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Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike

Sep. 21, 2023 10:53 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer's lifeblood. Before the Hollywood strikes, he worked 40 hours a week or more as a gaffer or director of photography. He also has a company that usually earns more than a million dollars a year in production...

Census shows 3.5 million Middle Eastern residents in US, Venezuelans fastest growing Hispanic group

Sep. 21, 2023 10:23 AM EDT

The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African, Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade and Chinese and Asian Indians were the two largest Asian groups, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The most detailed race...

Fall, football and tailgating mean it's time for an overstuffed sandwich on a roll

Sep. 21, 2023 09:27 AM EDT

And, just like that, it’s fall! Whatever mixed emotions you have about summer ending, if you’re a football fan, this may be the most wonderful time of the year. And while many of us will be hosting game-day watch parties, the diehards are not sitting in front of the television...

MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: Scenes from Cavalli, Marras and N. 21 shows

Sep. 21, 2023 01:51 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week kicked off Wednesday with a flurry of shows, including a rainy visual spectacle by Diesel and supermodels taking in Fendi's latest collection. Other designers including Cavalli, N. 21 and Antonio Marras debuted their newest collections. Here are some...

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

Sep. 20, 2023 20:50 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini,...

Diesel is Milan's hottest ticket with otherworldly looks, cutting-edge textiles

Sep. 20, 2023 19:21 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Thousands came out in a rain to watch an open-air Diesel show during Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, making the denim-centric brand the hottest ticket in town. Designer Glenn Martens has elevated Diesel to new heights, attracting top music talent like Jaden Smith to...

Airbnb says it's cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year

Sep. 20, 2023 18:10 PM EDT

Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters. Airbnb says it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the...

'Donyale Luna: Supermodel' shines a light on the first Black model to grace cover of Vogue

Sep. 20, 2023 14:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, a muse to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali and a film star, Donyale Luna’s life story was ready made for Hollywood. So how did the statuesque beauty who broke down barriers go unknown for years? ...

Supermodels grace Kim Jones' Fendi front-row during Milan Fashion Week

Sep. 20, 2023 11:57 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — A hush fell over the Fendi runway as the front-row filled with supermodels signaling the show was about to begin: Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss had taken their seats. Backstage, it was still a murmur of activity. Kim Jones’ Spring-Summer 2024...

A new London exhibition highlights the untold stories of Black British fashion designers

Sep. 20, 2023 11:22 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions that Black British culture made to U.K. fashion and design history and to celebrate Black designers who haven't received public recognition. “The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of...