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'It's pretty wild': How Toronto's Maggie Kang created global smash 'KPop Demon Hunters'

'It's pretty wild': How Toronto's Maggie Kang created global smash 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Growing up as a Korean immigrant in 1990s Toronto, Maggie Kang kept her love of K-pop to herself.
Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel

Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel

LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up.
Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin

Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.
When moose took over Toronto: Artists reflect on city art project, 25 years later

When moose took over Toronto: Artists reflect on city art project, 25 years later

As people around the world welcomed a new millennium, Torontonians in the year 2000 were welcoming something even bigger – a herd of hundreds of life-size moose statues.
Lebanon mourns iconic composer Ziad Rahbani as mother Fayrouz makes rare appearance

Lebanon mourns iconic composer Ziad Rahbani as mother Fayrouz makes rare appearance

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people in Lebanon paid tribute Monday to iconic composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani , who died over the weekend. His mother, Fayrouz, one of the Arab world's most esteemed singers, made a rare public appearance.
Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story

Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story

President Donald Trump is asking a federal court in Florida to force Rupert Murdoch to give a deposition for the president's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal within 15 days, citing the media mogul's age and physical condition.
Book Review: Following a vicious attack, a woman solves her own murder in Holly Jackson novel

Book Review: Following a vicious attack, a woman solves her own murder in Holly Jackson novel

After the shattering conclusion of “Not Quite Dead Yet,” author Holly Jackson addresses her readers this way: “... and breathe. Sorry. I know that was intense.
'Lilo & Stitch' stars reflect on film's success and are eager for a sequel

'Lilo & Stitch' stars reflect on film's success and are eager for a sequel

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A few things have changed for the stars of “Lilo & Stitch” since the movie became the breakout hit of 2025.
A small Serbian town is home to Robin Hood - in a new TV series

A small Serbian town is home to Robin Hood - in a new TV series

SIMANOVCI, Serbia (AP) — Villages and castles from 12th-century England came to life in a small town in Serbia for the filming of a new series about Robin Hood that has just wrapped in the landlocked country in southeast Europe.
Book Review: 'Victory ‘45’ chronicles the long, winding road to ending WWII

Book Review: 'Victory ‘45’ chronicles the long, winding road to ending WWII

Most wars begin with a unilateral act. Americans fired “the shot heard round the world” in Lexington in 1775 , the Germans invaded Poland in 1939, and the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.