May 23rd, 2025

Entertainment News

San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a ... Read More »

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Cannes prepares to award the Palme d’Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies? That’s one of the big questions heading into the presentation of the Palme d’Or on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. The past five winners in Cannes have all been released by the indie distributor, including last year’s victor and eventual best-picture Oscar winner, ... Read More »

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Runway lights weren’t working as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood, likely killing all six aboard ... Read More »

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Defense Secretary Hegseth, bedeviled by leaks, orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

Bedeviled by leaks to the media during his short tenure, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a series of restrictions on the press late Friday that include banning reporters from entering wide swaths of the Pentagon without a government escort — areas where the press has had access in past administrations as it covers the activities ... Read More »

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Runway lights were out as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood, likely killing all six aboard ... Read More »

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Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at 81, leaving behind a monumental legacy

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, died at 81 from leukemia, his family said Friday. Local media reported he died in Paris, where he lived for more than 55 years. Salgado’s style is marked by black-and-white imagery, rich tonality, and emotionally charged ... Read More »

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Movie armorer completes prison sentence in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie armorer convicted in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western movie “Rust” was released from a New Mexico prison on Friday after completing an 18-month sentence. Prison records show Hannah Gutierrez-Reed signed out of the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility ... Read More »

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Bruce Springsteen’s lyrical view of America has long included politics – even more so as he ages

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as his fame and wealth have soared over the decades, Bruce Springsteen has retained the voice of the working class’ balladeer, often weighing in on politics — most notably when he was a regular presence on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. This month, though, his music and public statements have ended up ... Read More »

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Key moments from the second week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors heard from a dozen witnesses during a second week of testimony in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial as prosecutors sought to prove sex trafficking and racketeering. Rapper and actor Kid Cudi was on the witness stand. So was singer Dawn Richard, formerly of the group Danity Kane. There was more ... Read More »

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Federal investigators comb site of San Diego plane crash in neighborhood of military housing

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal investigators on Friday were combing a San Diego neighborhood a day after a private jet carrying a music executive and five others crashed there and are presumed dead. Miraculously, everyone on the ground escaped safely, officials said, including a family of four who fled with their dogs after the aircraft ... Read More »

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‘Soup Nazi’ actor dips ladle for victims of Vancouver festival attack

By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025

VANCOUVER — “Soup Nazi” actor Larry Thomas will be picking up his ladle in a British Columbia restaurant to raise money for victims of last month’s attack on Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival. Thomas, who is best known for his guest role as a strict soup seller on the sitcom “Seinfeld,” says he’ll be serving ... Read More »

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