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'Schitt's Creek,' 'Blood Quantum' overall winners at Canadian Screen Awards

'Schitt's Creek,' 'Blood Quantum' overall winners at Canadian Screen Awards

TORONTO — The "Schitt's Creek" saga came to a fittingly triumphant conclusion on home soil with the hit CBC sitcom's final season emerging as this year's top Canadian Screen Awards winner.
Alexandra Huynh, 18, is the new National Youth Poet Laureate

Alexandra Huynh, 18, is the new National Youth Poet Laureate

NEW YORK (AP) — An incoming first-year student at Stanford University has been named the new National Youth Poet Laureate.
Legislation raises hopes for Alaskan cruises this summer

Legislation raises hopes for Alaskan cruises this summer

Congress has voted to let large cruise ships sail directly from Washington state to Alaska without stopping in Canada, a step that could clear the way for cruises later this year.
Experts raise concerns after Texas execution without media

Experts raise concerns after Texas execution without media

HOUSTON (AP) — While officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are blaming miscommunication for preventing reporters from witnessing the state’s first execution in nearly a year, legal and death penalty experts worry it's another exampl
Ford's big bet: Fans of F-150 pickup will embrace electric

Ford's big bet: Fans of F-150 pickup will embrace electric

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — On the outside, the electric version of Ford's F-150 pickup looks much like its wildly popular gas-powered version. Yet the resemblance is deceiving.
Reporter's driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns

Reporter's driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — The annoyed shopper paced around and knocked on the windows of a minivan blocking him from leaving his Costco parking spot. He didn’t seem to notice, or care, that there was no one inside.
Argentina creates strict bubble ahead of Copa America

Argentina creates strict bubble ahead of Copa America

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s national team has created a strict protocol to protect its players and staffers from COVID-19 during next month’s Copa America, as the country enters its worst period since the pandemic began.
Nicaragua police raid NGO and news outlet offices

Nicaragua police raid NGO and news outlet offices

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan national police raided offices of a prominent nongovernmental organization and an independent news outlet Thursday — both linked to children of a former president — as the government of President Daniel Ortega con
Kayaker's photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016

Kayaker's photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Woman says she set boundaries, but actor Masterson raped her

Woman says she set boundaries, but actor Masterson raped her

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for actor Danny Masterson on Thursday repeatedly challenged a woman on the witness stand over why she agreed to go to Masterson's house on the night she said he raped her.
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