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Palace: Prince Philip has infection, will stay in hospital
LONDON - Prince Philip is "comfortable" in a London hospital where he is being treated for an infection, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The palace said Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizab...
Feb 23, 2021
Syfy's 'Resident Alien' invader gets lift-off with viewers
LOS ANGELES - "Resident Alien," a new Syfy series that caught the attention of veteran TV critic Rob Owen and approving viewers, is evidence that inventive shows exist outside premium cable and stream...
Feb 23, 2021
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel
NEW YORK - One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one. Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the novelist Louise Penny, on "State of Terror," w...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. home prices rise 10.1% in December, fastest since 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices surged at the fastest pace in nearly seven years in December, fueled by low mortgage rates and Americans moving from crowded urban areas to houses in the suburbs. The S&a...
Feb 23, 2021
Shailene Woodley confirms she's engaged to Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley confirmed that she's engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, s...
Feb 23, 2021
Relative of British queen jailed for sex assault at castle
LONDON - A relative of Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral castle in Scotland. Simon Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of Strathmore, ha...
Feb 23, 2021
Coldest 'month' of the year triggers red-hot donations in Nanaimo, Oceanside
NANAIMO - Changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have shifted how the Coldest Night of the Year ran in 2021, but it couldn't cancel the spirit.Both events, in Nanaimo and Parksville/Oceanside, eclip...
Feb 23, 2021
BLM in Italian Fashion campaign shows early tangible results
MILAN - A digital runway show by five Italian fashion designers of African origin opens Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, one tangible result of a campaign launched last summer by the only Black Italia...
Feb 23, 2021
Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate
WASHINGTON - Oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come, even as the Biden administration seeks to conserve public lands and address climate change, President ...
Feb 23, 2021
State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden's...
Feb 23, 2021