, hoping to improve the U.K.
ACTRA calling for a boycott of six brands linked to ad agencies in labour dispute

ACTRA calling for a boycott of six brands linked to ad agencies in labour dispute

TORONTO — Unionized commercial actors are calling for a boycott of six brands that work with ad agencies embroiled in a nearly yearlong labour dispute.
Army quickly plans new ads after Jonathan Majors' arrest

Army quickly plans new ads after Jonathan Majors' arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is working to quickly pull together some new recruiting ads to air during the NCAA's Final Four basketball games this weekend, after being forced to yank commercials that featured actor Jonathan Majors, in the wake of his a