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Ellie Goulding thinks we all need to be more selfish

Ellie Goulding thinks we all need to be more selfish

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Ellie Goulding has been candid about the drawbacks of fame.
Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown

Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official and the head of the station said Friday.
Fentanyl caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio's death

Fentanyl caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio's death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday.
Man pleads guilty to robbery-killing of rapper Pop Smoke

Man pleads guilty to robbery-killing of rapper Pop Smoke

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — One of four men charged in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter.
New this week: Brooke Shields, 'Grease' prequel and NF album

New this week: Brooke Shields, 'Grease' prequel and NF album

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
The Pink Ladies get their origin story in Paramount+ series

The Pink Ladies get their origin story in Paramount+ series

Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High leaned into their image of “bad girls," called themselves the Pink Ladies and created a girl gang.
King Charles III supports probe into monarchy's slave ties

King Charles III supports probe into monarchy's slave ties

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy's ties to slavery after a document showed an ancestor with shares in a slave-trading company, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Thursday
Calgary’s Suzette Mayr on short list for US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Calgary’s Suzette Mayr on short list for US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

TORONTO — Calgary author Suzette Mayr has been shortlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The US$150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States.
Tomson Highway releasing a musical picture book for kids in Cree and English

Tomson Highway releasing a musical picture book for kids in Cree and English

MONTREAL — Tomson Highway says he hopes his upcoming multilingual kids' book can help preserve the Cree language.
Future of Borges estate in limbo as widow doesn't leave will

Future of Borges estate in limbo as widow doesn't leave will

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The rights to the works of the late Jorge Luis Borges, considered Argentina’s most internationally significant author of the 20th century, have fallen into limbo because his widow died last month without a will.
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