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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Feb. 24, 2025

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88. She died at home surrounded by her family, publicist Elaine Schock said in a statement. Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing, Little known before her early 30s, Flack became an overnight star after Clint Eastwood used “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” as the soundtrack for one of cinema’s more memorable and explicit love scenes, between the actor and Donna Mills in his 1971 film “Play Misty for Me.” The hushed, hymn-like ballad, with Flack’s graceful soprano afloat on a bed of soft strings and piano, topped the Billboard pop chart in 1972 and received a Grammy for record of the year.

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Becky G, Dolores Huerta, Nava Mau and Edward James Olmos attend La Cena 2025: Photos

Feb. 24, 2025

After being postponed from Jan. 11 due to the Los Angeles wildfires, "La Cena Los Angeles: Celebration of Latino Culture" took place Feb. 21, 2025 at Hollywood's Neuehouse and celebrated leading Latinos across music, television, movies, and other creative industries. Throughout the night, 200 attendees were able catch up on all the Latino-centered projects that came out in 2024 and were shown exclusive clips from upcoming films and TV shows. The night also saw Becky G honor activist Dolores Huerta with the inaugural Luminary Award and "Baby Reindeer" actress Nava Mau was honored with the Culture Catalyst Award. Scroll through for more photos from the night.

Sports

Injured Embiid sits out 38th game for 76ers. What does the future hold for the 2-time scoring champ?

Feb. 24, 2025

Joel Embiid was out again for the 76ers, his injured left knee again an issue that has stuck the All-Star center’s immediate playing future in limbo. The 7-foot Embiid underwent testing Monday — with more scheduled for the next day — and was ruled out of Philadelphia’s game against Chicago. The oft-injured Embiid missed his 38th game of the season for the sagging Sixers, and all options — from rest to potential surgery to playing through pain — remain on the table, depending on the results of the testing and imaging.

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Colin Farrell wins SAG Award after Jamie Lee Curtis calls him out for giving her COVID

Feb. 24, 2025

Colin Farrell got more than he bargained for as he took home his first Screen Actors Guild Award Sunday night. The Irish actor, 48, who led Max's Batman spinoff "The Penguin," won the prize for best actor in a limited series. He was presented the statue, known as "the Actor," by "The Last Showgirl" star Jamie Lee Curtis. “And the Actor goes to ... the man who gave me COVID at the Golden Globes: Colin Farrell," Curtis said, earning laughs from the audience.

Business

Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains

Feb. 24, 2025

YORK, Pa. (AP) — The man who authorities say entered a Pennsylvania hospital with zip ties and a pistol over the weekend had recent contact with the hospital’s intensive care unit, where he took staff members hostage and was killed in a shootout that left a police officer dead and others injured. Investigators released no new information Sunday about a possible motive for the shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York on Saturday, in which a doctor, nurse, custodian and two other officers were injured.

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Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement with the US on rare minerals deal

Feb. 24, 2025

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A contentious Trump administration proposal to give the U.S. $500 billion worth of profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, indicating a more equitable deal is in the works. Zelenskyy had earlier declined a U.S. draft agreement on exploitation of his country’s valuable minerals such as lithium used in the aerospace, defense and nuclear industries because it did not contain security guarantees and came with the $500 billion price tag. “The question of $500 billion is no longer there,” Zelenskyy told a news conference at a forum of government officials in Kyiv marking the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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No passengers, no planes, no benefits. Pakistan’s newest airport is a bit of a mystery

Feb. 24, 2025

GWADAR, Pakistan (AP) — With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s guess when New Gwadar International Airport will open for business. Located in the coastal city of Gwadar and completed in October 2024, the airport is a stark contrast to the impoverished, restive southwestern Balochistan province around it. For the past decade, China has poured money into Balochistan and Gwadar as part of a multibillion dollar project that connects its western Xinjiang province with the Arabian Sea, called the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor or CPEC.

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SAG Awards recap: Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, 'Conclave' gain steam ahead of Oscars

Feb. 24, 2025

Ralphie Aversa recaps the 2025 SAG Awards, where the Oscar chances for Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore and "Conclave" were helped.

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Michelle Yeoh arrives in embroidered floral gown on SAG Awards red carpet

Feb. 24, 2025

Michelle Yeoh wears dazzling and intricate floral gown at the SAG Awards red carpet.

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Ariana Grande stuns in dreamy pink floral gown on SAG Awards red carpet

Feb. 24, 2025

Ariana Grande wore a light pink floral gown, channeling "Wicked" character Glinda's bubbly energy at the SAG Awards.