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New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis

New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis

NEW ORLEANS — A tourist riverboat calliope blasted hymn and gospel tunes across New Orleans' French Quarter on Friday as a tribute to the late jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — Defence Secretary Mark Esper; Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden; Dr. Homer Venters, president, Community Oriented Correctional Health Services; Topeka K.
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds

LOS ANGELES — The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds.
San Francisco park's 150th birthday celebration goes online

San Francisco park's 150th birthday celebration goes online

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden Gate Park turns 150 years old on Saturday, and the huge party to celebrate San Francisco's beloved treasure will, for the time being, take place online.
The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by
The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by
Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother from Olds, Alta., has her three youngest in the Catholic school system but the oldest, her 17-year-old son, is taught at home.
Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother from Olds, Alta., has her three youngest in the Catholic school system but the oldest, her 17-year-old son, is taught at home.
Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.
Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.
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