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Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' hits No. 1, with songs claiming the top 14 spots

Apr. 30, 2024 09:23 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week following the release of her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The 31-track album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, tying Swift with Jay-Z for second-most No. 1 albums at 14. Only The Beatles, with 19 No. 1...

Learn more about O.J. Simpson: The TV, movies, books and podcasts about the trial of the century

Apr. 13, 2024 11:08 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The story of O.J. Simpson's life was inherently cinematic — what started as fodder for a triumphant sports biopic abruptly became something much darker and complex as Simpson slid from fame to infamy following the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. ...

Pre-med student stabbed mother on visit home from college, charged with murder, sheriff says

Apr. 08, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (AP) — A University of Florida pre-med student who is charged with murder in the weekend stabbing death of his mother at her home had no history of mental illness or substance abuse, a sheriff said Monday. Emmanuel “Manny” Espinoza stabbed his mother, Elvia,...

Jay-Z’s Made In America festival canceled for the second year in a row

Apr. 03, 2024 14:06 PM EDT

Jay-Z’s annual Made in America festival, held in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend, has been canceled for the second year in a row. The festival announced the cancellation on social media and its official website Wednesday. A specific reason was not outlined, and a representative...