Attention all Barbz: Nicki Minaj has released ‘Pink Friday 2,’ 13 years after the original

LOS ANGELES – Nicki Minaj ‘s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Pink Friday 2,” is finally here. Out Friday, the 10-time Grammy nominee’s 41st birthday, “Pink Friday 2” is Minaj’s first full-length release since 2018’s “Queen.” The 22-track release is stacked with features, including contributions from Drake, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Lil Uzi Vert and … Read more

Rapper Kodak Black is arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rapper Kodak Black has been arrested again in South Florida, this time on charges of possessing cocaine, jail records show. The Broward County jail listed Bill Kapri, Kodak Black’s legal name, as being in custody Thursday. The jail records say Plantation police charged him with improperly stopping or parking his vehicle, … Read more

La Scala’s gala premiere of ‘Don Carlo’ is set to give Italian opera its due as a cultural treasure

MILAN – Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted Thursday with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” an opera that hits hot-button topics of power and oppression. In keeping with a La Scala tradition of off-stage melodrama, the issue of who would occupy the royal box at the … Read more

San Antonio Zoo unveils new Savanna expansion, overnight stay experience with giraffes

The new and improved habitat showcases a diverse array of species, including reticulated giraffes, plains zebras, sitatungas, dama gazelles, ostriches, white storks. SAN ANTONIO — Have you ever wanted to spend the night in the heart of the wild? The San Antonio Zoo is introducing a brand new private, rentable lodge called Spekboom Lodge, nestled … Read more