NEW YORK — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. Giovanni, subject of the prize-winning…
President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria, almost 14 years after an uprising against it began and more than half a century after his father launched the family’s brutal dictatorship. Rebels led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham movement took control of Damascus early on Sunday after sweeping through the country over the previous…
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Jay-Z denied allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl with pal Sean “Diddy” Combs while an unnamed female celebrity watched. In a statement to Page Six, the “Empire State of Mind” rapper, 55, said the re-filed lawsuit from Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee is a “blackmail attempt.” “What [Buzbee] had calculated was the nature of these…
It’s common for people on the street to mistake celebrities for someone else or accidentally mess up the names of their projects, and I imagine it’s always a bit frustrating when that happens. However, when it’s an A-list celebrity who flubs the title of a project, as Travis Kelce did with Billy Eichner, I totally…
“They chose disorder,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, referring to the right- and left-wing politicians who last week jointly voted in favour of a no-confidence vote which toppled the government. Speaking to the nation in a televised address on Thursday, Macron highlighted that his opponents had chosen “an anti-Republican front” by removing Prime Minister Michel…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. Giovanni, subject of the…
Even as the weather was expected to improve, forecasters said gusty winds will continue through Wednesday morning, complicating firefighting efforts. MALIBU, Calif. — Weather conditions were forecast to improve this week in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that’s forced up to 20,000 people — including performers Cher, Dick Van…
Even as the weather was expected to improve, forecasters said gusty winds will continue through Wednesday morning, complicating firefighting efforts. MALIBU, Calif. — Weather conditions were forecast to improve this week in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that’s forced up to 20,000 people — including performers Cher, Dick Van…