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Samsung discontinuing its texting app, saying switch to Google Messages
Ackman's Pershing Square makes $64B bid for Universal Music Group
English choirs protect a musical tradition little changed since Queen Elizabeth I
Clicks and clacks, rhythms and beats: The tap shoe
Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo
HOUSTON (AP) – The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew. The four astronauts channeled Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968 with their own.
Surprise! Zendaya wears something blue, after the old, new and borrowed

NEW YORK (AP) – Yup, she wore something blue.

Tailors age out of the workforce even as demand for their skills grows

NEW YORK (AP) – Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside his Manhattan tailor shop when a new customer stops by with a vintage Tommy Hilfiger jacket he wants taken in.

Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests

ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor had broken by including laypeople and non-Christians in ceremonies at prisons, juvenile detention halls and centers for asylum-seekers.

College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers or delete keys.

Kids ate the multiplex: How family movies are taking over moviegoing

NEW YORK (AP) – As “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” lands in theaters, coloring stations, collectible popcorn containers and mascot Marios are all in place to entice arguably the most prized moviegoers to Hollywood today: kids.

A new show celebrates Schiaparelli's surrealist fashion

LONDON (AP) – London’s Victoria & Albert Museum is opening a new exhibition celebrating the bold and surrealist designs of Italian fashion house Schiaparelli, from dresses created in collaboration with Salvador Dalí to show-stopping red carpet gowns worn by Ariana Grande.

Austria plans to ban social media use for under-14s

VIENNA (AP) – Austria’s governing coalition on Friday announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14, joining a string of other countries in drawing up restrictions for young people. Alexander Pröll, the official in Chancellor Christian Stocker’s office responsible for digitization, said that draft legislation will be drawn up by the end of June.

Yahoo turns to AI engine Scout to lead it back it its roots in online search

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence. Scout seems insightful, based on its response to a question posed by The Associated Press about why one of Silicon Valley’s brightest stars faded away a decade ago.

Creating best practices for your child's social media use

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services.

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