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Live updates: French president sends condolences to PM Truss

Live updates: French president sends condolences to PM Truss

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron turned his attention from the new head of state to the new head of government on Saturday evening.
Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise Pride

Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise Pride

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Joseph Kibbe attended the first Boise Pride Festival in 1989, he and about two dozen other participants wore paper bags over their heads to hide their faces from potentially violent onlookers.
'Thank you, ma'am': A singular queen, mourned by her people

'Thank you, ma'am': A singular queen, mourned by her people

LONDON (AP) — By early afternoon, the scent of thousands of lilies and roses floated in the air outside Buckingham Palace.
Puerto Rico star Ricky Martin faces sexual assault complaint

Puerto Rico star Ricky Martin faces sexual assault complaint

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A sexual assault complaint has been filed against Puerto Rico pop star Ricky Martin, who recently sued his nephew over what he said were false allegations of sexual abuse.
Marsha Hunt, '40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104

Marsha Hunt, '40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104

TORONTO (AP) — Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a career disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era b
'Brother' director Clement Virgo on depicting Black male vulnerability on screen

'Brother' director Clement Virgo on depicting Black male vulnerability on screen

TORONTO — Portraying Black male vulnerability on screen should not feel like a radical or difficult idea, but Canadian director Clement Virgo says that is how he felt when he embarked on his latest feature, "Brother," screening at the Toronto Interna
What's in a name? King Charles III's name has loaded history

What's in a name? King Charles III's name has loaded history

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III — but that was not inevitable. Charles Philip Arthur George could have chosen another royal name when he took the throne after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
Not just a bag: Fendi fetes its famed ‘Baguette’ in NYC

Not just a bag: Fendi fetes its famed ‘Baguette’ in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — You'd have thought it was a movie premiere, with the hoopla converging outside midtown Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. But inside, despite the celebrity presence, the real star was a handbag.
Queen Elizabeth is featured on several currencies. Now what?

Queen Elizabeth is featured on several currencies. Now what?

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world, in a reminder of the British empire's colonial reach.
'I’m so excited to be a queer parent': Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara on being a new mom

'I’m so excited to be a queer parent': Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara on being a new mom

TORONTO — Sara Quin is beaming as she flips through photographs of her newborn son on her phone.
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