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RBC names Katherine Gibson as permanent chief financial officer

RBC names Katherine Gibson as permanent chief financial officer

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada says Katherine Gibson will take over the role of chief financial officer permanently, effective immediately.
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$10,000 literary award named for the late author Gabe Hudson goes to Ayana Mathis' 'The Unsettled'

$10,000 literary award named for the late author Gabe Hudson goes to Ayana Mathis' 'The Unsettled'

NEW YORK (AP) — A $10,000 literary award named for the late author-editor-podcaster Gabe Hudson has been established by the publisher McSweeney's, where Hudson once worked.
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Billionaire steps out of SpaceX capsule for first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth

Billionaire steps out of SpaceX capsule for first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire stepped out for the first private spacewalk Thursday, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavor hundreds of miles above Earth.
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Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve donates to Montreal independent cinema

Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve donates to Montreal independent cinema

MONTREAL — At a time when many independent movie theatres in Canada are struggling, one Montreal cinema says it is entering “a new chapter” after receiving a major donation from Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.
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Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety.
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One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it

One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it

LONDON (AP) — Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter , renamed it X, fired much of its staff and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures , organizations and ordinary people have quit the social media platform.
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From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a practice that's about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink, a kind of shorthand for saying they d
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Share of foreign-born in the U.S. at highest rate in more than a century, says survey

Share of foreign-born in the U.S. at highest rate in more than a century, says survey

MIAMI (AP) — The percent of U.S. residents who were foreign-born last year grew to its highest level in more than a century, according to figures released Thursday from the most comprehensive survey of American life.
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Candidates can use campaign funds for child care in most states, but few do

Candidates can use campaign funds for child care in most states, but few do

Georgia Democratic Sen. Kim Jackson has two boys –- a 3-year-old and a 4-month old.
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The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair

The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rare Bronze-Era jar accidentally smashed by a 4-year-old visiting a museum was back on display Wednesday after restoration experts were able to carefully piece the artifact back together.
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