Celebrities
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Britney Spears enters substance abuse treatment facility weeks after her arrest on suspicion of DUI
Apr 13, 2026 7:08 am - Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
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Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book
Apr 10, 2026 8:34 am - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception: that time she first met Gloria Steinem. Together they recently wrote “Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together For All,” a picture book for kids.
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Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68
Apr 10, 2026 8:21 am - Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.
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Pink to host the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall
Apr 09, 2026 12:48 pm - The Tony Awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live show to be the next telecast host — Pink.
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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
Apr 08, 2026 2:02 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens recovering after breaking neck
Apr 08, 2026 7:11 am - Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens broke his neck and is recovering at home after being briefly hospitalized, according to a statement published Tuesday.
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UK government blocks rapper Ye from entering Britain to headline festival
Apr 08, 2026 7:09 am - The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.
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Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir ‘The Perilous Fight’ in SeptemberApr 07, 2026 9:08 am - A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story.
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‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul can’t have unsupervised visits with toddler son, court rules
Apr 07, 2026 8:30 am - Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” cannot spend unsupervised time with her 2-year-old son due to a history of volatile behavior directed at the boy’s father while kids were present, a Utah court commissioner ruled Tuesday.
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Actor James Tolkan of ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Back to the Future’ fame dies at 94
Mar 29, 2026 4:25 pm - Actor James Tolkan, known for his roles as a cigar-chomping naval commander in “Top Gun” and a gruff high school administrator in “Back to the Future,” has died. He was 94.