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Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85

Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White , the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as "A Boy's Own Story" and "The Beautiful Room is Empty," has died. He was 85.
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Gloves from Wayne Gretzky's last Stanley Cup run with Oilers up for auction

Gloves from Wayne Gretzky's last Stanley Cup run with Oilers up for auction

A pair of gloves worn by Wayne Gretzky during his last Stanley Cup run with the Edmonton Oilers is going up for auction.
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Japan's emperor and his family pray in Okinawa for the victims of the island battle 80 years ago

Japan's emperor and his family pray in Okinawa for the victims of the island battle 80 years ago

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese island 80 years ago.
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Which compact pickup is better? Edmunds compares the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz

Which compact pickup is better? Edmunds compares the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz

Looking for a midsize truck? The best one for buyers really comes down to intended use.
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British writer Bernardine Evaristo receives accolade for breaking literary boundaries

British writer Bernardine Evaristo receives accolade for breaking literary boundaries

LONDON (AP) — Bernardine Evaristo doesn't like boundaries. For the Booker Prize -winning novelist, rules about genre, grammar or what a working-class biracial woman can achieve are all to be challenged and swept away.
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Trump signs order to double tariffs on steel, aluminum Wednesday

Trump signs order to double tariffs on steel, aluminum Wednesday

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to double steel and aluminum tariffs, as Canadian officials say they're still hoping for a good outcome from meetings in Washington.
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Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later

Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.
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Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo 'poster boy'?

Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo 'poster boy'?

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein 's lawyer portrayed him as the falsely accused “original sinner" of the #MeToo era, while a prosecutor told jurors at his sex crimes retrial Tuesday that the former movie mogul preyed on less-powerful women he thought
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'King of the Hill' voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home

'King of the Hill' voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home

HOUSTON (AP) — Jonathan Joss, a voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill,” was fatally shot near his Texas home, authorities said Monday. Police were dispatched to a home in south San Antonio about 7 p.
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'We reject your bill:' First Nations heads urge Quebec to scrap forestry reform bill

'We reject your bill:' First Nations heads urge Quebec to scrap forestry reform bill

QUÉBEC — Representatives of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador urged a provincial legislature committee on Tuesday to abandon a forestry reform bill that would reserve large swaths of the province's forests for logging.
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