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US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don't fasten their seat belts

US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don't fasten their seat belts

DETROIT (AP) 鈥 Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don't buckle up.
Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73

Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73

NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥 Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73.
Kristen Bell set to return as host of Screen Actors Guild Awards next year

Kristen Bell set to return as host of Screen Actors Guild Awards next year

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Kristen Bell will return as host of next year's Screen Actors Guild Awards, streaming live on Netflix for a second consecutive year.
Joy and wonder: Between the bumps of the world, exuberance shone through in 2024

Joy and wonder: Between the bumps of the world, exuberance shone through in 2024

She jumps, her eyes closed, and she grins 鈥 this little girl surrounded by gang violence in her own neighborhood in Haiti. The jump rope game she is playing brings out an exuberance in her that the conditions around her cannot squelch.
Book Review: 'The Rivals' is Jane Pek鈥檚 fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death

Book Review: 'The Rivals' is Jane Pek鈥檚 fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death

Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark cybersphere of tech systems in 鈥淭he Rivals,鈥 the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek.
Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway

Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United States on Jan. 1.
Milan's Via MonteNapoleone usurps New York's Fifth Avenue as world's most upscale shopping street

Milan's Via MonteNapoleone usurps New York's Fifth Avenue as world's most upscale shopping street

MILAN (AP) 鈥 Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan鈥檚 swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods this, and every, holiday season.
Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking 'cozy' and 'festive' this holiday season

Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking 'cozy' and 'festive' this holiday season

After the busy Black Friday holiday weekend, Kristen Tarnol, owner of Emerald Forest Gifts in Studio City, California, is already asking her supplier to send more more fuzzy alpaca scarves and warm slippers that were best sellers over the weekend.
Are you catching holiday blues instead of cheer? Here are some ways to find peace

Are you catching holiday blues instead of cheer? Here are some ways to find peace

Bells are ringing. Snow is glistening. But you鈥檙e bummed out. You could be suffering from a case of the holiday blues, which experts say is not uncommon. A strained relationship with family, for example, can make this time of year pretty lonely.
Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'

Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock 鈥榥鈥 roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers 鈥 Brenda Lee.
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