National Lifestyle

NEW YORK (AP) — When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria's Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line. When her school break was over, she realized she could no longer afford the payments.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Sept. 29: Filmmaker Robert Benton (“Kramer vs. Kramer”) is 92. Actor Ian McShane (“John Wick,” “Deadwood”) is 82. Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 82. TV theme composer Mike Post is 80.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.

Companies exploring the option of letting employees work four days a week hope to reduce job burnout and retain talent seeking a better work-life balance, according to the chief executive of an organization that promotes the idea.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that became an anthem to the 2022 protests that rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini in

Cauliflower can be bland and boring if not treated correctly, but browning the vegetable in the oven coaxes out deep, almost meaty flavors that transform it into a satisfying vegetarian main.

NEW YORK (AP) — Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.

TORONTO — That Francis Ford Coppola's $120-million magnum opus "Megalopolis" is weird doesn't seem to be in contention. The Roman epic-meets-science fiction fable is as jam packed with ideas as its cast is stacked.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — While tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran, there's at least one American that state radio in Tehran invites on the air each week for its millions of listeners.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — While tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran, there's at least one American that state radio in Tehran invites on the air each week for its millions of listeners.