Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Prepárate para Megan Fox, la poeta. La primera colección de poesía de la actriz de “Jennifer’s Body”, titulada “Pretty Boys are Poisonous”, saldrá a la venta en noviembre. La publicación correrá a cargo de Gallery Books, una división de Simon & Schuster. Según la sinopsis oficial, Fox “muestra a los
Continue ReadingCEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — A grass fire near Austin, Texas, spread into trees near an apartment complex and condominiums, destroying one of the buildings and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes. Two people suffered minor injuries in the 50-acre (20-hectare) fire that resulted in the evacuation of about 300 apartments, 95 townhomes and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Moody’s on Monday evening downgraded 10 US banks and put the credit ratings of six others on review, an indication that the agency could also eventually downgrade those institutions. Some investors say that while the Moody’s downgrade isn’t groundbreaking, it’s a reminder that the economy, and markets, still
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president has dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. This year there’s a twist, however, in the election timeline. A delay until the spring is possible if Pakistan’s election commission opts for
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements. It’s also been scrutinized by law enforcement and political groups because of their belief that hip-hop and its artists encourage violent criminality. Free speech advocates see the ongoing persecution of rappers as a
Continue ReadingBy SHAR0N JOHNSON and NARDOS HAILE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Female rappers have been a part of hip-hop since its debut. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition. In the 50 years since DJ Kool Herc extended breaking at a back-to-school party, women have gone from donning a male-imitated
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AND ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers Just as a movie soundtrack helps viewers follow the action of the narrative through each plot twist, hip-hop has done the same for basketball via the NBA. Over the past five decades, the genre has inserted lyrics, beats and culture into the sport’s DNA. Now, as
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z. It didn’t start out that way.
Continue ReadingBy NOREEN NASIR Associated Press BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop was born in the Bronx, rising from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violence. From breaking to graffiti “writing” to MC-ing or rapping, the block parties and various elements of hip-hop served as an outlet for creativity and
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the five decades since hip-hop emerged out of New York City, it has spread around the country and the world. And at each step there’s been change and adaptation, as new, different voices came in and made it their own. Its foundations are steeped in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Peniel E. Joseph (CNN) — Charles Ogletree, one of America’s most significant legal scholars, defense attorneys and social justice litigators of the post-civil rights era, recently passed away from Alzheimer’s disease. I first met “Tree,” as friends called him, in Boston during the early aughts. I knew of him from the Anita Hill
Continue ReadingBy CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds The Honda CR-V has consistently been one of the most popular small crossover SUVs on sale in America. It’s also highly recommended by Edmunds’ experts. But it’s not the only model worth looking at. The Mazda CX-50 is a new competitor that boasts distinctive styling, a classy interior design, and a
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By Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving police officers in Northern Ireland, with the body representing the force warning of “incalculable damage” should it end up in the wrong hands. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has apologized
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors say, the latest tragedy amid a spike in efforts in people making the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe. The survivors told the Red Cross that the migrant boat left
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This will seem obvious, but in order to win the lottery you have to turn in the ticket — and you’d be surprised how often players don’t do that. Since the lottery’s
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This will seem obvious, but in order to win the lottery you have to turn in the ticket — and you’d be surprised how often players don’t do that. Since the lottery’s inception,
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited Slovenia and promised EU help to the small member state which was ravaged by recent floods that killed at least six people and caused extensive damage. Slovenian officials have described last week’s floods as the worst natural disaster in the country’s 32-year
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By Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Amanda Jackson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have died in the wildfires that are ravaging parts of Maui, torching entire communities to the ground and leaving behind apocalyptic scenes of ash and debris. Richard Bissen Jr., the island’s mayor, announced the death toll in a
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have attacked police officers providing security for polio vaccination workers during a door-to-door campaign in northwest Pakistan, killing one of them. Wednesday’s attack occurred in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on the third day of a weeklong anti-polio drive to vaccinate 2.7 million children in the province,
Continue ReadingOpinion by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Tina Smith (CNN) — In the early weeks of the pandemic, as a surging virus shuttered child care centers across the country, the two of us got together and outlined a vision for $50 billion in emergency funding to keep centers afloat and preserve a vital safety net
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