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Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously

Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price for their gifts.
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Alberta premier faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy

Alberta premier faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy

FORT MACLEOD — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful on Wednesday night from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province's coal policy.
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Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending 'Les Misérables'

Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending 'Les Misérables'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The drama in the audience rivaled the spectacle on stage on Wednesday at the Kennedy Center, where President Donald Trump went to the opening night of “Les Misérables” as he tightens his grip on the venerable performing arts institu
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Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.
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Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influentia
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Juliette Powell, ravishing MuchMusic host turned insightful tech critic, dies at 54

Juliette Powell, ravishing MuchMusic host turned insightful tech critic, dies at 54

TORONTO — Juliette Powell, who once commanded attention as the host of MuchMusic's live dance party "Electric Circus" and later as a respected commentator on the societal risks of advanced technology, has died at 54.
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Wildfire looming over Squamish, B.C., reached within 40 metres of homes

Wildfire looming over Squamish, B.C., reached within 40 metres of homes

SQUAMISH — Drivers on British Columbia's Sea To Sky Highway could see the smoke billowing from the forested hills above Squamish on Wednesday. But that didn't show how close the Dryden Creek wildfire got to homes overnight.
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Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation's top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S.
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What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial

What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty again, convicted Wednesday of a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial in New York City.
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Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a brief trip to Montana, where he spoke to media mogul Rupert Murdoch ; his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp.
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