April 7th, 2026
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Taylor Frankie Paul faces protective order hearing in Utah after ‘Bachelorette’ cancellation

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday on a protective order sought by a former partner against Taylor Frankie Paul, the star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and a recently filmed season of “The Bachelorette” that was canceled over abuse allegations in the relationship. Dakota Mortensen, ... Read More »

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Rapper Offset shot in Florida, spokesperson says he is stable

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (AP) — The rapper Offset was shot Monday and is stable, according to a spokesperson for the Migos rapper, but his exact condition is unknown. He is being treated at a hospital and being closely monitored, the spokesperson said in a statement. Offset was formerly married to Cardi B, with whom he has ... Read More »

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Rapper Offset shot and is in stable condition, spokesperson says

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (AP) — The rapper Offset was shot Monday and is stable, according to a spokesperson for the Migos rapper, but his exact condition is unknown. He is being treated at a hospital and being closely monitored, the spokesperson said in a statement. Offset was formerly married to Cardi B, with whom he has ... Read More »

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Lil Nas X enters a mental health program intended to lead to dropped charges of attacking police

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has allowed Lil Nas X to enter a mental health diversion program intended to lead to the dismissal of charges of attacking Los Angeles police officers. Judge Alan Schneider told the “Old Town Road” rapper and singer on Monday that if he sticks to his treatment program and obeys ... Read More »

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Mahreen Sohail’s story collection ‘Small Scale Sinners’ wins the PEN/Faulkner prize

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Mahreen Sohail’s “Small Scale Sinners,” a wide-ranging debut collection of stories set everywhere from a college campus to a training camp for child soldiers, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. “With sharp and striking prose, ‘Small Scale Sinners’ performs the magical feat of encompassing every aspect of humanity in a ... Read More »

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Wireless Festival boss stands by Ye headlining concerts as sponsors pull out

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

As sponsors pull out from London’s Wireless Festival over headliner Ye, its organizer is standing by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Melvin Benn, the managing director at Festival Republic, shared a statement on Monday backing his company’s decision to book Ye. “Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue ... Read More »

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Man cleared in the killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay could soon be freed

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC could be freed within days after a judge granted him $ 1 million bond on Monday. Karl Jordan Jr. wasn’t automatically let go because he still faces drug charges unrelated to the pioneering DJ’s ... Read More »

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A timeline of the Nancy Guthrie disappearance and investigation

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Savannah Guthrie returned to hosting the “Today” show on Monday for the first time since her mother disappeared from her Arizona home more than two months ago. Despite an intense search involving thousands of law enforcement officers and volunteers, there has been no sign of the 84-year-old mother of three since ... Read More »

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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

The Associated Press, one of the world’s oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s. The News Media Guild, the union ... Read More »

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From book bans to basement makeovers: 10 win I Love My Librarian Award for making a difference

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — There are many ways to win an I Love My Librarian Award. You might be a fighter against book bans, like Valerie Byrd Fort at the University of South Carolina; or a mentor for graduate students researching biomedicine, like Joanne Doucette at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, or ... Read More »

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 12-18 includes Patricia Arquette and Seth Rogen

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 12-18: April 12: Musician Herbie Hancock is 86. Musician John Kay of Steppenwolf is 82. Actor Ed O’Neill (“Modern Family,” ″Married… With Children”) is 80. Actor Dan Lauria (“The Wonder Years”) is 79. Talk show host David Letterman is 79. Singer J.D. Nicholas of The Commodores is 74. ... Read More »

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