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Person charged in random assault on actor Steve Buscemi in New York

Person charged in random assault on actor Steve Buscemi in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A person wanted in connection with the random assault on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was taken into custody Friday, police said.
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CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival

CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival

CANNES, France (AP) — Welcome to Cannes. The annual film festival is always a spectacle, but 2024's edition may be the most combustible in years. The 77th Cannes red carpet unfurls against a backdrop of war and protest.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,465.37, up 165.54 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down two cents, or 0.04 per cent, to $50.04 on 16.2 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite rises as oil and copper climb, U.S. markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite rises as oil and copper climb, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, helped by gains in energy and base metal stocks as the prices of oil and copper climbed, while U.S. markets were mixed.
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ISS supports Gildan nominees put forward by activist shareholder Browning West

ISS supports Gildan nominees put forward by activist shareholder Browning West

MONTREAL — Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. is throwing its support behind a slate of board nominees and a former chief executive that dissident Gildan Activewear Inc. shareholders have been fighting to see run the company.
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P.E.I. considers banning people born after certain date from buying tobacco products

P.E.I. considers banning people born after certain date from buying tobacco products

CHARLOTTETOWN — In a bold bid to stop young people from smoking, health officials in P.E.I. are proposing a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date.
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Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing UAW effort in South

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing UAW effort in South

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers on Friday, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South.
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Judge pushes to next week her decision on Alec Baldwin's indictment in fatal 2021 shooting

Judge pushes to next week her decision on Alec Baldwin's indictment in fatal 2021 shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge plans to rule next week on a grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust," after hearing arguments Friday that the proceedings were unfair to the defendant.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher; Dow has its first close above 40,000

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher; Dow has its first close above 40,000

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mostly higher close on Wall Street, marking their fourth winning week in a row. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to close above 40,000 points for the first time.
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Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it

Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it

CANNES, France (AP) — After a string of hospitalizations for long COVID, Paul Schrader had a realization. “If I’m going to make a film about death,” Schrader told himself, “I’d better hurry up.
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