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Today in History: October 3, jury finds O.J. Simpson not guilty of murder
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2023. There are 89 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty...
Music Review: Allow Jorja Smith to reintroduce herself on her sophomore release, 'Falling or Flying'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Breaks are privileges awarded veteran acts, most often an effect of long-lasting relevancy. The opposite is also true: New acts are rarely given permission to take a beat, or risk slipping into obscurity. The horrible irony is that deadlines have never been muses for great art....
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 8-14
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 8-14: Oct. 8: Actor Paul Hogan is 84. Singer Fred Cash of The Impressions is 83. Actor-comedian Chevy Chase is 80. Author R.L. Stine (“Goosebumps”) is 80. Country singer Susan Raye is 79. TV personality Sarah Purcell (“Real People”) is...
An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing. Here's what we know about the case and the rapper
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing, the latest twist in one of the biggest unsolved cases in hip-hop history. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested on suspicion of murder early Friday morning and has been indicted on a murder charge in Las Vegas....
Today in History: September 30, James Dean dies at 24
Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2023. There are 92 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California. ...
Today in History: September 25, soldiers escort Black students into Little Rock high school
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2023. There are 97 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who’d been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock,...
Teddy Swims' debut album is powered by toxic relationships and heartbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — If you feel emotionally drained after listening to Teddy Swims' debut album, “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1),” don’t worry — he understands. “I’m sure for anyone that’s not heartbroken, it’s probably exhausting. But there’s still...
Music Review: On ‘Scarlet,’ Doja Cat’s demons demand attention — as if it was possible to look away
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Doja Cat, the adventurous and often absurdist rap phenomenon born from internet celebrity, released her stellar fourth full-length album, the take-no-prisoners “Scarlet,” she bit the hand that feeds. Sort of. On social media, she told...
2 Chainz says joint-Lil Wayne album is done, talks new 'Amazon Music Live' season
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no secret that rap superstar 2 Chainz considers Lil Wayne an inspiration, and now that admiration for the “Tha Carter” series icon has translated into another official joint album that he says will be out before 2023 ends. “We have two videos shot,...
Rihanna, A$AP Rocky debut photos of their second child, a son named Riot Rose
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are giving the world the first look at their second child together, a boy they've named Riot Rose. The 35-year-old pop star and the 34-year-old rap star dropped photos Tuesday of their family of four, including their second son, who was born...
