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Book Review: 'No More Tears' scrutinizes the legacy of health giant Johnson & Johnson

Book Review: 'No More Tears' scrutinizes the legacy of health giant Johnson & Johnson

Health care giant Johnson & Johnson is one of the most well-known and respected brands, and its response to the 1982 tampering of Tylenol bottles that killed seven people is held up in business schools as a model.
Book Review: David Denby profiles 4 'eminent’ Jews who profoundly changed post-WWII American culture

Book Review: David Denby profiles 4 'eminent’ Jews who profoundly changed post-WWII American culture

When Lytton Strachey set out to write “Eminent Victorians” in 1918, he sought to enliven the stuffy Victorian conventions of biographical writing by portraying his subjects with warts and all.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 13-19

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 13-19

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 13-19: April 13: Actor Edward Fox is 88. Singer Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers is 85. Composer Bill Conti (“Rocky” film theme) is 83. Musician Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane is 81.
Savory green chutney brings bright, fresh flavor to a simple roasted chicken for Passover

Savory green chutney brings bright, fresh flavor to a simple roasted chicken for Passover

Roasted chicken is a Passover mainstay. It’s easy to prepare while keeping kosher and takes well to a variety of seasonings and sauces, like bold and savory chutney.
George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books

George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books

NEW YORK (AP) — Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story of objections from a local community or an individual parent, the American Library Association says.
Canadian firm KA Imaging claims first X-ray image taken in space

Canadian firm KA Imaging claims first X-ray image taken in space

As four space tourists orbited the north and south poles earlier this month and marvelled at the views of Earth, a group of Canadians celebrated an X-ray image taken aboard the spacecraft using technology developed at the University of Waterloo.
China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

BANGKOK (AP) — China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to resolve the tariffs.
Over 50,000 Hydro One customers without power in Ontario

Over 50,000 Hydro One customers without power in Ontario

About 55,000 Ontarians are without power Monday as Hydro One's 4,800 crew members make efforts to get the lights back on after last week's ice storm.
Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels

Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels

MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a band of a dozen camouflage-clad soldiers.
'A Minecraft Movie' delivers Hollywood a much-needed box-office hit

'A Minecraft Movie' delivers Hollywood a much-needed box-office hit

Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening weekend, significantly narrowing this year's box office deficit . No one guessed just how big it would be.
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