Former NBA star works to end solitary confinement in prisons
Caron Butler can easily point to the lowest moment in his life — the days he spent as a teenager locked in a solitary...
Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and never retiring
NEW YORK — That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film “Queen...
Mini Lady Liberty statue heads to US for July 4 celebrations
PARIS — A replica of the Statue of Liberty, smaller but based on the original plaster cast of its big sister on Ellis Island,...
Luiselli’s prize-winning novel responds to migratory crisis
MEXICO CITY — Valeria Luiselli is pleased to have passed the libraries’ test with her first novel written directly in English, “Lost Children Archive”...
Chef Molly Yeh’s lockdown life full of recipes, baby firsts
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Somewhere between testing beet and carrot juice, blueberries and mint in search of the precise hues for a four-tiered rainbow...
Rick Warren to retire as lead pastor at California church
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Megachurch pastor Rick Warren has announced his retirement after 42 years of leading Saddleback Church in Southern California. A search...
Snoop Dogg to join Def Jam label as strategic consultant
NEW YORK — Snoop Dogg is getting ready to bark out orders at Def Jam Recordings — he's joining the label as an executive...
Rick Warren to retire as lead pastor at California church
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Megachurch pastor Rick Warren has announced his retirement after 42 years of leading Saddleback Church in Southern California. A search...
Rowling, Pilkey among authors mourning Scholastic CEO
NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is praising the longtime head of the U.S. publisher of her "Harry Potter” books as an ally and early...
Walker, Castilla, Sabathia to play in All-Star softball game
DENVER — Former Colorado Rockies sluggers Larry Walker and Vinny Castilla will play in the All-Star celebrity softball game following the Futures Game at...