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Ben Affleck inspired J.Lo’s first album in a decade. She’s using it to poke fun at her romantic past
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often associated with the pop icon-turned-actor and movie producer, however, is self-deprecating. But as she readies to drop her first studio album in a decade, Lopez is performing a kind of fictionalized mea ... Read More »
Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds nearly two dozen, including children
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration sent terrified fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people wounded – including at least eight children – ... Read More »
Dakota Johnson and S.J. Clarkson and find the psychological thriller in ‘Madame Web’
LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of the first things that struck director S.J. Clarkson about “Madame Web” was that this was a superhero who did not have superhuman strength. And unlike Batman, she couldn’t just buy herself some. No, Cassandra Webb has a different kind of power: Clairvoyance. This, the veteran television director found interesting. ... Read More »
Things to know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and more than 20 people injured, including children. Shots rang out at the end of the celebration outside the city’s historic Union Station. Fans had lined the parade route and some even climbed trees and ... Read More »
Victor Wembanyama’s 1st All-Star weekend awaits, and it’ll be hectic for the Spurs rookie
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA All-Star experience will be hectic, just like everything else has seemed so far in his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s going to the Tech Summit, the league’s thinktank that kicks off the All-Star festivities on Friday morning. He’ll have a slate of media responsibilities. He’ll ... Read More »
It’s about the movies, not politics. Berlin Film Festival jury pushes back on the uninvited party
BERLIN (AP) – The head of the jury at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival pushed back on political questions as the festival kicked off on Thursday, seeking instead to shift the focus to the tough selection ahead for the best movie. Twenty titles from around the globe will compete for the top prize, the ... Read More »
As camp opens, Blue Jays manager Schneider says team has sense of urgency
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider says his team has a sense of urgency to get results this season after a disappointing exit in the wild-card playoff round last year. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report today to the team’s development complex to begin preparations for the 2024 Major League Baseball ... Read More »
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in January down 10% from December
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January fell 10 per cent compared with December. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came it at 223,589 units for the first month of the year compared with 248,968 for December 2023. The ... Read More »
Retail sales fall 0.8% in January from December as shoppers pause after strong holiday season
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans pulled back their spending in January more than expected after the traditional holiday season splurge. Retail sales fell 0.8% in January from the strong pace in December when they rose a revised 0.4%, according to the Commerce Department’s report on Thursday. Excluding sales at auto dealerships and gas stations, sales ... Read More »
Canadian men slip two places to No. 50 in latest FIFA rankings, Argentina still No. 1
Canada fell two places to No. 50, sandwiched between Greece and Cameroon, in the latest FIFA world rankings. The drop came despite the fact that the Canadian men had not played since the previous batch of rankings. But nine of the top 10 CONCACAF teams fell in the new rankings, with only Mexico staying put ... Read More »
Trump arrives for court hearing on hush money criminal case
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump arrived at a New York court on Thursday for a hearing that could decide whether the former president’s first criminal trial begins in just 39 days. The hearing to determine whether Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial date holds will be held in the same Manhattan courtroom where he pleaded ... Read More »
