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Aiming to make CDC nimble, agency director has rankled many

NEW YORK (AP) — From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the top U.S. public health agency has been criticized as too slow to collect and act on new information.

Jamie Dornan talks 'Belfast', TV and going behind-the-scenes

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most memorable scenes in “ Belfast ” is when Jamie Dornan's character serenades his wife (played by Caitriona Balfe) with “ Everlasting Love .” The lighting, choreography and wardrobe makes Dornan look like a matinee idol.
19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight

19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight

BRUSSELS (AP) — Home! And no longer alone.
Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA's opening Olympic uniforms

Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA's opening Olympic uniforms

NEW YORK (AP) — Team USA's opening ceremony uniforms for the Beijing Olympics include some sneaky new warming technology, along with a handy front pouch and a cinch waist on anoraks in navy and white.
How to crush your holiday debt

How to crush your holiday debt

The holidays have left without a trace. Well, almost. Long after the decorations have come down, you still have debt hanging around. Don’t let it put a damper on your year. Here’s what you can do to take control of your holiday debt.
Review: 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband' funny and big-hearted

Review: 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband' funny and big-hearted

NEW YORK (AP) — “Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband” by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Pamela Dorman Books) Yinka Oladeji is a 30-year-old, Oxford educated, British Nigerian woman with a good job, living in London who happens to be single.
New Mo Willems 'Pigeon' book to be released in September

New Mo Willems 'Pigeon' book to be released in September

NEW YORK (AP) — An imprint launched last week by Barnes & Noble Inc. has signed up one of the country's top children's author-illustrators, Mo Willems, best known for his “Pigeon” picture books.
German actor Hardy Kruger, star of adventure movies, dies

German actor Hardy Kruger, star of adventure movies, dies

BERLIN (AP) — Hardy Kruger, considered one of post-war Germany’s best actors, has died. He was 93.
Review: A generic modern fairy tale in 'The Royal Treatment'

Review: A generic modern fairy tale in 'The Royal Treatment'

In the new Netflix movie “ The Royal Treatment ,” the chief of staff for the prince of a fictional European country accidentally calls a run-down salon in the Bronx to schedule a haircut for His Royal Highness, Prince Thomas.

More than 2 dozen drugmakers to make Merck's COVID-19 pill

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed organization announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck's COVID-19 pill to supply 105 developing countries.
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