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Lady Gaga will perform during the MTV Video Music Awards. Here's everything to know about the show

Lady Gaga will perform during the MTV Video Music Awards. Here's everything to know about the show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga is extending her dominance of this year's MTV Video Music Awards and has been added as a performer, show organizers announced Saturday.
'Cheeky, sarcastic, or bright': Edmonton radio station's use of AI host part of trend

'Cheeky, sarcastic, or bright': Edmonton radio station's use of AI host part of trend

EDMONTON — A disc jockey playing alt-rock tunes on Edmonton's airwaves on a late Sunday night introduces herself and jokes about being regularly asked about firmware updates. Her sarcasm, she says, also gets auto-corrected.
Late crime-busting sheriff Buford Pusser inspired Hollywood. Investigators say he killed his wife

Late crime-busting sheriff Buford Pusser inspired Hollywood. Investigators say he killed his wife

A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was murdered by his enemies, authorities said Friday.
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant

Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant

SECHELT — Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza restaurant in the last month may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord

B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn't have the cash needed to launch a new retailer. Ruby Liu wants to buy 25 Bay leases for $69.1 million and open a new department store named after herself.
U.S. federal appeals court rules some of Trump's tariffs illegal

U.S. federal appeals court rules some of Trump's tariffs illegal

WASHINGTON — A United States federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal — but it allowed for the levies to remain in place as the case makes its way to the Supreme Court.
Appeals court finds Trump's tariffs illegally used emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

Appeals court finds Trump's tariffs illegally used emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The U.S.
Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday

Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday

DALLAS (AP) — From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax.
From European avant-garde to celeb-driven fare, here are 10 buzzy films coming to TIFF

From European avant-garde to celeb-driven fare, here are 10 buzzy films coming to TIFF

TORONTO — It's TIFF's 50th edition — TIFFty feels like something of a missed branding opportunity — and the event once known as the Festival of Festivals is going big. More than 200 features are scheduled to screen between Sept. 4 and 14.
Trump's new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak

Trump's new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim O’Neill, a former investor, critic of health regulations and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.