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Naomi Campbell welcomes her second child, a boy

Published On: June 30, 2023 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Naomi Campbell has welcomed baby No. 2.

Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival

Published On: June 30, 2023 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could not move their arms or even breathe, his attorney and prosecutors said Thursday.

Russian missile kills 11 in a pizza parlor and Ukraine arrests man accused of directing the strike

Published On: June 29, 2023 08:03 AM NPT By: Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they accused of helping Russia direct a missile strike that killed at least 11 people, including three teenagers, at a popular pizza restaurant in eastern Ukraine.

Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm

Published On: June 28, 2023 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, June 28: Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and ‘90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking, authorities said Tuesday.

David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan cast as Superman and Lois Lane in James Gunn movie

Published On: June 28, 2023 01:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press

James Gunn has found his new Superman and Lois Lane in David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan.

International group of agencies investigates loss of submersible carrying 5 people to the Titanic

Published On: June 26, 2023 01:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press

An international group of agencies is investigating the loss of the Titan submersible, seeking to determine what caused it to implode while carrying five people to the Titanic.

BET Awards honor Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pay tribute to legends like Takeoff, Turner

Published On: June 26, 2023 12:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, June 26: The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party.

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain

Published On: June 26, 2023 08:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

Russian government troops withdrew from the streets of Moscow on Sunday and the rebellious mercenary soldiers who had occupied other cities were gone, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine.

BET Awards return Sunday night, celebrating 50 years of hip-hop

Published On: June 25, 2023 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The BET Awards return Sunday night, with a performance-filled show that promises to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop.

Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin

Published On: June 25, 2023 09:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press

The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out relatively peacefully Saturday after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat.

Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and vows to defend Russia

Published On: June 24, 2023 04:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press

June 24: President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday to defend Russia against an armed rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow.

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered Russia city

Published On: June 24, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle longstanding legal battle over rape, defamation claims

Published On: June 23, 2023 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him, they announced Thursday, with the singer saying that “only God knows what happened that night.”

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law

Published On: June 23, 2023 11:11 AM NPT By: Associated Press

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 23: Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.

The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says

Published On: June 23, 2023 08:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press

A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.

Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

Published On: June 22, 2023 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING: Cooking gas caused a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, killing 31 people and injuring seven others during national celebrations on the eve of a long holiday weekend, authorities said Thursday.

Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, officials say

Published On: June 21, 2023 01:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 21: Inmates had complained for weeks they were being threatened by gang members at a women’s prison in Honduras. The gang fulfilled those threats, slaughtering 41 women, many of them burned, shot or stabbed to death.

Singer Bebe Rexha says she’s OK after being hit in the face on stage by thrown phone

Published On: June 20, 2023 03:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 20: Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said.

Report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over ‘partygate’ during COVID lockdown

Published On: June 15, 2023 02:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday after a year-long investigation.

Lava pours from crater of Philippines’ Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee

Published On: June 13, 2023 10:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LEGAZPI, Philippines: Lava poured from the crater of the Philippines’ most active volcano Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee if the gentle eruption turns into a violent and life-threatening explosion.