By KARU F. DANIELS | kdaniels@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Barbra Streisand has released her first new song in six years, saying she aims to bring awareness to the recent “rise in antisemitism around the world today.” The 82-year-old Brooklyn native — and recent bestselling …
Barbra Streisand drops first new song in 6 years in response to rise in antisemitism Read MoreBy JAMI GANZ | jganz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Matty Healy claims he’s yet to hear Taylor Swift’s biggest apparent dig at him from her latest album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department.” Asked about the “diss track” — presumably “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” — the 1975 frontman told paparazzi …
Matty Healy isn’t tortured by Taylor Swift’s ‘diss’ track Read MoreOAKLAND — Authorities here have released the name of a Modesto man shot and killed during a late-night argument on International Boulevard last month. Donya Spivy, 20, was shot inside his car on March 14 while arguing with the occupants …
Modesto man killed in Oakland while arguing with people who harassed his girlfriend, police say Read MoreBy EVAN ROSEN | erosen@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Emma Stone wants co-stars and close friends to use her given name, Emily, the actress revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, published Wednesday. The subject came up as Stone and her “The Curse” …
Emma Stone wants to be called Emily now — at least by friends Read MoreSAN RAMON — An arrest by officers nearly six months ago has led to the recovery of more than $325,000 in stolen retail products, police said. Officers from the San Ramon Police Department and California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime …
An East Bay arrest nearly six months ago leads to recovery of more than $325,000 in stolen retail products Read MoreBy BRIAN NIEMIETZ | bniemietz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Hundreds of musicians including Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper, the Pixies and Blue Oyster Cult petitioned Congress on Thursday to regulate concert ticket pricing. “We are joining together to say that …
Billie Eilish, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews and hundreds more ask Congress to fix concert ticket pricing Read MoreAs the creator of “Jaws,” “E.T.” and Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg can rightly be called one of America’s greatest living storytellers, cinematic or otherwise. Now, a new report says that the Oscar-winning filmmaker will use his creative gifts to help …
Steven Spielberg crafting Biden’s ‘story’ for Democratic National Convention: report Read MoreBy SAMY MAGDY, BASSEM MROUE and DAVID RISING (Associated Press) CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive on Gaza’s town …
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Transient charged in attempted kidnapping of child at Walnut Creek Library Read MoreSANTA CLARA – Ricky Pearsall’s job application came with impressive letters of recommendation that empowered the 49ers’ first-round selection in Thursday night’s NFL Draft. Those go beyond the text messages general manager John Lynch promptly received from Pearsall’s Arizona State …
NFL analysts laud 49ers’ surprise pick Ricky Pearsall Read MoreBy KARU F. DANIELS | kdaniels@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Barbra Streisand has released her first new song in six years, saying she aims to bring awareness to the recent “rise in antisemitism around the world today.” The 82-year-old Brooklyn native — and recent bestselling …
Barbra Streisand drops first new song in 6 years in response to rise in antisemitism Read MoreBy JAMI GANZ | jganz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Matty Healy claims he’s yet to hear Taylor Swift’s biggest apparent dig at him from her latest album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department.” Asked about the “diss track” — presumably “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” — the 1975 frontman told paparazzi …
Matty Healy isn’t tortured by Taylor Swift’s ‘diss’ track Read MoreOAKLAND — Authorities here have released the name of a Modesto man shot and killed during a late-night argument on International Boulevard last month. Donya Spivy, 20, was shot inside his car on March 14 while arguing with the occupants …
Modesto man killed in Oakland while arguing with people who harassed his girlfriend, police say Read MoreBy EVAN ROSEN | erosen@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Emma Stone wants co-stars and close friends to use her given name, Emily, the actress revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, published Wednesday. The subject came up as Stone and her “The Curse” …
Emma Stone wants to be called Emily now — at least by friends Read MoreSAN RAMON — An arrest by officers nearly six months ago has led to the recovery of more than $325,000 in stolen retail products, police said. Officers from the San Ramon Police Department and California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime …
An East Bay arrest nearly six months ago leads to recovery of more than $325,000 in stolen retail products Read MoreBy BRIAN NIEMIETZ | bniemietz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Hundreds of musicians including Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper, the Pixies and Blue Oyster Cult petitioned Congress on Thursday to regulate concert ticket pricing. “We are joining together to say that …
Billie Eilish, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews and hundreds more ask Congress to fix concert ticket pricing Read MoreCall & Response Books owner Courtney Bledsoe inside her Hyde Park bookstore, which is opening May 4. Jim Vondruska/Sun-Times As a child, Courtney Bledsoe had an “obsession” with reading, but she rarely read stories by or about people who looked …
Call & Response Books opening new store in Hyde Park Read MoreCristina Nichole Iglesias said gender dysphoria was “traumatic” and “torture.” Surgery was made possible by a settlement she reached with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Having spent her entire adult life until recently in prison, Cristina Nichole Iglesias …
After fighting to have gender-affirming care, a former prisoner adjusts to life in Chicago as a woman Read MoreAn Arlington Heights school nurse has been place on leave while authorities investigate whether students’ prescription medications were switched. AP file A nurse at an Arlington Heights elementary school has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations of switching out …
Arlington Heights school nurse placed on leave amid probe into possible medicine swap Read MoreIf past were prologue, the Broncos would be sitting on a goldmine. Of course, that’s not how history works and it’s not how football works, but what’s the harm in a little historical coincidence? Denver on Thursday night drafted Bo …
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