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Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies
December 14, 2024 - 12:43 PM

A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims.
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
December 13, 2024 - 9:45 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81.
AP's top under-the-radar albums of 2024: Mabe Fratti, Arooj Aftab, Blood Incantation and more
December 13, 2024 - 7:08 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of every year, when critics rush to compile their best of the year lists, great art inevitably gets overlooked. A top 10 list doesn't leave a lot of room for discovery and, in music, that sometimes means the most innovative records lose out to make room for other titles. In this list, The Associated Press attempts to rectify that.
3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze
December 12, 2024 - 6:30 PM

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in Southern California helped firefighters battle a blaze that had forced thousands, including college students and celebrities, to evacuate earlier this week.
CBC resurrects live New Year's Eve broadcast special with coast-to-coast show
December 12, 2024 - 2:06 PM

TORONTO - CBC is restoring its live New Year's Eve celebration.
Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell
December 12, 2024 - 8:51 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year.
Selena Gomez reveals engagement to Benny Blanco
December 12, 2024 - 6:11 AM

Selena Gomez is having quite a year, and it's being capped with an engagement to music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco.
The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more
December 11, 2024 - 9:12 AM

Next year's Sundance Film Festival will feature Jennifer Lopez singing and dancing in Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Questlove exploring the legacy of Sly & The Family Stone and Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov's latest documentary about the war in Ukraine.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: GloRilla, once a choir girl, is one of hip-hop's most promising voices
December 11, 2024 - 6:05 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — GloRilla has gone from choir girl to husky-voiced rap queen, climbing the hip-hop ranks so high that she’s earned a trip to the White House.
Who is Tony Buzbee, the lawyer suing Jay-Z as part of civil cases against Sean 'Diddy' Combs?
December 10, 2024 - 1:29 PM

HOUSTON (AP) — High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, with his latest being a lawsuit he's filed against Jay-Z, accusing the iconic rapper as well as Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting a minor at an awards show after-party in 2000.
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iN VIDEO: How a Kamloops bakery makes its popular sourdough bread
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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
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iN MAPS: The most festive Christmas displays in Kamloops
There are a lot of festive holiday houses to see in Kamloops where residents go over the top with lights and decorations. For over a decade, iNFOnews.ca has been adding to its list of addresses that really get into the holiday spirit so res

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Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

AP's top under-the-radar albums of 2024: Mabe Fratti, Arooj Aftab, Blood Incantation and more

3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze

CBC resurrects live New Year's Eve broadcast special with coast-to-coast show

Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

Selena Gomez reveals engagement to Benny Blanco

The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: GloRilla, once a choir girl, is one of hip-hop's most promising voices

Who is Tony Buzbee, the lawyer suing Jay-Z as part of civil cases against Sean 'Diddy' Combs?

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