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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...

Before Usher hits the Super Bowl halftime stage, Apple Music builds anticipation ahead of big show

Feb. 09, 2024 08:52 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a short film shown at the end of the Super Bowl halftime performer news conference, the show’s headliner Usher comes up missing. The singer’s sudden absence prompts instant panic from his friends including Ludacris, Lil Jon and Taraji P. Henson, sparking a search at...

From exclusive events to concerts: Stars and athletes plan to flock Las Vegas for Super Bowl events

Feb. 07, 2024 20:13 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O'Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq's Fun House. ” Instead of raising the rate, O'Neal decided to offer potential attendees more bang for their buck to...

Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine

Feb. 05, 2024 10:02 AM EST

It's Taylor Swift's world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted endless attention for her football star boyfriend and a mystifying right-wing campaign against her, the Grammy Awards put the focus squarely back on her art. “Midnights” earned Swift...