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Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that

Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that

CHICAGO (AP) — Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even younger than her were the stars — dancing, cracking one-liners an
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Canadian plywood makers seek duties as cheap Chinese rivals carve out half the market

It's been years since Carlos Zarate and others in Canada's decorative plywood industry started telling the federal government about a growing problem in their business.
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Scabby the Rat gives bite to union protests, but is he at the tail end of his relevancy?

Scabby the Rat gives bite to union protests, but is he at the tail end of his relevancy?

NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has loomed over union protests, drawing attention to various labor disputes .
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Nova Scotia artist believes wire sculptures were stolen from her property for copper

Nova Scotia artist believes wire sculptures were stolen from her property for copper

LITTLE HARBOUR, N.S. — A Nova Scotia artist believes five life-sized sculptures stolen from her property were taken by copper thieves.
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Vatican experts uncovering gilded glory of Hercules statue struck by lightning

Vatican experts uncovering gilded glory of Hercules statue struck by lightning

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Scaffolding in a niche of the Vatican Museums’ Round Hall conceal from view the work of restorers who are removing centuries of grime from the largest known bronze statue of the ancient world: the gilded Hercules Mastai Righetti.
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Review: In 'Still,' Michael J. Fox movingly tells his story

Review: In 'Still,' Michael J. Fox movingly tells his story

I've always liked Michael J. Fox and always will. I suspect most people feel the same way. That's surely partly because, as Marty McFly in “Back to the Future" and Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties,” Fox was a fixture of so many childhoods.
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What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino

What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social media site the billionaire Tesla CEO has been running since he bought it last fall .
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; former Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas.
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Review: Jonas Brothers' 'The Album' is a summer hit for incurable romantics

Review: Jonas Brothers' 'The Album' is a summer hit for incurable romantics

“The Album” by Jonas Brothers (Republic Records) If, like many of us, you got burned trying to get tickets to the Jonas Brothers recent tour, their latest work “The Album” is a sweet consolation to keep your mind off it.
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Displaced Ukrainians flock to Eurovision contest, but Zelenskyy can't address 'nonpolitical' event

Displaced Ukrainians flock to Eurovision contest, but Zelenskyy can't address 'nonpolitical' event

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — This weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in a city brimming with Ukrainian flags, Ukrainian food, Ukrainian musicians and Ukrainian fans: Liverpool.
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