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A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights

A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering right off the lot.
Karras cared more about making Hall of Fame than he let on

Karras cared more about making Hall of Fame than he let on

A dozen NFL seasons packed with All-Pro roughhousing, easy celebrity and lots of laughs would be a fulsome career for any man. That was just Alex Karras’ opening act.
Halifax jazz drummer Jerry Granelli dies at age 80

Halifax jazz drummer Jerry Granelli dies at age 80

TORONTO — Acclaimed Halifax jazz drummer Jerry Granelli, who provided the smooth and subtle percussion for the beloved 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas," has died. His son, musician J.
Rare pink water bird lands in Michigan, delighting public

Rare pink water bird lands in Michigan, delighting public

SALINE, Mich. (AP) — Bird lovers with cameras and binoculars are traveling to a stream in southeastern Michigan to see a rare creature with pink feathers and a long bill.
Sex Pistols singer calls TV show 'nonsense' in songs dispute

Sex Pistols singer calls TV show 'nonsense' in songs dispute

LONDON (AP) — Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon said Wednesday that he’s “heart and soul” against letting the band’s songs be used in an upcoming television drama about the pioneering punk outfit, dismissing the TV series as “nonsense.
The friendship at the heart of a last day on Earth comedy

The friendship at the heart of a last day on Earth comedy

Zoe Lister-Jones wasn’t expecting to make a best friend while casting her reboot of “The Craft.” Then Cailee Spaeny walked in. On paper, the two are worlds apart.
War's trauma apparent in portraits of Gazan children

War's trauma apparent in portraits of Gazan children

Suzy Ishkontana, 7, clings to her new toys and clothes, but mostly to her dad. For hours, they were separated under the rubble of their family’s home. Now she cannot bear to be apart.
Belgian flood tragedy makes for subdued national day

Belgian flood tragedy makes for subdued national day

BRUSSELS (AP) — The floods tragedy which left at least 31 dead in Belgium combined with the year-long COVID-19 pandemic is making for a subdued celebration of the country's national day Wednesday.
Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games

Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games

NEW YORK — Let the fashion policing begin. The Olympics in Tokyo open Friday, when the world's athletes will march behind their flag-bearers. And when they do, the peanut gallery on what they're wearing will be open, too.
Fury cross the Mersey: Liverpool loses world heritage status

Fury cross the Mersey: Liverpool loses world heritage status

LONDON (AP) — Civic leaders in Liverpool expressed outrage Wednesday after the English port city was stripped of its World Heritage status by the United Nations’ culture organization.
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