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FILE - In this March 18, 2021, file photo, Mary Claire Lane, 86, left, a resident at Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Canton, Mass., shares a hug with her daughter Anne Darling, of Attleboro, Mass., right, during a visit at the nursing home, in Canton. Nursing homes and other elderly residences battered by COVID-19 are easing lockdown-like restrictions more than a year into the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Dear Normal: Were you really that great in the first place?

By Sophia Rosenbaum Mar. 29, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

This image released by PBS shows choreographer Twyla Tharp from the documentary, “American Masters: Twyla Moves,” premiering on March 26. (Stick Figure Films/PBS via AP)
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?

By Jocelyn Noveck Mar. 24, 2021 11:41 AM EDT

DSO hoping to resume live performances in autumn

Feb. 14, 2021 04:56 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced its schedule of performances for the 2021-2022 season, saying it hopes live performances can resume...

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Garth Brooks performs on stage during the 2020 Gershwin Prize Honoree's Tribute Concert at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 13, 2021 02:06 PM EST

In this June 14, 2020 photo, Emiliano Coppa, left, and chef Anna Klinger pose with their daughter outside their trattoria, Al di La, in the Park Slope neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The coronavirus has decimated the restaurant industry, leaving millions unemployed and shuttering spots for good. Many dine-in restaurants have turned to delivery or takeout, like Al di La. (Lisa Tolin via AP)
'Adapt or die' -- Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus

By Mark Kennedy Jun. 18, 2020 10:55 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2020 11:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: New Boss May Test Voice of America’s Credibility ...

A group of supporters shows up for Bobby Catone, the owner of a Staten Island tanning salon, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in New York. Catone opened the salon briefly Thursday morning in defiance of a law requiring non-essential businesses to remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Pop-up bar scene, tanning salon test shutdown rules in NYC

By Tom Hays May. 30, 2020 08:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2020, file photo, United States' Mikaela Shiffrin embraces Italy's Livio Magoni, coach of Slovakia's Petra Vlhova, after completing an alpine ski women's World Cup slalom race in Flachau, Austria. When she's not winning races, two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin unplugs by singing and playing guitar. Music was always a bond she shared with her late father, Jeff, who died on Feb. 2 after an accident at his home in Edwards, Colorado. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)
In tune: Music is Shiffrin's passion away from slopes

By Pat Graham May. 12, 2020 01:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, actress Tina Fey attends the American Museum of Natural History's 2019 Museum Gala in New York. Fey says more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19 during a virtual telethon. A tearful Fey said “Thank you, thank you" in reaching the dollar amount as host of the Rise Up New York! event Monday, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Telethon raises $115M for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19

May. 11, 2020 09:58 PM EDT