May 24th, 2025

Entertainment News

Brazilian police arrest two people over plot to bomb Lady Gaga’s concert in Rio

By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police said on Sunday that they had thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga’ s concert in Rio de Janeiro. The event, on Saturday, was the biggest show of her career that drew some 2 million fans to Copacabana Beach. Rio de Janeiro’s state police said ... Read More »

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A timeline of the rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show. But U.S. prosecutors say that ... Read More »

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Did you steal the sign? German pop star asks his fans to return hometown symbol

By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025

TOETENSEN, Germany (AP) — Did you steal the sign? German pop star Dieter Bohlen is asking his fans to return a sign spelling out the name of his hometown of Toetensen. The village in northern Germany outside Hamburg is famous, well, because of Bohlen. He’s a singer, music producer, judge on Germany’s version of “American ... Read More »

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In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025

BUEA, Cameroon (AP) — A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.” “The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members ... Read More »

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Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with a free concert for more than 2 million fans

By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we’re making history. (…) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd. The Mother Monster, as she is ... Read More »

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Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with a free concert for more than 1 million fans

By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of at least a million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we’re making history. (…) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd. The Mother Monster, as ... Read More »

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Lady Gaga to rock Copacabana Beach with a free concert for more than 1 million fans

By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lady Gaga will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall. The show will be the biggest of the pop star’s career, as it was for Madonna who also turned the expansive stretch of ... Read More »

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A timeline of events in Prince Harry’s troubled relationship with the royal family

By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s troubled relationships with the British royal family, the U.K. establishment and the media have played out in public for years – in books and interviews, on television programs and in the courts. The latest twist saw Harry give a revealing interview after a court rejected his attempt to restore the ... Read More »

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Grievances and forgiveness were both on display in Prince Harry’s raw TV interview

By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — The rift between Prince Harry and his family has burst into the open again with the prince’s raw television interview after losing a court case over his security. In a long and at times emotional talk, the 40-year-old prince said he wants reconciliation, while re-airing grievances against the royal family, the U.K. ... Read More »

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Here’s why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy

By Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2025

It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “Star Wars” have an inescapable gravity. May 4 — or May the 4th, as fans say — has evolved over the years into Star Wars Day, an informal ... Read More »

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Antony Blinken has a deal for a book about his years as Joe Biden’s secretary of state

By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 28th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) – Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises that broke out during his four years at the helm of the State ... Read More »

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