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Kanye West, Candace Owens Spark Backlash After Wearing ‘White Lives Matter’ Sweatshirts

Rapper Kanye West attended his Yeezy Season 9 collection presentation in Paris, France, on Monday wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter.” The artist, also known as “Ye,” was joined by conservative commentator and author Candace Owens at the event, who also wore a matching T-shirt as West unveiled his latest clothing collection. Other models…


Kim Kardashian to Pay $1.26 Million to Settle SEC Crypto Charges

Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that she promoted a cryptocurrency on Instagram without disclosing that she’d been paid $250,000 to do so. The SEC said Monday that the reality TV star and entrepreneur has agreed to cooperate with its ongoing investigation. The SEC said…


Naomi Judd’s Death Investigation Order Overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court

Tennessee’s Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that mandated law enforcement officials to release their investigation of Naomi Judd’s death publicly. The state’s highest court remanded the case back to the lower court for one more hearing and didn’t rule on whether the records can be released, making it an unofficial ruling. Judd’s family filed a…


Tennessee High Court Reverses Naomi Judd Death Investigation Order

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee’s high court on Thursday vacated a ruling that required police to publicly release their investigation of country singer Naomi Judd’s death. The state Supreme Court did not rule on whether the records can be released, but sent the case back to the lower court for another hearing. Judd’s family filed a petition in…


Alaska Reality Star Injured While Cleaning Up Storm Damage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A reality television star and Iditarod musher was injured this week while helping clean up storm damage along Alaska’s western coast. Jessie Holmes, who since 2015 has starred in “Life Below Zero,” a show about life in rural Alaska produced by National Geographic TV, was injured by falling debris in a building in the…


Comedian Trevor Noah to Leave ‘The Daily Show’ After 7 Years

WASHINGTON—Comedian Trevor Noah, host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, said he was going to leave the program after hosting it for seven years, indicating he wanted to dedicate more time to stand-up comedy. The 38-year-old comedian—who moved to the United States in 2011 and was born in Johannesburg, South Africa—had big shoes to…


Coolio, Grammy Award-Winning Rap Legend, Dead at 59

Coolio, one of the biggest names in the 1990s hip-hop industry who achieved enormous success with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died on Wednesday, his manager confirmed. He was 59. The Grammy Award-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles, California, home of a friend, longtime manager…


Coolio, Grammy Award-Winning Rap Star, Dead at 59

Coolio, one of the biggest names in the 1990s hip-hop industry who achieved enormous success with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died on Wednesday, his manager confirmed. He was 59. The Grammy Award-winning musician, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles, California, home of a friend, longtime manager…


Katie Couric Says She Has Been Treated for Breast Cancer

NEW YORK—Katie Couric said Wednesday that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor. Couric, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the “Today” show in 2000, announced her diagnosis in an essay on her website, saying she hoped it would encourage other women…


Spanish Court Formally Orders Shakira to Stand Trial Over Tax Fraud

MADRID—A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in income taxes, a court document released on Tuesday showed. The singer, 45, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, rejected in July a deal to settle the case,…