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NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient — a 13-year-old Newfoundland named Rugby.

Linda Thompson , who ranks among the finest singers of her generation, hardly sings a note on “Proxy Music," her first album in over a decade. Instead, Thompson makes herself heard through her songwriting.

NEW YORK (AP) — After months of conjecture about the fate of Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed epic, “Megalopolis” has finally found a home. Lionsgate will distribute “Megalopolis” in U.S.

TORONTO — Many people with diabetes in Canada will soon be able to take insulin once a week instead of daily, drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk announced on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scooter Braun , one of the most recognizable names in the music business known for representing artists like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, will no longer work as a music manager.

Marlowe Meadows has great grades and a loving family, two best friends who understand her and all her autistic quirks, and a picture-perfect, blue-eyed, football-playing, romantic boyfriend, Josh.

A new study documents lost opportunities to treat drug overdose survivors covered by the Medicare program — and illustrates the difficulty of managing chronic pain.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 23-29: June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 84. Actor Ted Shackelford (“Knots Landing”) is 78. Actor Bryan Brown (“The Thorn Birds”) is 77. Actor Jim Metzler (“North and South”) is 73.

Freshly cooked rice is delightfully tender and fragrant, but not the best choice for fried rice due to its soft, moist texture.

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Outsiders,” a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday, winning the Tony Award for best new musical on a night when women made strides.