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April 16

OJ Simpson was chilling with a beer on a couch before Easter, lawyer says. 2 weeks later he was dead

O.J. Simpson's longtime lawyer in Las Vegas says the end came quickly
April 16
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2007 file photo, O.J. Simpson is taken from the Las Vegas Police Investigative Services Division in Las Vegas. O.J. Simpson's attorney Malcolm LaVergne is now handling the deceased former football star, actor and famous murder defendant's financial estate. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
April 16

NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview

National Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his employer for what he says is an unquestioned liberal point of view
April 16
April 16

Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating

Performing in the U.S. for international musicians just got a lot more complicated
April 16
Festivalgoers attend the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
April 16

Participant, studio behind 'Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years

Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners and socially conscious documentaries, is closing its doors after 20 years
April 16
FILE - Jeff Skoll arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" at the Arclight Hollywood, July 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially conscious documentaries like “Food, Inc,” and “Waiting For Superman” is closing its doors after 20 years. Billionaire Skoll told his staff of 100 in a memo shared with The Associated Press on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that they were winding down company operations. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
April 16

Travis Kelce named host of 'Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?' for Prime Video

Travis Kelce is bulking up his resume off the football field
April 16
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) waves after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The tight end is the host of a new game show called “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity” for Prime Video, the streamer confirmed Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
April 16

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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible
April 16
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A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction
April 16
A member of staff from Sotheby's poses for the media with a portrait of the iconic former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, painted by Graham Sutherland in 1954, at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The portrait will be sold at auction on June 6 with an estimated price of 500-800,000 pounds sterling (US621, 000-1,000,000). Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Nov. 30, 1874. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
April 16

'Rust' timeline: What led up to charges for Alec Baldwin

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on Oct. 21, 2021.
April 16
In this Oct. 23, 2021, file photo, The Bonanza Creek Ranch is shown in Santa Fe, N.M.
April 16

Apple Stord– Top Podcasts

App Store / Apple Podcasts charts for week ending 4/14/24:
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Apple TV app - Top Movies

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April 16

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens

The southern German state of Bavaria says it will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, the Oktoberfest
April 16
FILE - Women with glasses of beer pose for a photo on day one of the 188th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The southern German state of Bavaria will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, the Oktoberfest. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
April 16

Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal

The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale have announced they won’t open the Israeli exhibition until there's a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages
April 16
A woman takes a photo as an Italian soldier patrols the Israeli national pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art fair in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The artist and curators representing Israel at this year's Venice Biennale have announced Tuesday they won't open the Israeli pavilion until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages taken Oct. 7.(AP Photo/Colleen Barry)
April 16

ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

Albums from ABBA, Blondie and the Notorious B
April 16
FILE - Notorious B.I.G., who won rap artist and rap single of the year, clutches his awards at the podium during the Billboard Music Awards in New York, on evening, Dec. 6, 1995. Albums from ABBA, Blondie and the Notorious B.I.G. are entering the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. They're among the 25 titles announced Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that have been selected for preservation as “defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
April 16

What to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

A movie weapons armorer has received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”
April 16
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed wipes her tears at her sentencing hearing in state district court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western film "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in 2021. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
April 16

What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture

Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have recently entered the public domain, making it possible for artists to use them freely
April 16
FILE - Ariana Grande, left, and Cynthia Erivo, cast members in the upcoming film "Wicked," discuss the film onstage at CinemaCon 2024, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. The forthcoming “Wicked,” starring Grande and Erivo, will be yet another attempt at using the public-domain work of author Frank Baum’s Oz — filtered through a hit novel and Broadway show — to try to draft off the classic status of the 1939 “Wizard of Oz” film. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
April 15

John Sterling retires from Yankees broadcast booth at age 85 a few weeks into 36th season

Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling has announced his immediate retirement at age 85, a few weeks into his 36th season in New York’s broadcast booth
April 15
FILE - New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sits in his booth before a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sept. 25, 2009. Sterling announced his immediate retirement Monday, April 15, 2024, at age 85 a few weeks into his 34th season in New York's broadcast booth. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
April 15

Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities

Hotel heiress and media personality Paris Hilton is backing California legislation that aims to bring more transparency to discipline used at facilities for troubled teens
April 15
Hotel heiress and media personalty Paris Hilton, center, discusses a proposed bill calling on more transparency for youth treatment facilities during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
April 15

In war saga 'The Sympathizer,' Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background

For decades, Vietnamese people often been relegated to the background in popular cinematic depictions of the Vietnam War
April 15
This image released by Warner Bros. Discovery shows Vy Le in a scene from the HBO television mini series "The Sympathizer." (Beth Dubber/Warner Bros. Discovery via AP
April 15

New Mexico judge sentences “Rust” movie armorer to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin

New Mexico judge sentences “Rust” movie armorer to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin
April 15
April 15

Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots to headline the BET Experience concerts in Los Angeles

Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots will headline concerts celebrating the return of the BET Experience in Los Angeles just days before the 2024 BET Awards
April 15
File - Queen Latifah speaks to the audience during the NAACP Image Awards Saturday, March 16, 2024, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots will headline concerts in the return of the BET Experience in Los Angeles just days before the 2024 BET Awards. The BET Experience makes a return after a five-year hiatus. The BET Awards will take place June 30. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
April 15

Music Review: Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on 'Silent, Listening'

Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his new solo album “Silent, Listening.”
April 15
This cover image released by ECM Records shows "Silent, Listening" by Fred Hersch. (ECM Records via AP)
April 15

Beyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in?

Tayhlor Coleman grew up with a love for country music
April 15
April 15

Hellen Obiri repeats as Boston Marathon champion. The Kenyan is the first woman to win back-to-back since 2005

Hellen Obiri repeats as Boston Marathon champion. The Kenyan is the first woman to win back-to-back since 2005
April 15
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This image released by The Metropolitan Museum of Art shows a British waistcoat. The waistcoat is one of many items included in The Costume Institute's 2024 exhibition, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," on view from May 10 through Sept. 2, 2024. (Nick Knight/The Metropolitan Museum of Art via AP)
April 15

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia wins the Boston Marathon in a blistering pace. He finished in an unofficial 2:06:17

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia wins the Boston Marathon in a blistering pace. He finished in an unofficial 2:06:17
April 15
April 15

22-year-old Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain wins the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon

22-year-old Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Britain wins the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon
April 15
April 15

Switzerland's Marcel Hug breaks his own course record in the men's wheelchair race at Boston Marathon despite crash

Switzerland's Marcel Hug breaks his own course record in the men's wheelchair race at Boston Marathon despite crash
April 15
April 15

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 21-27

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of April 21-27 include musicians and twins Jake and Josh Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet, actor Hank Azaria and singer Lizzo
April 15
American Josh Kiszka, lead vocals of Greta Van Fleet band, performs during the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
April 15

Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games

April 17 marks the 100 days countdown to the Paris Olympics ambitious opening ceremony
April 15
Paris city, with the Eiffel Tower at center, are pictured Monday, April 15, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
April 15

Hug recovers from crash for 7th Boston Marathon wheelchair title. Rainbow-Cooper takes women's race

Switzerland’s Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to victory in the Boston Marathon
April 15
Sisay Lemma, of Ethiopia, breaks the tape to win the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
April 15

Attorneys for rapper Travis Scott say he was not responsible for safety at deadly Astroworld concert

Attorneys for rap star Travis Scott say he should be dismissed from hundreds of lawsuits filed over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival he headlined in Houston
April 15
FILE - Two people who knew an unidentified victim of a fatal incident at the Houston Astroworld concert embrace at a memorial on Nov. 7, 2021, in Houston. A judge in Texas is expected hear arguments Monday, April 15 2024, in rap star Travis Scott's request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)
April 15

Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

A movie weapons supervisor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”
April 15
FILE - This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2021, used for the film "Rust." A New Mexico judge Monday, April 15, 2024, sentenced “Rust” movie armorer to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
April 14

OJ Simpson's public life crossed decades and boundaries, leaving lasting echoes. Here are a few

O.J. Simpson's death is leaving a legacy across multiple areas of American life including sports, entertainment and the criminal justice system
April 14
FILE - In this June 17, 1994, file photo, a white Ford Bronco, driven by Al Cowlings carrying O.J. Simpson, is trailed by Los Angeles police cars as it travels on a freeway in Los Angeles. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (AP Photo/Joseph Villarin, File)
April 14

Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande concert bombing take legal action against UK intelligence agency

More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert are taking legal action against the U.K.'s domestic intelligence agency
April 14
FILE - A man stands next to flowers for the victims of a bombing at St. Ann's Square in central Manchester, England, May 26, 2017. More than 250 survivors of the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain's domestic intelligence agency, lawyers said Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
April 14

Winners of the 2024 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage

Winners of the 2024 Olivier Awards, handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance include “Sunset Boulevard,” which won seven prizes including best musical revival
April 14
Nicole Scherzinger poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
April 14

Divisive? Not for moviegoers: ‘Civil War’ declares victory at box office

It surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in North America.
April 14
This image released by A24 shows a scene from "Civil War." (A24 via AP)
April 14

Iowa star Caitlin Clark makes surprise appearance on 'Saturday Night Live'

Caitlin Clark made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment
April 14
Iowa guard Catlin Clark, left, guard Gabbie Marshall, center and guard Kate Martin speak to reporters during a news conference at the women's college basketball NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y., Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
April 14

Broadway-bound 'Sunset Boulevard' and star Nicole Scherzinger win big at London's Olivier awards

A radical restaging of Hollywood film noir musical “Sunset Boulevard” was the big winner on Sunday at the London stage Olivier Awards
April 14
David Tennant, left, and Georgia Tennant pose for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
April 14

News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign

Twelve news organizations have issued a joint statement calling on presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates during the White House campaign
April 14
This combination of photos show President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. Twelve news organizations issued a joint statement calling on the presumptive presidential nominees President Biden and former President Trump to agree to debates during the 2024 campaign. ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, PBS, NBC, NPR and The Associated Press all signed on to the letter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
April 13

Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93

Artist and award-winning children’s book author Faith Ringgold has died
April 13
FILE - Artist Faith Ringgold talks about her artwork in front of her painting, "U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of Black Power, 1967" during a preview of her exhibition, American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, June 19, 2013. Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 93. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
April 13

Small earthquake shakes Southern California desert near site of Coachella music festival

A small earthquake has shaken the Southern California desert near where the Coachella music festival is being held this weekend
April 13
Festivalgoers are seen during the the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
April 13

Ryan Reynolds celebrates 'ride of our lives' as Wrexham gains promotion to English 3rd division

The sequel has turned out to be just as good for Wrexham
April 13
Wrexham fans invade the pitch celebrating promotion to League One after the final whistle of a League Two soccer match, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Wrexham, Wales. The Welsh team co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds clinched promotion to the third tier of English soccer thanks to a 6-0 home win over Forest Green on Saturday. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
April 13

Executor of O.J. Simpson's estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman

The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate says he will work to prevent a payout of a $33.5 million judgment stemming from a wrongful death lawsuit filed years ago by the families of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman
April 13
FILE - O.J. Simpson checks out the bronze bust of himself after his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, Aug. 3, 1985 in Canton, Ohio. O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. The family announced on Simpson's official X account that he died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, of prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Ernie Mastroianni, File)
April 13

Learn more about O.J. Simpson: The TV, movies, books and podcasts about the trial of the century

The story of O.J. Simpson’s life was inherently cinematic
April 13
FILE - FILE - In this Sept. 26, 1995, file photo, prosecutor Marcia Clark demonstrates to the jury how the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were committed during her closing arguments in O.J. Simpson's double-murder trial in Los Angeles. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)
April 12

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died
April 12
FILE - Eleanor Coppola poses at her Los Angeles home in January 1992. Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, died Friday, April 12, 2024. She was 87. (AP Photo/Craig Fujii, File)
April 12

Director Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola and matriarch of filmmaking family, dies at 87

Director Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola and matriarch of filmmaking family, dies at 87
April 12
April 12

AI-generated models could bring more diversity to the fashion industry — or leave it with less

AI fashion modeling is on the rise but its use has complicated implications for diversity
April 12
Michael Musandu, a co-founder and CEO of AI fashion company Lalaland.ai, poses for a portrait in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, March 8, 2024. In March 2023, iconic denim brand Levi Strauss & Co. announced that it would be testing AI-generated models produced by the Amsterdam-based company to add a wider range of body types and underrepresented demographics on its website. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
April 12

Maggie Rogers on 'Don't Forget Me,' the album she wrote for a Sunday drive

Maggie Rogers wrote and recorded her new album, “Don’t Forget Me,” over five days last winter
April 12
Maggie Rogers performs on Day 3 of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Grant Park in Chicago. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
April 12

CBS says its daytime show 'The Talk' will end its run in December after 15 seasons

CBS says the daytime talk show “The Talk” will end in December after 15 seasons
April 12
From left: Hosts of the CBS talk show "The Talk" Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Sheryl Underwood, Jerry O’Connell and Natalie Morales pose for a photo for the season 14 premiere which aired Feb. 23, 2023. The talk show is ending after its 15h season in December, CBS confirmed Friday, April 12, 2024. (Sonja Flemming /CBS via AP)