Associated Press LOS ANGELES—The U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday named Los Angeles as its candidate for the 2024 Games, replacing Boston’s soured bid and marking a comeback for L.A.’s dream of becoming a three-time host of the global sports competition. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun made his announcement at Santa Monica Beach, where the city’s plan […]readmore
LONDON—The water quality at the Olympic sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro is a serious issue but will be resolved by the time the Games begin next year, Rio Organizing Committee President Carlos Nuzman said Tuesday. A report carried said last month that the waters were so contaminated with high levels of bacteria and viruses […]readmore
The Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary opposes selling their former home to Perry. The order has owned the property for more than 40 years and have already made a deal with a local entrepreneur with plans to turn it into a boutique hotel and restaurant, including a […]readmore
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late music legend Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, died on July 26, surrounded by her family, at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. She was 22. On Jan. 31, Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive in her bathtub, and was then taken to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Georgia, […]readmore
JERUSALEM—Auschwitz survivor Branko Lustig, one of the producers of Schindler’s List, presented his Academy Award to Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on Wednesday, saying it had found its rightful resting place.Lustig, 83 from Croatia, worked with director Steven Spielberg on the 1993 film that won seven Oscars. It recounts the tale of German industrialist Oskar Schindler’s […]readmore
American novelist E.L. Doctorow, author of such tomes as Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, and The March, has died in New York at age 84. The writer’s son Richard Doctorow told reporters his father died Tuesday of complications from lung cancer. Doctorow was characterized by President Barack Obama as «one of America’s great novelists.» The president said in a Twitter message […]readmore
After nearly four years of silence, Bebe has returned to the studio to record a bunch of new songs under the watchful eye of Carlos Jean, the producer of her first two albums. The result is a re-encounter with the best version of Bebe, creative and intimate, sensual and sincere. Four years of intense experiences, getting her life […]readmore
Considered one of the hottest names in Latin music today , the Cuban duo , Gente de Zona continues to shine in 2015 with numerous successes in their career. This week the artists added another success to the list , as the duo is sweeping the charts on the radio in Spain , positioning » The […]readmore
Bill Crosby said he paid the women after having sex with them and he went to great lengths to hide his behavior and payments from his wife. Saturday, The New York Times revealed obtaining a copy of the transcript of a deposition Crosby did a decade ago. The comedian of 78 years old testified under […]readmore
British jazz pianist John Taylor has died after suffering a heart attack onstage at a music festival in France, the show’s organisers said. «Carol, John Taylor’s wife, has informed us about her husband’s death on Saturday July 18,» a statement said. The 72-year-old was playing at the Saveurs Jazz Festival in the western French town […]readmore