THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cees Nooteboom, a Dutch novelist, travel writer and journalist who was lauded for his insights into European history and culture and often tipped as a possible winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, died Wednesday, his publisher announced. He was ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Hernan Diaz’s first novel since his Pulitzer-Prize winning “Trust” is a futuristic thriller in which a young orphan survives by stealing electricity from the grid and selling it on the black market. Riverhead Books announced Wednesday that the 464-page “Ply” will be published Sept. 29. At least in one way, the book marks a shift from his previous work. “Trust,” published in 2022, was set around the stock market crash of 1929. Diaz’s “In the Distance,” a Pulitzer finalist in 2018, takes place in the American West in the 19th century. “After ...
LONDON (AP) — Those winning a prize at the upcoming British Academy Film Awards will bag a coveted bronze mask trophy — and get a bit of an arm workout taking it home. Along with the honor of being named the best of the year in the industry, winners at the BAFTA ceremony on Feb. 22 will ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Cardi B was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. What she did exactly, well, that turned into a perplexing question for two major prediction markets. At least one Kalshi trader filed a complaint with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over how the prediction ...
A young bald eagle flies near River Road in Devola recently. The area near the dam home to a variety of birds recently that have flocked to the area to take advantage of the open water. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at ...
(AP) — A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming ...
