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Book Review: 'The Rivals' is Jane Pek鈥檚 fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death

Book Review: 'The Rivals' is Jane Pek鈥檚 fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death

Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark cybersphere of tech systems in 鈥淭he Rivals,鈥 the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek.
Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway

Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United States on Jan. 1.
Milan's Via MonteNapoleone usurps New York's Fifth Avenue as world's most upscale shopping street

Milan's Via MonteNapoleone usurps New York's Fifth Avenue as world's most upscale shopping street

MILAN (AP) 鈥 Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan鈥檚 swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods this, and every, holiday season.
Canadian men to play in invitational meet alongside HSBC SVNS stop in Vancouver

Canadian men to play in invitational meet alongside HSBC SVNS stop in Vancouver

VANCOUVER 鈥 The Canadian men's team will be part of the Vancouver Sevens, competing in an invitational event in conjunction with the HSBC SVNS stop in February.
Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking 'cozy' and 'festive' this holiday season

Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking 'cozy' and 'festive' this holiday season

After the busy Black Friday holiday weekend, Kristen Tarnol, owner of Emerald Forest Gifts in Studio City, California, is already asking her supplier to send more more fuzzy alpaca scarves and warm slippers that were best sellers over the weekend.
BlackBerry selling Cylance AI cybersecurity business to Artic Wolf

BlackBerry selling Cylance AI cybersecurity business to Artic Wolf

TORONTO 鈥 BlackBerry Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its Cylance security business to Arctic Wolf. Cylance uses artificial intelligence to help users detect malware and prevent cyberattacks.
Are you catching holiday blues instead of cheer? Here are some ways to find peace

Are you catching holiday blues instead of cheer? Here are some ways to find peace

Bells are ringing. Snow is glistening. But you鈥檙e bummed out. You could be suffering from a case of the holiday blues, which experts say is not uncommon. A strained relationship with family, for example, can make this time of year pretty lonely.
Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'

Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock 鈥榥鈥 roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers 鈥 Brenda Lee.
UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire

UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire

LONDON (AP) 鈥 Britain's government gave the go-ahead Monday for the sale of Royal Mail's parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time in its 500-year history.

10 winners of the "I Love My Librarian Award" are celebrated for their community work

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 At Wisconsin's Mukwonago Community Library, director Abby Armou isn't only committed to providing books and other media for local residents.