Woman pleads not guilty to trying to murder Rihanna

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles Superior Court.

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea realizes lifelong dream with solo jazz album

LOS ANGELES (AP) – On his first ever solo album, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ eccentric bassist Flea is full of surprises. He opens with a track that serves as an abbreviated segue between what most fans know him for and what they will get on the rest of his jazz record “Honora.”

Courtney Barnett works her way through writer's block

NEW YORK (AP) – Courtney Barnett is proud of the new music she’s releasing to the world this spring. Getting there, however, wasn’t easy. It was a journey through writer’s block that she overcame in part by writing about it.

Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 amid slowing Fortnite engagement

Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges. The Cary, North Carolina-based video game publisher said in a memo to employees that the job cuts are not related to artificial intelligence. Rather, they stem from industry-wide challenges.

Music Review: Ozzy tribute highlights riff-filled 'Engines of Demolition'

Black Label Society immediately steps on the gas on “Engines of Demolition” and delivers the hard-rockin’ riffs, bluesy grooves and soulful ballads that have consistently marked the heavy metal outfit fronted by Zakk Wylde for nearly 30 years.

Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants it as propaganda source

Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration – while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides news around the world – has turned what remains into a voice for propaganda.

Jury finds Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972 and awards $60 million

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger.

Bob Woodward to 'lift the lid' on decades of reporting in new memoir 'Secrets'

Bob Woodward’s next book will be an inside account of how the bestselling author and award-winning journalist came to write so many inside accounts. “Secrets: A Reporter’s Memoir” will offer Woodward’s take on some of the government leaders he has known and the news he has helped break, from Watergate to the inner workings of the Trump administration.

 

Everything you need to know about 'BTS: The Return'

NEW YORK (AP) – All seven members log onto a livestream, broadcast from a beach. A few years ago, it was a common image. But after the K-pop boy band BTS pressed pause on their full-band duties for nearly four years, it was revelatory.