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Cardi B files for divorce from Migos’ rapper Offset
Published On: September 17, 2020 12:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Cardi B has filed for divorce from Migos’ rapper Offset, claiming her marriage was “irretrievably broken.” The Grammy-winning rapper filed the divorce documents Tuesday in Atlanta, according to a Fulton County Courthouse filing. She said there are “no prospects for a reconciliation” for marriage with Offset.
Texas man sentenced to prison for stalking Taylor Swift
Published On: September 17, 2020 12:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A federal judge has sentenced an Austin, Texas, man to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to stalking and sending threatening letters and emails to pop star Taylor Swift’s former record label.
6 emerging women writers receive $30,000 Rona Jaffe Awards
Published On: September 16, 2020 10:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Fiction writers Mari Christmas and Yalitza Ferreras and poets Elisa Gonzalez and Charleen McClure are among six winners of Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards, $30,000 prizes for emerging women authors.
Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself
Published On: September 16, 2020 10:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that Madonna will direct and co-write with “Juno” scribe Diablo Cody. Madonna said she wants the film to convey “the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer – a human being, trying to make her way in this world.”
Paris Hilton says she ‘feels free’ after YouTube documentary
Published On: September 15, 2020 01:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
There’s a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality series “The Simple Life,” Hilton pretended to be clueless over many things— including how to perform any sort of manual labor.
India adds over 83,000 cases, nears 5 million
Published On: September 15, 2020 12:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Sept 15: India confirmed more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing its total caseload to nearly 5 million.
Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Published On: September 14, 2020 12:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Margaret Atwood, whose sweeping body of work includes “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a depiction of a nightmarish totalitarian future for the United States, is this year’s winner of a lifetime achievement award that celebrates literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding.
Australia minister warns foreign journalists amid China spat
Published On: September 13, 2020 08:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SYDNEY, Sept 13: A senior Australian government minister on Sunday warned foreign journalists working in the country they might come under the scrutiny of federal agencies if they provide a “slanted view” of Australian affairs.
India cases climb to 4.75M as recovery improves
Published On: September 13, 2020 02:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Sept 13: India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally to 4.75 million.
Domestic air travel recovers in Wuhan, China
Published On: September 13, 2020 12:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Sept 13: Domestic air travel in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global coronavirus outbreak, has returned to pre-pandemic levels, authorities say.
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
Published On: September 13, 2020 11:07 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and “Funky Kingston,” has died. He was 77.
Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” wins top prize at Venice Film Fest
Published On: September 13, 2020 10:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film Saturday at a slimmed-down Venice Film Festival, which was held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
India’s cases cross 4.6M after record surge
Published On: September 12, 2020 02:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Sept 12: India’s confirmed coronavirus tally has crossed 4.6 million after a record surge of 97,570 new cases in 24 hours.
US remembers 9/11 as pandemic changes tribute traditions
Published On: September 11, 2020 08:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 11: Americans commemorated 9/11 Friday as a new national crisis — the coronavirus pandemic — reconfigured and divided anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carved a path through the observances.
Hollywood’s inclusion problems still run deep, study finds
Published On: September 11, 2020 08:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
As Hollywood searches for a response to the reckoning brought on by the death of George Floyd and the Academy Awards move to make Oscar nominees more inclusive, a new study captures how the film industry has improved in diversity and how it still lags.
Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host
Published On: September 11, 2020 08:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Drew Barrymore is setting a high standard for herself as she joins the world of daytime talk show hosts on Monday. She wants to emulate David Letterman and Howard Stern as interviewers.
Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell dies at 68
Published On: September 10, 2020 09:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday morning with his wife by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has not been released.
‘Walking Dead’ to be laid to rest in 2022, spin-offs to rise
Published On: September 10, 2020 09:31 AM NPT By: Associated Press
The end is coming for “The Walking Dead,” but not until 2022. The AMC series that became a franchise with current and planned spin-offs will wrap with an 11th season spanning 24 episodes and two years, the channel said Wednesday.
Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey on sex assault allegation
Published On: September 10, 2020 09:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Actor Anthony Rapp and another man filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against actor Kevin Spacey, accusing him of sexual assaults in the 1980s when they were teens.
India records another 89,000 new virus cases
Published On: September 9, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Sept 9: India has added another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the second-highest reported tally in the world, and the government is saying schools will reopen later this month for senior students after more than five months closed.
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