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How artist Gordon Parks’ foundation keeps his legacy growing 20 years after his death

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business WriterCivil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks' legacy continues to expand today, even as the 20th anniversary of his death arrives on March 7. However, the Gordon Parks Foundation, which celebrates the same milestone this year, is finding it harder to fund its work inspired by the director of "The Learning Tree" and "Shaft."Though Gordon Parks Foundation Executive Director Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., told The Associated Press that federal funding cuts to diversity, equity and […]

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Entertainment

What to know about the 2026 Grammys

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts."I think we will see some history-making moments," Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. "With artists being nominated in categories they haven't been previously nominated in, and a new crop of talent coming through the system this year — I think we're going to see […]

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Entertainment

Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated PressDETROIT (AP) — "I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing" — or so goes Funkadelic's 1978 groove "Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!)."Now Parliament-Funkadelic is going orchestral.The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by violins, cellos, horns and other instruments tuned more for arias or sonatas than for tunes like […]

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Entertainment

The Sundance Film Festival’s big moments and breakout movies

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film WriterPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The last Sundance Film Festival in Utah is drawing to a close this weekend.The Park City gathering was a wistful farewell to the place Robert Redford's brainchild has called home for over 40 years and launched so many careers. Although the festival isn't ending — it will start anew in Boulder, Colorado, in 2027 — it did have many, from filmmakers to volunteers, feeling nostalgic about the change whether their […]

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Trends

‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

By The Associated Press undefinedA science-oriented advocacy group moved its "Doomsday Clock" to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday cited threats from nuclear war, climate change, potential misuse of biotechnology and artificial intelligence. Last year, the clock advanced to 89 seconds to midnight. Since then, "global understandings are collapsing, accelerating a winner-takes-all great power competition and undermining the international cooperation" needed to reduce risks, the group […]

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Health & Wellness

Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That's according to a study showing night owls had poorer overall cardiovascular health than most people, plus a modestly higher risk of a first heart attack or stroke. Unhealthy behaviors like too little sleep, smoking and a poor diet were key reasons. The body's circadian rhythm, or internal clock, governs when people feel sleepy and awake. Researchers say night owls will have […]

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Health & Wellness

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

By ALBERT STUMM Associated PressWith a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That's not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when you say, "I just had it!"Try not to beat yourself up. Even Mark McDaniel, who has been studying human memory and learning for almost 50 years, left a hat under his chair recently […]

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Health & Wellness

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported that life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024. It's the result of the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic — and also waning death rates from all of the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses. Preliminary statistics suggest a continued improvement in 2025. Life expectancy is […]

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Technology

TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology WriterCensorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S. The company said this week it was experiencing a "major infrastructure issue triggered by a power outage" at one of its U.S. data center partner sites. The outage led to bugs such as creators temporarily seeing zero views on their […]

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