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Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84

Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84

TOKYO (AP) — Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died. He was 84.
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Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

Frank Stella, artist renowned for blurring the lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
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Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna’s massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever

Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna’s massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna will give a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor.
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London Drugs announces gradual reopening of stores following cybersecurity incident

London Drugs announces gradual reopening of stores following cybersecurity incident

London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores following a cybersecurity incident that shuttered its more than 80 locations across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C. The Richmond, B.C.
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WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

CALGARY — WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing its mechanics, and warns a work stoppage could happen as early as Tuesday.
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Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees

Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees

MONTREAL — Cruise ship Staff Capt. Rakesh Prasad can't forget the traumatized expressions on the faces of hundreds of Ukrainians who boarded Holland America's Volendam in April 2022.
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It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much

The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo.
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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text.
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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text.
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Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week

Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week

LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey , the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week.
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