ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — AfricaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report released during Lagos Fashion Week.Currently valued at $15.5 billion worth of exports annually, the ...
Inna and Vladimir Giterman tinkered with several business ideas before finding their niche — and their version of the American dream — with crepes.Both immigrants, and both deaf, the Gitermans started Crepe Crazy in 2007. What began as a mom-and-pop shop at festivals has grown into a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/books-and-literature">books</a> are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-help books to an Elmore Leonard ...
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It ain’t the Olympics, but a group of Floridians plan to host competitions themed according to the collective antics of the beer-loving, gator-possessing, rap-sheet heavy, mullet-wearing social media phenomenon known as <a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Light is set to return as the official beer of the UFC in the U.S. next year as the brand tries to recover from a conservative backlash to a promotion with a transgender influencer.Under a new multiyear marketing deal between the promoter of mixed martial arts fights and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes.The children's publisher angered many authors and educators this fall when it created a separate package of dozens of ...