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Songwriter, music industry entrepreneur sentenced to life in prison in girlfriend's death

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A songwriter and music industry entrepreneur from Atlanta has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his girlfriend in Iowa.
Lilly Singh takes on role of quiz master in new CTV show 'Battle of the Generations'

Lilly Singh takes on role of quiz master in new CTV show 'Battle of the Generations'

Every generation thinks it knows better than the one before – and contestants will try to prove it on CTV’s new quiz show debuting Monday.
Bill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged decades-old sexual assaults

Bill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged decades-old sexual assaults

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and prestige" to victimize them.
Hong Kong protest song disappears from music streaming sites, social media platforms

Hong Kong protest song disappears from music streaming sites, social media platforms

HONG KONG (AP) — A popular Hong Kong protest song was no longer available Wednesday on several major music streaming sites and social media platforms, after the government sought an injunction to ban the tune .
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92

Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Gottlieb, the inspired and eclectic literary editor whose brilliant career was launched with Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” and continued for decades with such Pulitzer Prize-winning classics as Toni Morrison's “Beloved” and Robert
Barbara Kingsolver wins Women's Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel 'Demon Copperhead'

Barbara Kingsolver wins Women's Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel 'Demon Copperhead'

LONDON (AP) — American novelist Barbara Kingsolver won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction Wednesday with “Demon Copperhead,” the Dickens-inspired tale of a boy's struggle against the odds in a corner of America scarred by opioid addiction.
Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian case

Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in Alberta, Canada, with new sex crimes in the latest criminal case to be brought against the former “Dances With Wolves” actor, who remains jailed in Las Vegas as he awaits trial in a sweeping s

Experts question prosecutors' strategy against weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the coronavirus pandemic. The Met sold 66% of tickets during the season that ended Saturday, up from 61% during the 2021-22 season.
Canadian writers picket in support of U.S. counterparts, say there's uncertainty here

Canadian writers picket in support of U.S. counterparts, say there's uncertainty here

TORONTO — More than one hundred Canadian film and TV workers gathered under cloudy skies and sporadic showers to picket in support of striking Hollywood writers Wednesday, warning that many of the labour issues upending U.S.
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