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Swift Trump verdict has the media considering history's sweep - and the polarizing figure behind it

Swift Trump verdict has the media considering history's sweep - and the polarizing figure behind it

NEW YORK (AP) — A sudden, decisive verdict in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial on Thursday led the media to simultaneously reflect on both the sweep of history and the most polarizing figure in modern American politics.
ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song “Waterloo,” on Friday got one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden from the Swedish King
Music Review: Willie Nelson takes it back to Texas, with notes of Mexico, on 'The Border'

Music Review: Willie Nelson takes it back to Texas, with notes of Mexico, on 'The Border'

Willie Nelson has never in his long life not wanted to be making music.
'BlackBerry' dominates at Canadian Screen Awards ahead of main event

'BlackBerry' dominates at Canadian Screen Awards ahead of main event

TORONTO — For the first time in more than a decade, "BlackBerry" dominated on Thursday night — at least at a Canadian Screen Awards gala.
Teen dies from accidental drowning at Orlando marine-themed park, officials say

Teen dies from accidental drowning at Orlando marine-themed park, officials say

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday ruled that a 13-year-old girl who was found unresponsive at a central Florida marine-themed park earlier this week died from an accidental drowning.
Music Review: British guitarist Richard Thompson’s 'Ship to Shore' is a gem, with dazzling solos

Music Review: British guitarist Richard Thompson’s 'Ship to Shore' is a gem, with dazzling solos

For more than half a century, British guitarist Richard Thompson has created albums filled with curious characters, love laments, dark chords, dark humor and peerless guitar work.
Amy Homma succeeds Jacqueline Stewart to lead Academy Museum

Amy Homma succeeds Jacqueline Stewart to lead Academy Museum

Jacqueline Stewart is leaving her post leading the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to return to the University of Chicago.
Q&A: Andra Day talks new album, playing a villain and regaining confidence after injuring vocals

Q&A: Andra Day talks new album, playing a villain and regaining confidence after injuring vocals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andra Day gained acting acclaim after her starring role in a 2021 Billie Holiday biopic, but the soulful singer nearly lost the strength of her powerful voice during the process.
Movie Review: Muppets creator Jim Henson gets a documentary as exciting as he was

Movie Review: Muppets creator Jim Henson gets a documentary as exciting as he was

There are moments when the spark of creation suddenly ignites and history stops. Like when the Wright brothers got a plane to fly. Or when Oreo added double filling.
Music Review: The María’s 'Submarine' immerses listeners in a blue world of mellow dance beats

Music Review: The María’s 'Submarine' immerses listeners in a blue world of mellow dance beats

When the indie pop band The Marías emerged in 2017 with their first EP, “Superclean Vol. 1,” they quickly solidified a sound. It wasn't any one sound, really, but a sonic identity.