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Not a gym rat? Here’s how to get started on an outdoor exercise routine

For people who can’t stand the gym, working out in the fresh air might be the best option
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Racers competing outside for the title of "King and Queen" of The Alpine Training Center Gym in Boulder, Colo., on July 26, 2023. (Scott Griesser via AP)
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Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

Coming this fall: “The Tipping Point,” the sequel
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FILE - Writer Malcolm Gladwell attends the premiere screening of 'Faces of America With Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.' at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 in New York. Little, Brown and Company announced Wednesday, May 29, 2024, that Gladwell's “Revenge Of the Tipping Point" will be published Oct. 1. The book arrives nearly a quarter century since the release of Gladwell's “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,” his million-selling debut. Little, Brown is calling “Revenge of the Tipping Point” a “fresh perspective" on a variety of social issues.(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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Fire destroys part of Legoland theme park in Denmark, melting famed building replicas

A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit, has destroyed part of Miniland, a section of the Legoland theme park in western Denmark with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks
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May 29

Book Review: Joyce Carol Oates' novel 'Butcher' is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies

The new novel “Butcher” by Joyce Carol Oates is a reflection on women's agency over their bodies
May 29
This cover image released by Knopf shows "The Butcher" by Joyce Carol Oates. (Knopf via AP)
May 29

Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ

Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro knows the power of free theater
May 29
This cover image released by Penguin shows "The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War,” by James Shapiro. (Penguin via AP)
May 29

Harvey Weinstein to appear before judge in same courthouse where Trump is on trial

Harvey Weinstein is expected to return to a New York court as he faces a retrial of his landmark #MeToo-era rape case in a matter of months
May 29
FILE - Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 4 2022. Weinstein is expected to return to a New York court as he faces a retrial of his landmark #MeToo-era rape case in a matter of months. The fallen movie mogul has a court hearing Wednesday, May 29, 2024 to address issues related to the retrial, which is slated for sometime after Labor Day. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, file)
May 29

The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight back

About 10 drag artists from around the United States are banding together to protect and promote their art form
May 29
May 28

Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud

Rapper and singer Sean Kingston has agreed to return to from California to Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars in fraud
May 28
Workers attempt to gain access to a Bentley SUV in the driveway at Sean Kingston's Southwest Ranches, Fla., home on Thursday, May 23, 2024. A SWAT team raided rapper Kingston's rented mansion on Thursday, and arrested his mother on fraud and theft charges that an attorney says stems partly from the installation of a massive TV at the home. Broward County detectives arrested Janice Turner, 61, at the home. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
May 28

Review: 'Robot Dreams' is more profound than it has any right to be

Just as the Earth, Wind & Fire song “September” asks “Do you remember?”
May 28
This image released by Neon shows a scene from the animated film "Robot Dreams." (Neon via AP)
May 28

Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' is headed to an Australia museum

The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art
May 28
FILE - RZA attends "A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre" screening at Walter Reade Theater on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in New York. The sole physical copy of the Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" is headed to Australia's Museum of Old and New Art. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)
May 28

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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible
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May 28

Book Review: A dark secret exposed about a World War II internment camp in 'First Frost'

In 1964, Walt Longmire’s football career at Southern Cal ended, so he enlisted in the Marines
May 28
This cover image released by Viking shows "First Frost" by Craig Johnson. (Viking via AP)
May 28
FILE - Producer Albert S. Ruddy accepts the Oscar for best picture for "The Godfather" at the 45th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 27, 1973. The Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” died Saturday, May 25, 2024, at age 94. (AP Photo, File)
May 28

Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94

Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94
May 28
May 28

Book Review: Emil Ferris tackles big issues through a small child with a monster obsession

Emil Ferris follows up her visually stunning 2017 debut graphic novel with its concluding half, “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book 2.”
May 28
This cover image released by Fantagraphics Books shows "My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Book 2" by Emil Ferris. (Fantagraphics Books via AP)
May 28

Jessica Stone, who knits Broadway and circus in thrilling 'Water for Elephants,' enjoys a Tony nod

You don’t initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical “Water for Elephants.”
May 28
This image released by MurphyMade shows the cast of the musical "Water For Elephants" in New York. (Matthew Murphy/MurphyMade via AP)
May 28

La Scala's French manager leaves theater financially fit as Meloni government turns to Italians

The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala has bidden a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season, saying he would have been happy to continue
May 28
Dominique Meyer gestures, during a press conference to present the 2024/2025 Opera, Ballet and Concert Season of La Scala Theater, in Milan, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
May 28

Opera about a school shooting's aftermath has its US premiere in San Francisco

The aftermath of a school shooting is the subject of an opera, “Innocence,” that will get its U.S. premiere in San Francisco beginning June 1
May 28
This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows a rehearsal of Kaija Saariaho's opera "Innocence," on May 22, 2024. The opera is having its US premiere at the San Francisco Opera on June 1. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera via AP)
May 28

US vows more returns of looted antiquities as Italy celebrates latest haul of 600 artifacts

Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S. They were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations
May 28
Some 600 stolen works of art that where gave back by the United States of America to the Italian Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage are displayed during their presentation to journalists in Rome, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
May 28

Richard Dreyfuss' comments about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity lead venue to apologize

A venue has issued an apology after actor Richard Dreyfuss showed up in a dress at a “Jaws”-themed event and made comments that were demeaning to women and LGBTQ+ people
May 28
FILE - Richard Dreyfuss arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Murder at Yellowstone City" on Thursday June 23, 2022, at Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles. A venue issued an apology, Saturday, May 25, 2024, for comments made by Dreyfuss who showed up in a dress at a “Jaws”-themed event and made comments that were demeaning to women and the LGBTQ community. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
May 28

Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that

A team of researchers set out to determine if today’s Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis and found out they aren't most of the time
May 28
This image released by Netflix shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy and Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky in a scene from "Don't Look Up." (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)
May 27

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71

Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, has died
May 27
FILE - Television analyst Bill Walton stretches before the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Oregon and Colorado, Jan. 2, 2020, in Boulder, Colo. Walton, who starred for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, died Monday, May 27, 2024, the league announced on behalf of his family. He was 71. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
May 27

‘Furiosa’ sneaks past ‘Garfield’ to claim No. 1 spot over Memorial Day holiday weekend

Furiosa won the holiday box office over Garfield by a hair
May 27
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Garfield, voiced by Chris Pratt, in a scene from the animated film "The Garfield Movie." (Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)
May 27

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 2-8

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 2-8 include TV journalist Anderson Cooper, “Crazy Rich Asians” actor Awkwafina and model-actress Emily Ratajkowski
May 27
Emily Ratajkowski attends The King's Trust Global Gala at Casa Cipriani on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
May 26

Former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting

Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles
May 26
This image released by ABC shows Johnny Wactor in character as Brando Corbin from the daytime series "General Hospital." Wactor was shot and killed Saturday when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles. He was 37. (Scott Kirkland/ABC via AP)
May 26

‘Furiosa,’ ‘Garfield’ lead slowest Memorial Day box office in decades

The Memorial Day box office is cruising for a two-decade low
May 26
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Garfield, voiced by Chris Pratt, in a scene from the animated film "The Garfield Movie." (Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)
May 26

Poor neighborhood in Peru's Amazon region hosts film festival celebrating tropical forests

In the heart of Peru’s Amazon region, a poor neighborhood put aside the trials and tribulations of everyday life and celebrated an international film festival with works from countries with tropical forests
May 26
A man holds his pet monkey while looking out from his home in the Belen neighborhood of Iquitos, Peru, Saturday May 25, 2024. The Indigenous community in the heart of Peru's Amazon known as the "Venice of the Jungle" is hosting the Muyuna Floating Film Festival, celebrating tropical forests. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
May 26

Zimbabwe authorities mix charm with force in an attempt to shore up the world’s newest currency

Zimbabwe introduced the world's newest currency in April with public rallies and commercial jingles
May 26
An elderly man waits to withdraw cash from a bank in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe introduced the world's newest currency in April introduced the world's newest currency in April, the ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
May 25
FILE - Mickey Mouse, from left, Elizabeth Gluck, Richard M. Sherman and Minnie Mouse pose for a photo at the ceremony honoring the Sherman Brothers with the rename of Disney Studios Soundstage A at the world premiere of Disney's "Christopher Robin" at the Walt Disney Studios, July 30, 2018, in Burbank, Calif. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning classic Disney tunes, died Saturday, May 25, 2024. He was 95. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
May 25

Richard M. Sherman, Oscar-winning composer who co-wrote songs for 'Mary Poppins,' 'It's a Small World,' dies at 95

Richard M. Sherman, Oscar-winning composer who co-wrote songs for 'Mary Poppins,' 'It's a Small World,' dies at 95
May 25
May 25

Nicki Minaj's Saturday night concert in England postponed after Dutch authorities detained the rapper over pot in bag

Nicki Minaj's Saturday night concert in England postponed after Dutch authorities detained the rapper over pot in bag
May 25
May 25

Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day in hopes of getting the holiday official recognition

Hundreds of clowns have gathered in the streets of Peru’s capital to mark Clown Day, a holiday for which they have sought for years to gain official recognition
May 25
Clowns gather in the San Martin plaza to celebrate The Day of the Peruvian Clown, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Professional clowns gather annually on this date to honor the beloved clown "Tony Perejil" who died on May 25, 1987 and was known as "the clown of the poor" because he performed in low-income neighborhoods to which he would donate a portion of his earnings. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
May 25

Nicki Minaj's England concert postponed after rapper was detained by Dutch authorities over pot

Nicki Minaj’s concert in Manchester, England, scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country
May 25
FILE - Nicki Minaj performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Rapper Nicki Minaj says bags were searched on way out of Netherlands. She tweeted that police told her they found marijuana in her bags. The military constabulary at the airport said a 41-year-old American woman had been arrested for exporting “soft drugs.” (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
May 25

List of winners at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

“Anora,” a film by director Sean Baker about a Brooklyn sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival
May 25
Mohammad Rasoulof accepts the special prize award for the film 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' during the awards ceremony of the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024 (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)
May 25

Brooklyn-set sex worker drama ‘Anora’ wins Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or

Brooklyn-set sex worker drama ‘Anora’ wins Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or
May 25
May 25

Luciano Benetton says he's stepping down as chairman of family-run brand as losses top $100 million

Luciano Benetton says he's stepping down as chairman of the apparel brand
May 25
FILE - Luciano Benetton speaks to guests after the Benetton women's Fall-Winter 2019-2020 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, on Feb.19, 2019. Benetton, a co-founder of the apparel brand, announced he was stepping down as chairman in an interview Saturday May 25, 2024 with the Milan daily Corriere della Sera where he blamed current management for losses of 100 million euros ($108.5 million) that he discovered last year. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
May 25

Sean Baker's 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top honor

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or
May 25
Julius Tennon, left, and Viola Davis pose for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)
May 25

Trump TV: Internet broadcaster beams the ex-president's message directly to his MAGA faithful

In less than a decade, Right Side Broadcasting Network has gone from an upstart internet broadcaster to a major player in Donald Trump’s universe, amassing more than 2 million subscribers on its YouTube channel and on Rumble, an alternative video-shari...
May 25
Joe Seales, owner of Right Side Broadcasting Network, sits for a portrait in a studio in Opelika, Ala., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Seales and his wife, a former Navy physician's assistant who co-owns RSBN, started small, with a single camera at a Trump rally in Phoenix. Over the years, they turned a shoestring operation into one with 10 full-time employees and a house full of sophisticated computer and video gear. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
May 25

Failed Graceland sale by a mystery entity highlights attempts to take assets of older or dead people

A mysterious company has caused a stir for trying to auction Elvis Presley's Graceland property in a foreclosure sale
May 25
FILE - Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, is seen, Jan. 7, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. A mysterious company has caused a stir for trying to auction Elvis Presley's Graceland in a foreclosure sale this week. A judge has blocked the sale after Presley's granddaughter filed a lawsuit alleging fraud. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
May 24

Involuntary manslaughter allegation against Alec Baldwin advances toward trial with new court ruling

A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust.”
May 24
FILE - Alec Baldwin emcees the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 9, 2021, in New York. On Friday, May 24, 2024, a New Mexico judge rejected a request by Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of “Rust,” keeping the case on track for a trial this summer. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
May 24

Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's New York case cry foul over defense lawyer's comments

Prosecutors in New York have accused Harvey Weinstein’s lead defense lawyer of making public statements intended to intimidate a potential witness ahead of the fallen movie mogul’s retrial and have asked a judge to take action
May 24
FILE - Arthur Aidala, attorney for Harvey Weinstein, speaks to reporters outside the Manhattan Criminal court, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
May 24

Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother stole more than $1 million through fraud, authorities say

Authorities say Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture
May 24
Workers attempt to gain access to a Bentley SUV in the driveway at Sean Kingston's Southwest Ranches, Fla., home on Thursday, May 23, 2024. A SWAT team raided rapper Kingston's rented mansion on Thursday, and arrested his mother on fraud and theft charges that an attorney says stems partly from the installation of a massive TV at the home. Broward County detectives arrested Janice Turner, 61, at the home. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
May 24

Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies at 68

Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat Masha, has died
May 24
This undated self portrait made available by Little Brown publisher, shows author Caleb Carr and his cat Masha at his home in Cherry Plain, NY. Carr died of cancer Thursday, May 23, 2024, according to his publisher, Little, Brown and Company. (Caleb Carr/ Little Brown via AP)
May 24

Essence Festival adds Usher to 2024 talent headliners

R&B superstar Usher joins the night concert lineup for this summer’s 30th anniversary of the Essence Festival of Culture
May 24
FILE - Usher performs at Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2016 at Barclays Center in New York on Oct. 27, 2016. He was added to the lineup for the Essence Festival of Culture, which runs July 4-7 in New Orleans. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
May 24

Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies at 68

Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat Masha, has died
May 24
This undated self portrait made available by Little Brown publisher, shows author Caleb Carr and his cat Masha at his home in Cherry Plain, NY. Carr died of cancer Thursday, May 23, 2024, according to his publisher, Little, Brown and Company. (Caleb Carr/ Little Brown via AP)
May 24

Caleb Carr, author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies

Caleb Carr, author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies
May 24
May 24

NewsNation completes transition to cable news outlet next week

The NewsNation television network completes its transition to an all-news outlet next week
May 24
May 24

Rapsody's brave new album, 'Please Don't Cry,' displays strength through vulnerability

If truth has the power to set one free, then Rapsody’s new album, “Please Don’t Cry,” has removed her from emotional imprisonment and gifted her immeasurable liberation
May 24
Rapsody poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)
May 24

Music Review: RM of BTS has a new solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person,’ an elastic experiment

All seven members of BTS are currently serving South Korea’s compulsory enlistment for men of a certain age
May 24
This image released by BigHit shows “Right Place, Wrong Person” by RM. (BigHit via AP)
May 24

The Beach Boys look back on years of harmony and heartache in documentary

The Beach Boys are looking back on a life of sunshine and sorrow in a new Disney+ documentary
May 24
FILE - Bruce Johnston, from left, David Marks, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys pose backstage at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012. A new documentary about the band premieres May 24 on Disney+. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)