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Music from Memphis’ Stax Records, Detroit’s Motown featured in online show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax…
SZA, Swift and Bridgers top the Grammy list. AP writers predict who will win on music’s big night
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Women lead the major categories at the Grammys this year –…
Federal judge dismisses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney’s free speech lawsuit against…
Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities say
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured…
Newly crowned UFC champion Raquel Pennington shoots back at Sean Strickland
Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Raquel (Rocky) Pennington shot back at former middleweight title-holder Sean…
Movie Review: ‘Argylle’ won’t blow your socks off
A checkered mesh of mysteries have accompanied the release of Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle.” There is…
Pearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls ‘our best work’
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Pearl Jam blasted out their forthcoming album to a few…
Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the…
Former Ohio Senate President Stanley Aronoff dies at 91
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Stanley J. Aronoff, a Republican who spent nearly 40 years in…
Q&A: Nearly a year after their buzzy hit single, The Last Dinner Party releases debut album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the last several decades, rock music has been declared dead…
Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ellen Gilchrist, a National Book Award winner whose short stories and…
What to stream this weekend: Donald Glover, Run-D.M.C., ‘Choir’ and bye to ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
The final, cringeworthy season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and a documentary on Run-D.M.C. are some…
Citing media coverage, man charged with killing rapper Young Dolph seeks non-Memphis jury
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man charged with killing Young Dolph cannot get a fair…
Q&A: Daisy Ridley on fighting the dark side and developing dark comedy
NEW YORK (AP) — Daisy Ridley doesn’t want audiences to be misled by the title…
Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his…
Oklahoma’s oldest Native American school, Bacone College, is threatened by debts and disrepair
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The hallways of Bacone College are cold and dark. In the…
The Chiefs Industry: Kansas City’s sustained success has boosted small business bottom lines
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Anthony Oropeza still remembers the day Travis Kelce walked into…
Air Canada’s first female pilot recalls sector’s sexist hurdles on route to success
MONTREAL – Judy Cameron still remembers getting the telegram that marked her first offer to…
‘Argylle,’ with checkered reviews, flops with $18M for the big-budget Apple release
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has had its first box office flop. “Argylle,” the $200-million…
Victoria Monét wins best new artist at the Grammys
Singer-songwriter Victoria Monét won best new artist at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Monét, 34,…
Music Review: New album by Pylon Reenactment Society revives Pylon’s style of funky art punk
In 1980, Vanessa Briscoe Hay began the first tune on Georgia alt-rock band Pylon’s first…
Donald Trump deploys his oft-used playbook against women who bother him. For now, it’s Nikki Haley
MAULDIN, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton. Nancy Pelosi. Kamala Harris. Liz Cheney. Carly Fiorina. And…
Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime
CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in…
Town manager quits over anti-gay pressure in quaint New Hampshire town
LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) — The quaint town of Littleton, New Hampshire, is seeing more tourists,…