A teen from Round Rock, along with his duos partner, split a $1 million grand prize after winning the esports competition. ROUND ROCK, Texas — Cooper Smith and his teammate earned a $1 million grand prize after winning the 2023 Fortnite Champion Series Global Championship held in Denmark this month. The esports contest took place … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida man has been found guilty of murdering his wife after a dispute over whether they should appear together on a home-renovation television show. David Tronnes was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2018 death of Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, who prosecutors said was beaten and strangled to death in their … Read more
The popular rapper will be at Smoke Texas Downtown this month. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio’s Smoke Texas Downtown will be the place to be this month. Popular American rapper NLE Choppa is set to perform live at Smoke Texas Downtown next week. He is best known for his 2019 single “Shotta Flow”, which was … Read more
LOS ANGELES – In the music video for “Por La Familia,” a new track from Carín León and BorderKid, León is whisked away into a surrealist landscape inspired by Mexico. His taxi driver? Formula One’s Sergio “Checo” Pérez. It might seem like an unusual pairing on paper, but bringing León and Pérez actually makes a … Read more
OVIEDO – American actor Meryl Streep on Friday received Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Arts Award at a ceremony presided over by the Spanish royal family in the northern city of Oviedo. During her acceptance speech, Streep spoke about the empathy actors must feel for their characters and which people in cinemas and theaters feel … Read more
LOS ANGELES – There isn’t much Cher hasn’t done in her career. She’s achieved EGOT status, she’s the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades — heck, she’s got her own gelato business, Cherlato. But a Christmas album? That’s new territory. So, why now? “I just didn’t … Read more
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius. A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan on Aug. 14 ordered the seizure of the statue, which the museum acquired in 1986 and … Read more