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Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints

Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints

MONTREAL — Montreal's administration announced on Wednesday it is going to immediately modify a borough's noise bylaw to protect entertainment venues and bars from noise complaints, after a court this week ordered a historic music hall in the city's
Kim Porter's children say she didn’t write bestselling memoir about Diddy

Kim Porter's children say she didn’t write bestselling memoir about Diddy

NEW YORK (AP) — Although it's a bestseller on Amazon, the late Kim Porter did not write a tell-all memoir detailing an abusive relationship with her longtime partner Sean “Diddy” Combs, her children said in a statement Tuesday.
Aging and ailing, 'Message Tree' at Woodstock concert site is reluctantly cut down

Aging and ailing, 'Message Tree' at Woodstock concert site is reluctantly cut down

Masses of people at the 1969 Woodstock festival stopped by the towering red maple tree a little ways off from the main stage. Many scrawled messages on paper scraps or cardboard and attached them to the old tree's trunk.
Biography of 18th century poet Phillis Wheatley is winner of George Washington Prize

Biography of 18th century poet Phillis Wheatley is winner of George Washington Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country's first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award.
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. U.S.
Movie Review: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is a wild fever dream of excess and idealism

Movie Review: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is a wild fever dream of excess and idealism

If anything is clear about “Megalopolis,” it’s that Francis Ford Coppola has a lot on his mind. The legendary filmmaker spent decades on this Roman-style epic, set in the present day, about a civilization on the brink of collapse.
Melania Trump is telling her own story - and again breaking norms for American first ladies

Melania Trump is telling her own story - and again breaking norms for American first ladies

Melania Trump is the first lady who has seldom been there.
Alex Wolff channelled his love of Leonard Cohen's work into 'So Long, Marianne' role

Alex Wolff channelled his love of Leonard Cohen's work into 'So Long, Marianne' role

MONTREAL — For Alex Wolff, portraying legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen required a deep dive into the poet's early works and learning new guitar skills. The 26-year-old U.S.
Anna Sorokin eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars' in first round of cuts

Anna Sorokin eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars' in first round of cuts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anna Sorokin, the convicted con artist who swindled banks, hotels and friends under the guise of being a “heiress” named Anna Delvey, has reached the end of her run on “Dancing With the Stars.
It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines – and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV.
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