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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is canceling studies about ways to improve vaccine trust and access, a move that comes in the midst of a large measles outbreak fueled by unvaccinated children.

REGINA — Fifty-five years after it began, the Regina Folk Festival is officially history. Organizers say it's no longer possible to hold the event due to "financial constraints and reduced operational capacity.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Metallica is bringing their powerhouse performance from Mexico City straight to viewers' faces courtesy of Apple.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — California gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment announced Thursday that its popular event BlizzCon is coming back after several years off.

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney's victory in the Liberal leadership race put the final nail in the coffin for Ottawa's controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains.

PARIS (AP) — At Miu Miu, the little sister brand of Miuccia Prada , the feminine wasn’t just celebrated — it was deconstructed, reconfigured and worn with a wink.

In the new horror movie “Opus,” we are introduced to Alfred Moretti, the biggest pop star of the '90s, with 38 No. 1 hits and albums as big as “Thriller,” “Hotel California” and “Nebraska.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 season will include five productions that first appeared elsewhere and one revival, all picked by the previous general director, Anthony Freud.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Davidsen Goes out with a Bang,” read the headline in Broadway World’s review of the Metropolitan Opera revival of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” And indeed Lise Davidsen is in a sense “going out.