NEW YORK - DMX, the iconic hip-hop artist behind the songs âRuff Rydersâ Anthemâ and âParty Up (Up in Here)â whose distinctively gruff voice and thoughtful messages in his rhymes made him one of rapâs biggest stars, has died, according to a family statement Friday. He was 50.
Reaction from around the world on the death of Prince Philip at age 99:
LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The reigning Mrs. World on Friday relinquished her title while defending her decision to pull the crown off the head of this year's Mrs. Sri Lanka title holder, whom she claimed was unqualified to take part in the contest because she is divorced.
LONDON - When Prince Philip married the heir to the British throne, he knew he was stepping into virtually uncharted territory.
LONDON - World leaders and people on the street honoured Prince Philipâs life of service to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and the British nation Friday after hearing of the death of a man who had been by the monarchâs side longer than most of them have been alive.
LONDON - Helen Mirren has been finding the bright side of the pandemic.
LONDON - 1921: Prince Philip is born on the Greek island of Corfu, the only son of Prince Andrew, younger brother of the king of Greece. His mother is Princess Alice of Battenberg.
LOS ANGELES - âSchittâs Creekâ and âThe Boys in the Bandâ were winners at the GLAAD Media Awards, which included soccerâs Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger calling for transgender students to be accepted as âpart of the teamâ in sports.
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson and a Las Vegas hotel-casino have settled a lawsuit alleging that unnamed employees defamed Simpson by telling a celebrity news site he had been banned from the property in November 2017 for being drunk and disruptive.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Avengers, reassemble!
LOS ANGELES - Howard Weitzman, an attorney whose clients included Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, and auto maker John DeLorean, has died. He was 81.
TORONTO - As "Kim's Convenience" nears its series finale Tuesday, star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is in mourning.
NEW YORK - Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of âSaturday Night Liveâ and later created the cult sitcom âSquare Pegs,â has died. She was 74.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The 100th Miss America will be crowned before a live audience at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut following a year of virtual appearances and delayed competitions due to the pandemic, organizers announced Thursday.
MADRID - Spanish authorities have slapped an export ban on a painting a day before it was due to be auctioned with a starting price tag of 1,500 euros ($1,780), saying it could be a lost work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested the reigning Mrs. World for pulling the crown off the head of the winner of a Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant and allegedly causing injuries. She was later released on bail.
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NEW YORK - A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's âAgainst Heavenâ is scheduled for publication in Spring 2022.
OTTAWA - The RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa is hyping its headliners for 2022 after cancelling the festival for a second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW YORK - Netflix further beefed up its film catalogue on Thursday in a multi-year deal that will make it the new streaming home to Sony Pictures' top releases in the U.S.
TORONTO - The Juno Awards are getting a stamp of approval from the country's postal service.
MILAN - Designer Paul Andrew is stepping down as creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo, effective in May, the fashion house said Thursday.
NEW YORK - Former Vice-President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023.
MSNBC apologized on Wednesday for mistakenly airing video of another Black congressman while reporting a day earlier on the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida.
Two best friends with Down syndrome who caused a sensation four years ago when they created their own gory zombie movie are back, this time in a documentary championed by a Hollywood luminary.
TORONTO - Singer-songwriter Paul Humphrey, whose Hollywood good looks and theatrical stage presence commanded attention as the frontman of 1980s new wave band Blue Peter, has died at 61.
NASHVILLE - Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85.
NEW YORK - On a sun-splashed portion of Lincoln Center, with 120 health care workers listening in neatly arranged rows of folding chairs, members of the New York Philharmonic made an initial return to concerts Wednesday, 13 months after the novel coronavirus pandemic decimated their season.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family said.
NEW YORK - George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Grammy award-winning musician Pharrell Williams has called for a federal investigation into the fatal police shooting of his cousin along the Virginia coast.
TORONTO - The Stratford Festival says its outdoor summer season will reflect the theme of "metamorphosis" and the idea of "vibrant change as a response to enforced isolation."
ORLANDO, Fla. - After facing off against the Kansas City Chiefsâ defence, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had no problem taking a lightsaber to Star Warsâ Kylo Ren and a unit of storm troopers.
LOS ANGELES - The auction of a series of sketches purportedly drawn by an artist at the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar was cancelled Tuesday after groups protested it was offensive and immoral to profit off the misery of incarcerated people.
NEW YORK - Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough to set the television world afire.
ORLANDO, Fla. - At Walt Disney World, the smiles won't have to be hidden for much longer.
LOS ANGELES - The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch are among the top nominees for next monthâs iHeartRadio Music Awards.
TORONTO - Ontario concert venue owners are demanding more transparency from the provincial government after the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions outlawed live streaming shows with little advance notice.
TORONTO - Patrick deWitt has tackled many industries â literature, film and construction among them.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert and his wife, Jennifer, have given $30 million to a private graduate art school in suburban Detroit to help it accelerate its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
LONDON - Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, whose roles ranged from a hapless suburban patriarch in sitcom âFriday Night Dinnerâ to a Soviet engineer who helps cause a nuclear disaster in âChornobyl,â has died, his agent said Tuesday. He was 54 and had been suffering from a brain tumour.
HELSINKI - A Norwegian museum said Tuesday that a famous statue of a baby boy stomping his feet in anger has been removed from a park in the capital, Oslo, for repairs after someone vandalized it by trying to saw off its left ankle.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got quite the surprise in his first episode as a guest host of âJeopardy!â
Meghan Markle and Prince Harryâs first Netflix series will centre on the Invictus Games, which gives sick and injured military personnel and veterans the opportunity to compete in sports.
TORONTO - A Tribe Called Red have changed their name to the Halluci Nation.
NEW YORK - Some unexpected free time in 2020 led Grammy winner Dave Grohl to put some thoughts and memories into words.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Supporters and family of the rapper DMX chanted his name and offered up prayers Monday outside the New York hospital where he remained on life support.
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NEW YORK - Ron Nixon, global investigations editor at The Associated Press, has won the first-ever News Leader of the Year award from the News Leaders Association.
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