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Rapper Offset released from the hospital after being shot outside a Florida casino
April 10, 2026 - 11:54 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The rapper Offset has been released from the hospital after being shot earlier this week outside a Florida casino, a spokesperson said Friday.
Release is on hold for the man cleared of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
April 10, 2026 - 10:57 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC will remain jailed for now as prosecutors seek to stop his release on $1 million bond.
'Euphoria,' returning for a third season, launched a generation of new stars
April 10, 2026 - 7:38 AM

Few TV shows have served as a launchpad for an array of new talent quite like “Euphoria,” which returns for a third season Sunday on HBO Max.
Stefano Gabbana has stepped down as Dolce & Gabbana chairman but will keep a creative role
April 10, 2026 - 4:27 AM

MILAN (AP) — Stefano Gabbana has stepped down as chairman of the Italian fashion house that he co-founded with Domenico Dolce, but will continue in his creative role, the company said on Friday.
BTS opens world tour in South Korea after hiatus for military service
April 09, 2026 - 7:19 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of BTS fans packed into a South Korean stadium Thursday to see the K-pop supergroup kick off their long-awaited world tour after a nearly four-year hiatus.
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68
April 09, 2026 - 5:49 PM

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68
April 09, 2026 - 4:58 PM

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.
Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' four-year prison sentence
April 09, 2026 - 3:33 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean “Diddy” Combs for the hip-hop mogul 's conviction on prostitution-related charges was too harsh.
Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup
April 09, 2026 - 9:43 AM

New films by Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month.
On a New Kids on the Block cruise, Emma Straub found a way past grief
April 09, 2026 - 9:00 AM

Emma Straub wrote her 2022 novel “This Time Tomorrow” — about a woman who is able to return to her 16th birthday and spend time with her father as a healthy young man — as her own father's health was declining. It was a love letter to the father-daughter bond. A few months later, her father, the novelist Peter Straub, died.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Rapper Offset released from the hospital after being shot outside a Florida casino

Release is on hold for the man cleared of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

'Euphoria,' returning for a third season, launched a generation of new stars

Stefano Gabbana has stepped down as Dolce & Gabbana chairman but will keep a creative role

BTS opens world tour in South Korea after hiatus for military service

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68

Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' four-year prison sentence

Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup

On a New Kids on the Block cruise, Emma Straub found a way past grief

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