Tag: Arts and entertainment
1st cruise ship to sail from US as industry seeks comeback
MIAMI — The first cruise ship to board passengers at a U.S. port in 15 months is set to sail Saturday from the industry’s...
Colosseum tourists can go underground to see ‘backstage’
ROME — After 2 1/2 years of work to shore up the Colosseum’s underground passages, tourists will be able to go down and wander...
‘Iron Man’ racer, NASCAR champion Jack Ingram dies at 84
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jack Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall...
Belgium forward Lukaku says he draws motivation like Jordan
SEVILLE, Spain — Romelu Lukaku was watching the documentary “The Last Dance” when he realized he had something in common with basketball great Michael...
Anthony Ramos ‘sexy and dark’ in R&B album ‘Love and Lies’
NEW YORK — For his sophomore album, Anthony Ramos wanted to go “sexy and dark” while adding an R&B vibe in honor of the...
Jewish Museum in Berlin opens kids’ museum about Noah’s Ark
BERLIN — Torrential rain pours down, waves break and big puddles splash as visitors enter the new children's museum at the Jewish Museum in...
Valerie Biden Owens, the president’s sister, has a book deal
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's sister, confidante and longtime political strategist, Valerie Biden Owens, has a book deal.
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3 interested in Charlottesville Confederate statues, so far
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Three entities have already expressed interest in acquiring two statues of Confederate generals from downtown Charlottesville parks, including one that was...
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push
NEW TOWN, N.D. — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract...
Guitarist quits Mumford & Sons to ‘speak freely’ on politics
LONDON — Winston Marshall, a founding member of folk-rock group Mumford & Sons, announced Thursday that is leaving the band so that he can...