NEW YORK — Adidas ended its lucrative partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, which drew widespread criticism from Jewish groups, celebrities and others on social media who said the German sportswear company was being too slow to act. The sneaker giant...
Kim K Asks Public to Show Compassion, Empathy to Kanye West
NEW YORK — Kim Kardashian West is asking the public to show compassion and empathy to husband Kanye West, who caused a stir this week after fulminating in a series of social media posts. She says he is bipolar. The reality TV star and beauty mogul posted a lengthy message...
Kanye West Criticizes Harriet Tubman at His Political Rally
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor “never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,” comments that drew shouts of opposition from...
Kanye West Premieres New 'Jesus Is King' Film, Album
INGLEWOOD — Kanye West has unveiled his "Jesus Is King" IMAX film, featuring a gospel choir performing at artist James Turrell's dramatic Roden Crater in the Arizona desert. It'll be in theaters nationwide for one week to coincide with Friday's release of an album with the same name. West premiered...
Trump Reclaims Spotlight With Long, Rambling Cabinet Meeting
WASHINGTON — Home alone no more, President Donald Trump had a lot to share when he convened a rambling Cabinet meeting on Day 12 of the government shutdown. The president, eager for company after a lonely stretch in a near-empty White House, zigzagged for more than 90 minutes from his...
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed Drew Brees Breaks NFL Record Kanye West in the White House Astronauts Safe After Emergency Landing Hurricane Michael Approaching Florida Trump at Iowa Rally California Wildfires Aftermath Taylor Swift Takes a Political Stance Flooding by Hurricane Michael
Kanye West Delivers Jaw-Dropping Performance in Oval Office
WASHINGTON — Live from the Oval Office, it's Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance. The rapper didn't rap. But, seated across from President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk, the musician delivered a rambling, multipart monologue Thursday that touched on social issues, hydrogen planes, mental health, endorsement deals, politics and...
Kanye West to Visit Trump, Discuss Prison Reform, Violence
WASHINGTON — Rapper Kanye West has been invited to the White House. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says West is scheduled to have lunch with President Donald Trump on Thursday and meet with Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Sanders said on Tuesday they'll talk about manufacturing, prison reform, preventing...
Kanye West Apologizes for Saying Slavery Was 'a Choice'
Kanye West apologized Wednesday on a Chicago radio station for calling slavery a "choice," and he broke down on air over an old friend. "I don't know if I properly apologized for how that slave comment made people feel, so I want to take this moment right now to say...