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NBC's Holt adds empathetic commentaries to news anchor role

NBC's Holt adds empathetic commentaries to news anchor role

NEW YORK — During this brutal news year, Lester Holt has concluded that telling stories isn't enough.
Filmmaker Michelle Latimer addresses questions about her Indigenous ancestry

Filmmaker Michelle Latimer addresses questions about her Indigenous ancestry

TORONTO — Canadian filmmaker Michelle Latimer says she made a mistake in naming the First Nations community of Kitigan Zibi as part of her ancestry without formally verifying it. The Thunder Bay, Ont.
American Journalism Project supports three news outlets

American Journalism Project supports three news outlets

NEW YORK — The American Journalism Project said Thursday that it was awarding $2 million in grants to three non-profit newsrooms, including one based in New York City that targets the immigrant community.
Texas oilman's Ansel Adams photo gets $988,000 at auction

Texas oilman's Ansel Adams photo gets $988,000 at auction

DALLAS — A West Texas oilman's mural-sized print of an Ansel Adams photo has sold for nearly $1 million at an auction.
Model's 'tears of joy' as agent held over alleged sex crimes

Model's 'tears of joy' as agent held over alleged sex crimes

LE PECQ, France — A former model who testified to French police that she was drugged and raped as a teenager by an associate of disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein said she wept “tears of joy” Thursday after the modeling agent was taken into cus
Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others

Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others

NEW YORK — Just the other day, pianist and actor Hershey Felder found himself in the apartment in Italy once owned by the 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

NEW YORK — Onstage, Finneas and Billie Eilish come across like a seasoned, veteran musical duo.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix

AP Breakthrough Entertainer Sarah Cooper: TikTok to Netflix

LOS ANGELES — The video couldn’t have been simpler: A woman in her apartment, lip-syncing audio of President Donald Trump as he expounded on possible coronavirus treatments.
Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'

Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'

NEW YORK — Just a month after publication, Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” is well on its way to becoming the bestselling presidential memoir in modern times. Crown announced Wednesday that sales have topped 3.3 million copies in the U.S.
Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

NEW YORK — Laurence Hyman, son of the late Shirley Jackson, has been on a quest for more than 20 years. Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive backlog of unreleased material.