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Don't take all your cash with you to the beach and other tips to avoid theft during a Hawaii holiday

Jun. 16, 2024 01:42 AM EDT

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police recently received some attention on social media for recommending beachgoers not leave their valuables unattended and instead take those items with them into the ocean in a waterproof bag. But the police and the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, a...

Broadway celebrates a packed and varied theater season with the 2024 Tony Awards

Jun. 16, 2024 01:03 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 28 Broadway shows that earned at least one Tony Award nomination are hoping Sunday is the day the sealed envelopes break in their favor. The three-hour main telecast from New York City's Lincoln Center will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m....

Milan menswear seeks reassurance in nostalgia and artisanal craft, from Fendi to Dolce&Gabbana

Jun. 15, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Amid ongoing wars, hardening political divides and accelerating climate change, Milan designers made a play for escapism on the second day Saturday of Milan Fashion Week, mostly menswear previews for Spring-Summer 2025. Many took inspiration from decades that now seem...

Derek Jeter's New York castle might finally have a buyer

Jun. 15, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter has found a potential buyer for his New York castle after the sprawling lakefront property had its price tag slashed by more than half. The property, known as Tiedemann Castle, went into contract with a...

Lower your risk of falling as you get older with these simple steps

Jun. 15, 2024 09:03 AM EDT

One in four older adults in the U.S. will fall each year, putting them at risk of injury, broken bones and even death. Falls are a growing public health concern as the country's population sees record numbers of people turn 65 — now and in the future. But common as falls may be,...

Maine opens contest to design a new state flag based on an old classic

Jun. 14, 2024 19:15 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first. Anyone can submit a design proposal as long as it's based on the state's original flag, which featured a simple pine tree and blue star...

The fizz is gone: Atlanta's former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot

Jun. 14, 2024 18:30 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Once a shrine to the world's most popular soft drink, the building that housed the original World of Coca-Cola is going flat at the hands of Georgia's state government. Crews continued Friday to demolish the onetime temple of fizz in downtown Atlanta near the state...

A campaigner who took on the UK Post Office joins Tracey Emin, Imelda Staunton on royal honors list

Jun. 14, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A former post office branch manager who campaigned to expose a vast miscarriage of justice has been given a knighthood by King Charles III. Alan Bates is among more than 1,000 people, including artist Tracey Emin, actress Imelda Staunton and Duran Duran singer Simon...

Her dying husband worried she'd have money troubles. Then she won the lottery

Jun. 14, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

FREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — In the weeks before his death, Karen Coffman's husband worried she might have money troubles after he was gone. But two weeks before he died in April of complications from a brain tumor, the Pennsylvania woman bought a scratch-off state lottery ticket that...

Moschino shreds fashion rules and Dsquared2 turns up the heat on the first day of Milan Fashion Week

Jun. 14, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Reserved for mostly menswear previews, Milan Fashion Week opened on Friday with two co-ed collections, underlining that the old calendar rules no longer apply. The week features just 20 runway shows, which should allow time for reflection on where fashion is headed....