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Angel Parra, Chilean diaspora singer, is buried in Paris
PARIS – Angel Parra, the exiled Chilean musician and son of the singer Violeta Parra,…
Shemar Moore returning to ‘Criminal Minds’ for season finale
LOS ANGELES – Shemar Moore is set to return to “Criminal Minds” for the season…
Louise Erdrich wins fiction prize from book critics
NEW YORK – Louise Erdrich’s “LaRose” has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for…
Despite criticism, Maddow gets biggest audience
NEW YORK – Despite some criticism of how the show played out, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow…
Turning James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ into a virtual reality game
BOSTON – Students are developing a virtual reality game based on James Joyce’s “Ulysses” as…
No shorter sentence for ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star in drug case
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A VH1 reality star on the show “Love & Hip Hop” who…
Boot, wheelbarrow, thimble ousted from Monopoly board game
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The boot has been booted, the wheelbarrow has been wheeled out,…
Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert to play CMA Fest
NASHVILLE – Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley…
Marion Cotillard, partner welcome 2nd child, a baby girl
Marion Cotillard is now a mother of two. The French actress’ representative has confirmed a…
George Braziller, literary publisher, dead at 101
NEW YORK – George Braziller, an independent and self-taught publisher for more than 50 years…
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending March 17, 2017: Top Songs 1. Shape…
12 books later, See tells how holiday letter launched career
LOS ANGELES – If she’d just stuck with her plan to write that family Christmas…
Theresa Caputo to skeptics: Let psychic believers believe
NEW YORK – Theresa Caputo is not bothered in the slightest if you don’t believe…
Trump budget clouds Public Broadcasting Act’s 50th year
LOS ANGELES – The federal act that created public broadcasting is marking its 50th year,…
NewsAlert: Chuck Berry dead at age 90: Police
ST. LOUIS – St. Charles County, Missouri, police say rock ‘n’ roll visionary Chuck Berry…
Hot Docs one step closer to selling Ted Rogers Cinema after conditional offer
Hot Docs is one step closer to selling its flagship theatre that’s located in Toronto’s…
No Canadian finalists make Griffin Poetry Prize short list for first time
TORONTO — No Canadians are in the running for the Griffin Poetry Prize for the…
Chuck Berry’s influence on rock ‘n roll was incalculable
Rock n’ roll was more than a new kind of music, but a new story…
Quotes about rock ‘n’ roll visionary Chuck Berry
Over the years, writers and musicians have praised Chuck Berry’s music. Here are some quotes…
Reaction to the death of rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry
Reaction to the death of rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry at age 90: ___…
Man charged after painting slashed at UK National Gallery
LONDON – A man has been charged with criminal damage after a painting in Britain’s…
Key dates in the life of rock ‘n’ roll visionary Chuck Berry
Some key dates in the life of Chuck Berry: —Oct. 18, 1926: Born Charles Edward…
Wife: Glen Campbell can no longer play guitar
NASHVILLE – Glen Campbell’s wife says Alzheimer’s disease has robbed the 80-year-old singer’s ability to…
‘Beauty and the Beast’ roars with monstrous $170M debut
NEW YORK – Disney’s live-action “Beauty” was a beast at the box office, opening with…