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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say rapper Wiz Khalifa has been arrested in West Texas for marijuana possession. The performer from Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, was stopped at an inspection checkpoint at the El Paso airport. A statement from El Paso police says because Khalifa traveled without identification, a search was ordered and Transportation Security Administration […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor who performed with Duke Ellington and was known as the “Bronze Buckaroo” in a series of all-Black 1930s Westerns, died of heart failure Sunday morning at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 100. His death was confirmed by Raymond Strait, who worked with Jeffries […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Michael Jace, who played a police officer in the TV series “The Shield,” was charged with murder on Thursday in the shooting death of his wife in their Los Angeles home. Jace, 51, appeared in court briefly and spoke just once to confirm that he wanted his arraignment delayed until […]

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Hollywood celebrities are adding star power to the Renaissance splendor of Florence, as VIPs arrive for what is rumored to be the wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in a 16th-century fort. The city’s mayor’s office has said the couple rented Belvedere Fort for a wedding to be performed Saturday […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou will not attend the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, where she will be honored. Major League Baseball cited “health reasons” Friday in saying the 86-year-old won’t make it to the May 30 event in Houston, Texas, before the annual Civil Rights Game. Angelou canceled an event last month in […]

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially “Bound” to each other. The celebrity couple, who have made a habit of over-the-top, public displays of affection, got hitched Saturday in a decidedly private spot: a Renaissance fortress in Florence. The nuptials were confirmed to The Associated Press by Kardashian’s representative, who noted […]

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — For Lionel Richie, part of parenthood has been payback. The pop icon’s 19-year-old son Miles had initials inked on his hand by “Keeping up With the Kardashians” star Kylie Jenner. A video of it was posted on TMZ and made headlines on gossip blogs and celebrity websites. “In life, they say […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Jay Z brought his 40/40 Club to the world’s busiest airport on Wednesday, with the opening the swanky bar’s third location. 40/40 is open to ticketed passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to spokeswoman Victoria Hong of Delaware North Companies, which partners with the rap mogul. The sports bar is in […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jace projected the image of a doting, hands-on father and husband to neighbors, but authorities say they are now trying to determine what prompted the veteran actor to apparently shoot and kill his wife while their young sons were in the home. Jace shot his wife multiple times after she […]

Since retiring from the NFL, Terry Crews has traded in his helmet and cleats to pursue an acting career while also becoming the ultimate family man and fitness enthusiast. Over the past several years, omnipresent Terry has been seen almost everywhere, whether as the pecs-popping pitchman for Old Spice, portraying the overworked dad on “Everybody […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Michael Jace, who played a police officer on the hit TV show “The Shield,” was arrested on suspicion of homicide after his wife was found shot to death in their Los Angeles home, authorities said. Police arrived at the couple’s home in the Hyde Park neighborhood around 8:30 p.m. Monday […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Poet and novelist Sam Greenlee has died in Chicago at the age of 83. Greenlee was best known for his 1969 novel “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” later adapted into a political drama movie. Close friend and cast member in the movie, Pemon Rami, says Greenlee died early Monday. Greenlee […]