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Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?

Oct. 30, 2024 20:18 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan. As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range...

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings stays silent in court on new poison and terror charges

Oct. 30, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England refused to speak as he appeared in court Wednesday to face new charges of possessing a deadly poison and a terror charge linked to possessing an...

Police say British teen accused of fatally stabbing 3 girls also made poison and had a terror manual

Oct. 29, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been charged with producing the deadly poison ricin and also faces a terror offense for possessing a jihadi training manual, police said Tuesday. ...

Latin superstar Bad Bunny backs Harris for president after comedian's racist jokes at Trump event

Oct. 27, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

Bad Bunny threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday by sharing a video of the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after a comedian at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally made crude jokes about Latinos and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage," angering...

Judge blocks further sweeps of homeless camp in New Orleans ahead of Taylor Swift concerts

Oct. 26, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

A judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked further efforts by state officials to clear homeless encampments in New Orleans — stalling a push that came ahead of three Taylor Swift concerts in the city this weekend. The effort to relocate about 75 people living in tents beneath an...

Leonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president

Oct. 25, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee in a video Friday. “Climate change is killing the earth and ruining our economy, we need a bold step forward to save our economy, our planet and...

Music Review: Bon Iver reflects, laments and resets on 'SABLE,' a short EP of indie folk

Oct. 17, 2024 09:33 AM EDT

More than five years have passed since Bon Iver's last album, “i, i” was released, so it's fitting that the opening of this new indie folk EP, “SABLE,” arrives like a siren, warning the listener of some intensity ahead. The pitter-patter of the percussion on the first full...

Taylor Swift donates $5 million toward hurricane relief efforts

Oct. 10, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The nonprofit announced the pop star's donation Wednesday with a “Thank You” graphic resembling a friendship bracelet, a favorite accessory that...

Music Review: James Bay's 'Changes All the Time' is soulful folk-pop for the stomp and holler crowd

Oct. 02, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

“Talk,” like much of British troubadour James Bay 's latest album, “Changes All the Time,” ends with a rousing chorus sung above a guitar melody. To get there, he starts with a confession: “I don’t know how to talk to you/I gotta give you something true.” The truth is,...

She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

Sep. 29, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Sporting suits and...