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Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers

Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers

Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officia
'22 Minutes,' Nelly Furtado among early Canadian Screen Award winners

'22 Minutes,' Nelly Furtado among early Canadian Screen Award winners

TORONTO — CBC sketch comedy “This Hour Has 22 Minutes,” TSN’s soccer coverage and singer Nelly Furtado were among the big winners at the first of several Canadian Screen Awards galas.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers say ex-assistant’s social media posts undercut her rape allegation

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers say ex-assistant’s social media posts undercut her rape allegation

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ' lawyers confronted his rape-alleging former personal assistant on Friday with her social media posts praising the hip-hop mogul as a mentor, “my brother” and “friend for life” for years after she says he assaulted
CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots

CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing stronger language that those groups should get the shots.
Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.
Carrie’s voice is back. So is the show’s soul as ‘And Just Like That…’ grows up

Carrie’s voice is back. So is the show’s soul as ‘And Just Like That…’ grows up

PARIS (AP) — “She’s messy. It can be messy. But it’s real.” So says Cynthia Nixon — not just of Miranda Hobbes, the character she’s embodied for almost three decades, but of the show itself. “And Just Like That...
Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley says prison opened his eyes to injustices in the system

Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley says prison opened his eyes to injustices in the system

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley said Friday that the experience of being in prison has changed him, vowing to not forget the men he met and befriended there and to work to make their lives better.
Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report

Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report

VANCOUVER — Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo has appeared by video in Vancouver Provincial Court, as preparations to determine if he's fit to stand trial continue.
Toronto school board, firefighters warn of 'dangerous' social-media trends

Toronto school board, firefighters warn of 'dangerous' social-media trends

TORONTO — The Toronto Catholic District School Board, along with some emergency responders, are warning parents about "dangerous" social-media challenges that are trending among students in Ontario schools.
A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience

A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience

BERLIN (AP) — A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage — and the country's president and the local archbishop in the audience — has prompted the church and
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