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Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients

Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is offering its residents a novel medical option: Expose yourself to
Up, up and spinning away. More Brazilians taking outdoor spin classes on helipads

Up, up and spinning away. More Brazilians taking outdoor spin classes on helipads

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's largest city claims one of the biggest helicopter fleets in the world, and now it's finding a new use for its dozens of helipads: outdoor spinning classes.
'Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office

'Snow White' opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co.’s live-action, controversy-bedeviled “Snow White” opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
A 16th-century Spanish explorer claimed this Florida beach town. Now it’s a remote work hotspot

A 16th-century Spanish explorer claimed this Florida beach town. Now it’s a remote work hotspot

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Lori Matthias and her husband had tired of Atlanta traffic when they moved to St. Augustine, Florida, in 2023.
2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

NEW YORK (AP) — During the first Trump administration, the biggest concern for many journalists was labels.
Greenlanders embrace pre-Christian Inuit traditions as a way to proudly reclaim ancestral roots

Greenlanders embrace pre-Christian Inuit traditions as a way to proudly reclaim ancestral roots

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit traditions and spirituality.
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge

One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge

AURORA, Colo.
Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

The horror of the Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film, released nearly 14 years after the twister struck Missouri with cataclysmic force, ripping into a hospital, destroying neighborhoods and killing around 160.
Canada updates U.S., China travel advisories after recent frictions

Canada updates U.S., China travel advisories after recent frictions

OTTAWA — Canadians are now facing updated travel advisories to the world's two largest economies, after Ottawa warned travellers who stay in the United States for more than 30 days to make sure they register as required.
A new museum in Texas tells the life stories of Medal of Honor recipients

A new museum in Texas tells the life stories of Medal of Honor recipients

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A new museum devoted to telling the stories of those who have received the nation's highest military honor is opening this coming week in Texas.
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