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Sandy Hook families reject Alex Jones settlement offer

Sandy Hook families reject Alex Jones settlement offer

HARTFORD, Conn.
Foo Fighters cancels tour events including Jazz Fest date

Foo Fighters cancels tour events including Jazz Fest date

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rock band Foo Fighters is canceling all its upcoming tour dates including a scheduled May 1 performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, following the death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins.
EXPLAINER: Alopecia 'strips people of their identity'

EXPLAINER: Alopecia 'strips people of their identity'

Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that affects millions of people around the world. But to many women — and to Black women, in particular — it is much more.
Feds signal room for tweaking online streaming bill in committee

Feds signal room for tweaking online streaming bill in committee

OTTAWA — The federal government has signalled it is open to MPs tweaking a bill that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional Canadian broadcasters.
Media measuring company Nielsen to be acquired in $16B deal

Media measuring company Nielsen to be acquired in $16B deal

NEW YORK — Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company rejected a smaller offer earlier this month.
Social media explodes during Oscars; TV viewership doesn't

Social media explodes during Oscars; TV viewership doesn't

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith's violent slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards appeared to have a negligible impact on the show's television audience. But the world of social media is a much different story. ABC said there were some 22.
US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk

US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk

Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination, a chance at extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3. Money by Jacob Goldstein, narrated by the author (Hachette Books) 4.
427 seek prequalification for Vermont retail cannabis market

427 seek prequalification for Vermont retail cannabis market

Vermont has started taking prequalification applications from potential marijuana growers, retailers, product manufacturers and others as it prepares for a retail cannabis market to open this fall.
Oprah Winfrey to receive honorary PEN/Faulkner award

Oprah Winfrey to receive honorary PEN/Faulkner award

NEW YORK (AP) — For her championing of so many authors over the past quarter century, Oprah Winfrey is herself receiving a literary honor.
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