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Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past three days.

My Geisha Production: Paramount/Sachiko. Director Jack Cardiff; Producer Steve Parker; Screenplay Norman Krasna; Camera Shunichiro Nakao; Editor Archie Marshek; Music Franz Waxman; Art Director ...

On my visit in late October, I was served a five-course menu with lightly roasted coffee made from "Geisha" beans, a rare variety grown in Panama. The course started with a refreshing mocktail ...

Editor's note: Some Party City locations have since announced plans to stay open. Read more here. New Jersey-based Party City is going out of business after the retailer filed for Chapter 11 ...

The party isn’t over just yet at Party City. The New Jersey-based party supplies retailer is holding a going out of business sale with up to 50% off products storewide before closing its over ...

The Party City company has announced it will be closing its stores in the United States permanently, but Canadian locations remain open. On Dec. 21, Party City Holdco Inc. announced plans to wind down ...

Meow Wolf Grapevine’s NYE Adultiverse Party offers the perfect opportunity to reconnect with local art and tap into the transformative power of creativity—an ideal antidote to the year’s bustle.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This is the sign on the front of a Party City store in Orchard Park, NY., on Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J ...