Tag: Arts and entertainment
Barty beats Svitolina in birthday comeback to reach final
<p>STUTTGART, Germany — Top-ranked Ash Barty celebrated her birthday on Saturday by coming back from a set down to beat the fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina...
Jeb Burton wins first Xfinity Series race at Talladega
<p>TALLADEGA, Ala. — Jeb Burton raced to his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory when rain halted the action with 23 laps left at Talladega...
DMX to be mourned during memorial service at Barclays Center
NEW YORK — Rapper DMX will be mourned at a memorial with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York.
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Albania’s president lambasts US ambassador on TV talk show
TIRANA, Albania — Albania's president has accused the U.S. ambassador of intervening in the small European country’s internal affairs by supporting its prime minister...
Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57
<p>LOS ANGELES — Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for '70s funk as leader of the off-kilter hip-hop group Digital Underground, has...
Kentucky’s Clarke mourned by teammates, basketball world
<p>The death of former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke following a car accident in Los Angeles sparked an outpouring of grief and support from around...
Vocabulary, lightning round added to National Spelling Bee
WASHINGTON — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is undergoing a major overhaul to ensure it can identify a single champion, adding vocabulary questions and...
In possible Oscar preview, ‘Nomadland’ wins at Spirit Awards
<p>Chloé Zhao's “Nomadland” won best feature at the <a href="https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/">36th Independent Spirit Awards</a> in a ceremony that turned the annual beach soiree into a...
Rapper Lil Mosey facing rape charge in Washington state
<p>CHEHALIS, Wash. — Seattle rapper Lil Mosey, best known for his hit “Blueberry Faygo,” is facing a second-degree rape charge in Washington state.</p>
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Lost frescoes to greet visitors when Italy’s Uffizi reopens
MILAN — Recently discovered frescoes will greet visitors to Florence’s Uffizi Galleries when the museum reopens after months of being closed due to the...