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Ann Wilson announces cancer diagnosis, postpones Heart tour
By The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour while she undergoes treatment. Wilson said in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous growth and is recovering steadily, but that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses
By The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A 19-year-old and the club where she worked as a stripper have sued Florida’s attorney general and two local prosecutors to stop enforcement of a new state law prohibiting adult entertainment businesses from employing people who are under 21, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. Serenity Michelle Bushey claims in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the suspect’s lawyer said. Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail since the 2022 attack, in which he is accused of stabbing Rushdie more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cate Blanchett among stars being honoured at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards
By The Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2024
Cate Blanchett is set to receive a special honour at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The two-time Oscar winner will be presented with the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award at the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 8. The award honours women in the film industry who champion the careers of others, and Blanchett will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis’s first hit and barely got paid
By Ben Finley, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock “˜n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right” would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. But you wouldn’t have known it if you saw Crudup living out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid
By Ben Finley, The Associated Press on July 2nd, 2024
FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock “˜n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. But you wouldn’t have known it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 men were arrested on public road within Oprah’s Hawaii ranch. They’re suspected of illegal hunting
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
KULA, Hawaii (AP) – Two men arrested last month on a public road within Oprah Winfrey ‘s property on the Hawaiian island of Maui are suspected of illegal night hunting, state officials said Monday. The two Maui men, both 19, were arrested just before midnight on June 21 after officers found them using a hunting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 men were arrested on a road within Oprah’s Hawaii ranch. They’re suspected of illegal hunting
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
KULA, Hawaii (AP) – Two men arrested last month on a road within Oprah Winfrey ‘s property on the Hawaiian island of Maui are suspected of illegal night hunting, state officials said Monday. The two Maui men, both 19, were arrested just before midnight on June 21 after officers found them using a hunting spotlight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series
By The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son filed the lawsuit Sunday in state court in Manhattan over images in “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” which debuted on the streaming service Fox Nation in 2022. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A media ‘nervous breakdown’? Calls for Biden’s withdrawal produce some extraordinary moments
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – If President Joe Biden successfully resists some extraordinary calls in the media to abandon his reelection effort following last week’s debate, he may reflect on the moment that MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski looked into the camera Monday to begin a 15-minute essay of support. The “Morning Joe” co-host denounced the “screaming, mocking, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young Thug’s trial on hold as defense tries to get judge removed from case
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge overseeing the racketeering and gang prosecution against Young Thug and others on Monday put the long-running trial on hold until another judge rules on requests by several defendants that he step aside from the case. Lawyers for the rapper and several other defendants had filed motions seeking the recusal of ... Read More »
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