Palatine teacher keeps family’s culture alive cooking from scratch
When it comes to immigration stories, our Cook of the Week Norma Lara of Palatine has an unusual one. Norma was born in Mexico...
How should I apologize for my crying baby?: Ellie | Toronto Star
My wife and I have our first child, a daughter. She’s great, but does what babies often do — cry/scream, often in the middle...
Nintendo Switch intriguing but needs fleshing out | Toronto Star
Gamers are wondering whether the Nintendo Switch, due for release Friday, will offer a Wii-like resurrection in the console market for the company or...
Lady Gaga will replace Beyoncé at Coachella
After Beyoncé was forced to sit out Coachella per doctor’s orders, festival organizers have found a replacement: Lady Gaga. Gaga will headline both weekends of...
'Resident Evil' sequel scares up big business in China
The latest installment in the “Resident Evil” horror franchise topped China’s box office last week, debuting with a massive $94 million in ticket sales...
‘Suits’ Season 6 Finale Spoilers: Sarah Rafferty Teases Donna’s Future
It looks like viewers are going to have so many questions about Donna (Sarah Rafferty) by the end of tonight’s Season 6 finale of “Suits.”In...
Florida books bloom this spring
Florida is having a moment as a writers' muse. • The Sunshine State's sketchy side has long been an inspiration for crime novelists, but...
Was president, an enemy of anonymous sources, 1 himself?
Less than a week after President Donald Trump publicly attacked journalists for utilizing anonymous sources in stories about his administration, it appears...
Emma Watson No Longer Allows Fans To Take Selfies With Her: Find Out Why
“Beauty and the Beast” star Emma Watson is done having her photos taken with fans. It’s not because the actress is snobbish. Rather, she...
‘The Flash,’ ‘Supergirl’ Musical Spoilers: EP Teases Iris’ Role In The Crossover
Although fans won’t see Iris (Candice Patton) perform a song and dance number in the highly anticipated “The Flash,” “Supergirl” musical, executive producer Aaron Helbing...
World Book Day 2017: Costume Ideas, Novels For Kids, Everything Else You Need To...
For the past 20 years, British children have spent one day in March living out their favorite imaginary stories: They arrive at school with...
Early bird special: Spring pops up super early in much of US
WASHINGTON -- Spring has sprung early - potentially record early - in much of the United States, bringing celebrations of shorts weather mixed with...
All smiles and powdered noses on Paczki Day
"I'm so happy today. I'm going to be so paczkied out," Stephanie Smith-Howard said as she grabbed her box of powdered sugar-covered, jelly-filled pastries...
AP PHOTOS: Best of Carnival in Latin America, Caribbean
CaptionCloseThis gallery is a selection of some of the avrupa yakas? escort best moments captured during Carnival celebrations by Associated Press photographers across Latin...
Japan actor in Scorsese's 'Silence' drawn to recurring theme
CaptionCloseTOKYO (AP) — Violence pulsates in Shinya Tsukamoto's early films, driving stories into nightmarish fantasies like in the award-winning 1989 "Tetsuo," which ridicules middle-class...
Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi christen new House of Blues Anaheim
Hundreds of excited fans turned out early Tuesday evening to check out the official grand opening of the House of Blues Anaheim, now located...
Up in the ratings and live after Trump's speech, Stephen Colbert parades a new...
It’s worth remembering that just a few months ago, informed sources had Stephen Colbert being just another so-so ratings week away from surrendering his...
Book review: After a brain disease, patient lives in ‘The Perpetual Now’
CaptionCloseIn December 2007, a woman named Lonni Sue Johnson, 57, lost a lot of her past. She contracted viral encephalitis, a potentially deadly infection,...
Book review: ‘Divergent’ author Veronica Roth falls short in new space thriller
CaptionCloseVeronica Roth’s new young adult science fiction/fantasy novel “Carve the Mark” centers on two characters, Cyra and Akos, who are from opposite factions of...
Poetic objects: Artist creates found-object art boxes inspired by literature
CaptionCloseWard Sanders is a unique artist who creates elegant boxes and other estranged objects (like open “Altars”), which often tweak the absurdities of life...
Your CMS fifth grader’s big uptown arts trip is off. Here’s why.
If you have fifth graders in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, this was the month for them to see a special concert at Belk Theater: “Endless Possibilities,”...
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Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Event Hosted by Flo Rida and Local...
South Floridians came together at the Studio 183 Lounge in Miami Gardens for a heartwarming event just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Families...
