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Multi-instrumentalist, member of The Band Garth Hudson dies at 87

Multi-instrumentalist, member of The Band Garth Hudson dies at 87

Garth Hudson, a masterful Canadian multi-instrumentalist whose prowess on the organ and roots-rock hits with the Band helped define an era, has died. Hudson died early Tuesday morning at age 87 in a nursing home in Woodstock, N.Y.
'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical “Wicked,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
What is FireAid, the LA wildfire benefit concert featuring Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and more?

What is FireAid, the LA wildfire benefit concert featuring Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and more?

NEW YORK (AP) — Two major fires in and around Los Angeles are burning for a third week, destroying more than 14,000 structures and displacing tens of thousands.
Netflix is raising prices — here's how much more Canadian subscribers will be paying

Netflix is raising prices — here's how much more Canadian subscribers will be paying

Netflix is raising its prices in Canada. The streaming giant says the monthly cost of its cheapest offering – the standard plan with ads – is going up by $2 to $7.99 per month. The standard plan without ads will increase by $2.50 per month to $18.
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Jules Feiffer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer whose prolific output ranged from a long-running comic strip to plays, screenplays and children's books, died Friday.

'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical “Wicked,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer- and Oscar-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer- and Oscar-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Jules Feiffer, an Oscar- and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer whose prolific output ranged from a long-running comic strip to plays, screenplays and children's books, died Friday.
Murder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

Murder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The only suspect ever to be charged in the 1990s killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas has lost a bid to have his murder case dismissed.
Is that really a best new artist? The long and complex tale of a controversial Grammy category

Is that really a best new artist? The long and complex tale of a controversial Grammy category

NEW YORK (AP) — When is something old considered new? If you're talking about the Grammy Awards, that's often whoever lands in the best new artist category, easily the weirdest of the races.
Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts.
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