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TORONTO — Over the last decade, Todd Cocks has turned a series of misfortunes into money in his wallet.

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels as the labor market continues to chug along despite elevated interest rates.

It took about 14 years but Carrie Preston is finally playing her dream role full-time. Preston stars in the new CBS procedural “ Elsbeth ,” as Elsbeth Tascioni, a gifted attorney with a sharp eye for detail who is easily distracted.

It’s never really the end of the road for Kiss . The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday.

Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are booming and it appears likely that live acts will continue to draw massive crowds this year after the pandemic closed down concert venues globally for close to

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton has a memoir coming out this fall about his years since leaving public office in 2001.

MADRID (AP) — A cruise ship stuck in the northeastern Spanish port of Barcelona will be able to resume its route after a group of Bolivian passengers with visa problems were taken off the vessel on Thursday, authorities said.

MONTREAL — Evan Zucker has been on a cross-continent journey from San Diego, chasing clear skies ahead of Monday's total solar eclipse.

CALGARY — To get an idea of the financial toll extreme weather is taking on this country's agriculture industry, look no further than the government of Saskatchewan's books.

Patients in all provinces are waiting longer for hip and knee replacements, cancer surgeries and other priority procedures than before the COVID-19 pandemic, national data shows.