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Man pleads guilty in shooting death of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery
MEMPHIS, Tenn, (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty on Friday in the shooting death…
Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pick one up. Be seduced by its glossy cover. Gaze upon…
Academy Award winning actor Brendan Fraser to serve as Indianapolis 500’s honorary starter
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Academy Award winning actor Brendan Fraser has been selected as the honorary…
John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the…
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to a Eurovision Song Contest that embraces linguistic diversity
VIENNA (AP) — English has long been pop music’s dominant language, but it no longer…
Antipoverty advocate Global Citizen hopes the World Cup halftime show drives money for education
NEW YORK (AP) — The antipoverty nonprofit Global Citizen is no stranger to big stages.…
Jane Schoenbrun’s queer slasher movie ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ jolts Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — “A good electric chair” is how Jane Schoenbrun describes their first…
University of Toronto revokes Buffy Sainte-Marie’s honorary law degree
TORONTO — The University of Toronto has rescinded folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s honorary degree. It’s…
Shakira and Burna Boy release official 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthem, ‘Dai Dai’
NEW YORK (AP) — As the song demands: “Let’s go!” The Colombian superstar Shakira and…
Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Claudine Longet, the French singer and actor who was at the…
Cuban dancer finds meaning and work in the streets as the island’s art scene fades
HAVANA (AP) — For nearly three decades, performances by Cuba’s Danza Voluminosa regularly filled prestigious…
Finland’s hotly tipped Eurovision performance features flames, a valuable violin and a safety plan
VIENNA (AP) — At the Eurovision Song Contest, performers get three minutes to make a…
Drake ‘freezes’ Toronto’s CN Tower as he drops new album ‘Iceman’ and reveals two more
Drake bathed Toronto’s iconic CN Tower in an icy blue glow late Thursday to promote…
Author Ann Patchett urges a ‘breath’ for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge
NEW YORK (AP) — On a night otherwise dedicated to the endangered state of free…
The World Cup has an official song with Shakira and Burna Boy combining for ‘Dai Dai’
ZURICH (AP) — The World Cup — officially — has an official song. Shakira and…
Princess of Wales’ Italy visit highlights progressive preschool approach that shuns standardization
REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — The Princess of Wales’ visit to Italy has put the…
The Eurovision final lineup is confirmed after 5 more countries are sent packing
VIENNA (AP) — The lineup for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest has been…
Harvey Weinstein back in court after feeling ill as jury deliberates in his rape retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein returned to court and jurors resumed deliberating in his…
Tories question CBC funding of spoof-style Indigenous show on residential schools
OTTAWA — Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false…
Clarence Carter, soul singer known for ‘Patches’ and ‘Strokin’,’ dies at 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the…
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Chaka Khan and Vince Gill enter National Recording Registry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albums and songs from Taylor Swift,Beyoncé, Chaka Khan and The Go-Go’s…
Kelsey Plum joins Prime’s WNBA broadcasts, bringing an active star’s voice to the studio
Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum is joining Amazon Prime Video’s WNBA broadcasts as a…
Grammy-nominated Jordin Sparks selected to sing the national anthem at the Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Grammy-nominated Jordin Sparks will sing the national anthem at next week’s Indianapolis…
A Vienna cafe offers a welcome for Israel supporters as tensions brew at the Eurovision Song Contest
VIENNA (AP) — Vienna’s famed coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest. They have also…