National Lifestyle

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — After a long day of rehearsing for her upcoming world tour, Katy Perry decided to peruse a few books to help her unwind before bed. “I was listening to ‘Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string theory,” she recalled.

NEW YORK (AP) — It may be hard to conceive of now, but there was once a lull in Mariah Carey’s superstar career.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.

Mark McKinney's impression of Canada's new prime minister may be buttoned-up and intense, but he said the process of portraying Mark Carney on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" is loose and playful.

SAO PAULO (AP) — São Paulo is marking the opening of its famed art museum's new building with a Renoir exhibit and art lovers are already flocking to the Brazilian city.

KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) — Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it's the fish's level of fattiness that's used to judge its quality and pricing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office , the agency is reversing course, allowing some of its most prized staffers to work remotely amid worries that recent layoffs and resignations coul

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot and injured by Los Angeles police and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pointing a gun at officers from her yard, authorities said Wednesday.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million in damages.

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. Komunyakaa, 77, is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race, music and his Vietnam War experiences.