A Philadelphia man already facing an attempted murder charge in the stabbings of two members of Nicki Minaj's tour has been charged with murder.
Homicide Capt. James Clark says 31-year-old Pierce Boykin was charged Tuesday with murder in the stabbing death of 29-year-old Devon Pickett. The double stabbing outside a bar last month left Pickett dead and a second member of Minaj's tour severely wounded. Minaj says the crew members had arrived in Philadelphia to rehearse for a tour.
Full StoryParis Hilton's youngest brother, Conrad, agreed to plead guilty to assaulting flight attendants on a trip from London to Los Angeles last year during which authorities say he called other passengers "peasants" and threatened to kill crew members.
Hilton, 20, signed the agreement Tuesday and is set to appear in court Thursday, but will officially plead guilty to the misdemeanor later, said the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.
Full StoryParis Fashion Week on Tuesday unleashed its first day of stilleto- and swagger-filled shows with a nod to young designers coming up to fill the creative ranks.
It was the French capital's turn to reveal its women's 2015-2016 autumn-winter collections after the shows in New York, London and Milan.
Full StoryMadonna wants to "sit down and have a drink" with France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen to hear out the woman she once demonized on stage by showing a picture of her with a swastika on her forehead.
The American singer -- who only last week called Le Pen's National Front party "fascist" and said France and Europe now "feels like Nazi Germany" -- made the offer in an interview late Monday on French television network Canal+.
Full StoryJennifer Lawrence will star in Steven Spielberg's "It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War," U.S. media said Monday.
Warner Bros studio secured the rights to the memoir by Lynsey Addario, the award-winning American international photojournalist, after an auction, Variety said.
Full StoryAs Milan fashion week hands over the baton to Paris, winding up a whirlwind show which saw historic brands revitalized and young designers triumph, here are 10 themes from the autumn/winter 2015 collections.
- The bedroom look: At the hottest show of the season, Gucci's brand new creative director, Alessandro Michele, stunned fashionistas by unveiling furry slippers that looked like they were borrowed from Star Wars' Chewbacca.
Full StoryHeaps of twisted iron, piles of ash and a charred microphone are all that remains of Jazzamba, the iconic Addis Ababa nightclub that revived Ethiopian jazz after it all but disappeared under communist rule.
The fire that destroyed the venue in January has left Ethiopia's vibrant and growing jazz scene in disarray.
Full StoryAn online documentary on China's notorious smog has become a viral sensation with more than 155 million views just one day after it was released, state media said Monday.
Under the Dome, a documentary privately produced by Chai Jing, a former anchor with state broadcaster China Central Television, detailed causes of atmospheric pollution in the country.
Full StoryRio de Janeiro showed Sunday that partying really is a piece of cake, as residents tucked into a monster birthday confection to mark the Brazilian city's 450th anniversary.
Those adverse to carbs should look away now: the 450-meter (500-yard) cake was made with 2.5 tons of flour, 2.1 tons of sugar, 1.5 tons of margarine, 3,000 eggs, 1,000 liters (264 gallons) of milk and as much again of whipped cream.
Full StoryWill Smith's con-man caper "Focus" dethroned "Fifty Shades of Grey" at the box office, but the film's modest $19.1 million opening still left questions about the drawing power of the once unstoppable star.
According to studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros.' "Focus" easily topped all competitors on a weekend with little competition at North American multiplexes. In second place was the Colin Firth spy thriller "Kingsman: The Secret Service," which made $11.8 million in its third week of release.
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