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Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has di
Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill

Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill

Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps.
Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly at age 58

Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly at age 58

ROME (AP) — Koyo Kouoh, the curator of the 2026 Venice Art Biennale, has died at age 58, her home institution in South Africa said in an Instagram post Saturday.
Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism's causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.
'Forget about annexation': Moose Jaw hopes tariffs will lure Canadians and Americans

'Forget about annexation': Moose Jaw hopes tariffs will lure Canadians and Americans

MOOSE JAW — The underground tunnels in Canada’s most notorious city have always been open to Americans, including rumoured hotshot gangsters – and they want to keep it that way.
In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved

In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved

SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda , and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a collection point. It worked.
Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South?

Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South?

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 cents a pop for them to listen to Levine’s Southern ac
Miami museum opens a new exhibit that examines a century of swimwear and its connection to Florida

Miami museum opens a new exhibit that examines a century of swimwear and its connection to Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Just in time for bathing suit season, the HistoryMiami Museum is opening a new exhibit that examines the relationship between the evolution of swimwear and the growth of South Florida over the past century.
Indigenous fashion week in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explores heritage in silk and hides

Indigenous fashion week in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explores heritage in silk and hides

SANTA FE, N.M.
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers grill ex-model who says he sexually assaulted her in her teens

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers grill ex-model who says he sexually assaulted her in her teens

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein 's lawyers sought Friday to raise doubts about an ex-model's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in her teens, portraying her as a wannabe actor who tried to leverage the former studio boss.
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