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A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but U.S. government regulators want to see data on whether the new vaccine protects people from getting sick.

NEW YORK (AP) — At age 87, Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o hopes he can summon the strength for at least one more book .

TORONTO — Renowned author and poet Margaret Atwood is getting this year’s Lifetime Recognition Award from the Griffin Poetry Prize.

Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides” is less than two hours long and yet contains nearly a quarter-century of time’s relentless march forward.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and “Super Fly” became style prototypes, the teenager felt unrepresented.

Cooking for your mom on Mother’s Day is probably the Best Gift Ever for a lot of moms.

TORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says risk-taking has been central to the organization’s legacy, a spirit captured in a series of summer screenings that celebrate its 50th anniversary.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Valerie, a miniature dachshund lost for 18 months — or around half her life — on an Australian island, has been reunited with her owners, her rescuers said Wednesday.

New car prices continue to rise for the latest high-performance sports cars. Even a new Chevrolet Corvette, long considered a performance bargain compared to the likes of the Porsche 911, has a starting price of almost $70,000.

British biologist Sir David Attenborough will celebrate his 99th birthday two days after the publication of his latest book, “Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness,” co-written with long-time BBC collaborator Colin Butfield.