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Book Review: ‘Beach House Rules’ is delicious high end Southern chick lit

Book Review: ‘Beach House Rules’ is delicious high end Southern chick lit

Charlotte Sitterly and her 14-year-old daughter, Iris, are suddenly shut out of their comfortable life in an upscale coastal community in North Carolina.
Teck shuts mill at Carmen de Andacollo operations in Chile for unplanned maintenance

Teck shuts mill at Carmen de Andacollo operations in Chile for unplanned maintenance

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. says a mechanical issue has forced it to shut down the SAG mill at its Carmen de Andacollo operations in Chile for maintenance. The company estimates production will be interrupted for about one month for repairs.
Old Dominion's new album, 'Barbara,' won't lean on band's record-breaking laurels

Old Dominion's new album, 'Barbara,' won't lean on band's record-breaking laurels

NEW YORK (AP) — When Old Dominion's eighth group of the year victory broke the tie for consecutive wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards last month, it changed the record books — but not their perspective.
Book Review: 'Charlottesville' a dramatic account of deadly 2017 rally and history behind it

Book Review: 'Charlottesville' a dramatic account of deadly 2017 rally and history behind it

Decades before the violent Unite the Right rally in 2017 in Charlottesville that drew white nationalists protesting the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue, the city was targeted by a white supremacist who hoped to ignite a race war.
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — A split Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and that have also been used in multiple mass shootings.
'The Apprentice,' 'Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards

'The Apprentice,' 'Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards

A film chronicling the rise of Donald Trump won best motion picture at the Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday, where its Toronto-born producer used his acceptance speech to address the U.S. president’s threats to Canadian sovereignty.
Book Review: Desi Arnaz biography highlights triumphs of Lucy’s favorite foil

Book Review: Desi Arnaz biography highlights triumphs of Lucy’s favorite foil

Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground-breaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.
CAE names Northrop Grumman executive Matthew Bromberg as new CEO

CAE names Northrop Grumman executive Matthew Bromberg as new CEO

MONTREAL — Flight simulator company CAE Inc. has named Matthew Bromberg as its new president and chief executive. Bromberg, who will join the company on June 16 and take over the top job on Aug. 13, has headed global operations for U.S.
Book Review: A diary sends a woman on a quest to solve the cold case of 6 missing Black girls

Book Review: A diary sends a woman on a quest to solve the cold case of 6 missing Black girls

At age 13, Sydney Singleton discovered an old photograph tucked away in a drawer in her paternal grandmother’s guest room. It was a portrait of a Black girl just entering her teen years — a girl who looked a lot like Sydney.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 8-14: June 8: Singer Nancy Sinatra is 85. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 83. Singer Boz Scaggs is 81. Actor Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”) is 75. Actor Sonia Braga is 75. Singer Bonnie Tyler is 74.
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