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Alice Munro's daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author's husband

Alice Munro's daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author's husband

TORONTO (AP) — The daughter of the late Nobel laureate Alice Munro has accused the author's second husband, Gerard Fremlin, of sexual abuse, writing that her mother remained with him because she “loved him too much” to leave.
MusiquePlus music video channel returns for a one-night-only TV special

MusiquePlus music video channel returns for a one-night-only TV special

Quebec's popular music video TV channel MusiquePlus is returning to the airwaves for a one-night-only celebration.
Hatch recalls nearly 1 million power adapters sold with baby sound machines due to shock hazard

Hatch recalls nearly 1 million power adapters sold with baby sound machines due to shock hazard

NEW YORK (AP) — Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep.

More than 44,000 Hatch baby sound machine power adapters recalled in Canada

Health Canada says thousands of power adapters sold with baby sound machines are being recalled due to an electrical hazard.
Music Review: Phish rock out with energy and urgency on their 16th studio album, 'Evolve'

Music Review: Phish rock out with energy and urgency on their 16th studio album, 'Evolve'

There might never be a more apt title for a Phish album than “Evolve,” the jam masters' 16th studio album and first in over four years.
Book Review: 'Loving Sylvia Plath' attends to polarizing writer's circumstances more than her work

Book Review: 'Loving Sylvia Plath' attends to polarizing writer's circumstances more than her work

A popular form of writing nowadays is one that involves reexamining the lives of people, often members of marginalized groups, who have otherwise been flattened or short-changed by history.
Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale's theater department

Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale's theater department

ROME (AP) — Actor Willem Dafoe, a frequent red-carpet visitor to the Venice Film Festival, was named artistic director Monday of the Venice Biennale’s theater department.
Agave's profile on bar lists is growing. 5 home recipes for traditional cocktails that sub it in

Agave's profile on bar lists is growing. 5 home recipes for traditional cocktails that sub it in

LONDON (AP) — Tequila-based margaritas and palomas have long been cocktail-menu staples, but their base ingredient — agave — is working its way into other cocktails for a modern twist on traditional drinks.
More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges

More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges

More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges , according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
Book Review: Kate Quinn returns with 'The Briar Club,’ a murder mystery during the 1950’s Red Scare

Book Review: Kate Quinn returns with 'The Briar Club,’ a murder mystery during the 1950’s Red Scare

If you’ve never read a Kate Quinn novel, there’s no time like the present. Or like the 1950s in Washington, D.C.
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