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(AP) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further...

(AP) Bolivia's culture minister calls it actor-activist Sean Penn's "worst performance" ever. He isn't talking about a movie.

(AP) For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world.

(AP) For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events of the year. Now it's not even TV's biggest event of the week.

On May 26, join the Breaking Ground Poets at the Dietrich Theater as they present their annual Breaking Ground Poets Poetry Slam. In this live competition, members of the Breaking Ground Poets will perform original poetry over the course of three rounds before a panel of...

The Lakeside Players think Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall is the perfect venue for their latest production, “The Hallelujah Girls.”

The Abington Community Library will be closed Saturday, May 25, Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27 in observance of theMemorial Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 28 (9 am to 9 pm).New Fiction for Adults

Carmel Ardito, director, choreographer and owner of The Carmel Ardito School of Dance in Moscow and Peckville will celebrate her 50th anniversary instructing dance. In celebration the 50th anniversary, the dance school is hosting “The Golden Gala,” May 31, 9...

The Dietrich Children's Theatre recently delighted families and young children at the theater with their stage version of “Peter and the Wolf.” It was absolutely enchanting! I loved the music, colorful set and costumes, of course, the beautiful story.

Clarks Summit-based Ghostlight Productions will present its fifth annual Shakespeare in the Park production with the light-hearted “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” giving the Bard's classic comedy a modern-day makeover with a “real housewives”...

Winner #145: Beth Koehler, of Clarks GreenAnswer#145: The Moore Building on the corner of State and Claremont Streets, Clarks Summit

Abington Heights Middle School students participated in the Third Annual Tastes of the World program May 16, at the school's cafeteria and multi-purpose room. The event, which was funded by Abington Heights Educational Improvement Organization, included ethnic...

Leadership Lackawanna will host “Murder in the Gallery”- A Murder Mystery Dinner Party May 31 at The Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple at 5:30 p.m.

The Clarks Summit United Methodist Church Choirs will perform a dinner theater entitled, “Land of the Lost and Found” June 1 at 5 p.m., in the church Fellowship Hall. The story takes place in a school, where a new student, Moira, is entering for the first...

Abington Heights High School hosted an Arts Festival May 16, which included original exhibits from art students, performances from music students, work on display from the photography class and quilts created by the family and consumer science classes quilts.

(AP) La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.

(AP) Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage...

(AP) Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would...

(AP) Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

(AP) Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

(AP) Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Okla., something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a deadly, devastating one leveled parts of his hometown on...

(AP) Tiger Woods is returning again to play a charity event hosted by Notah Begay III, his former teammate at Stanford.

(AP) Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.

(AP) "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" host Chris Harrison will again emcee the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City, N.J.

(AP) Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top...

(AP) Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist.

(AP) Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.

(AP) A judge has set bail at $25,000 for Boston Celtics basketball player Terrence Williams after he was arrested and accused of brandishing a gun around the mother of his...

(AP) Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011.

Being a savvy shopper when it comes to buying sunscreen should be a little easier this summer, thanks to new sunscreen regulations implemented by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dermatologists believe the new labeling requirements will take the guesswork out of...

Here are some healthful foods you can eat this summer to help fight damaging effects of the sun.• Cherries provide melatonin.• Crimini mushrooms boost your immunity with selenium.

To use sunscreen or to let the sun shine on your bare skin?For Dr. Nektarios Lountzis there's no question.

(AP) Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.

La Plume– Keystone College is seeking jazz lovers of all ages who would like to participate in the college's sixth-annual Jazz Institute to be held July 29-August 2 on campus.

(AP) Kent police say Boston Celtics basketball player Terrence Williams was arrested Sunday and accused of brandishing a gun at the mother of his 10-year-old son during a...

(AP) Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of "Dancing With the Stars," which wraps Tuesday, but he almost didn't return to the ABC show this...