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Steve Miller Band says extreme weather is so dangerous it’s canceling its tour
Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including…
Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s…
8 bands divided by lawsuits: It’s not just Jane’s Addiction
Bands behaving badly? It’s only rock ’n’ roll. Members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction…
Man, 22, charged in killings of ‘American Idol’ music supervisor and her husband in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 22-year-old man suspected in the shooting deaths of a longtime…
Jane’s Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits…
Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang are 2025 Academy Museum Gala honorees
Bruce Springsteen will take the stage as both performer and a guest of honor at…
Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after ‘Citizen Kane’ sled goes for $14.75 million
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and…
What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back…
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Lauren Adams, general manager for KUCB public radio in Unalaska, Alaska,…
K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With two out of five of its members North Korean…
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention…
Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw…
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026
CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV…
Discovery ‘Shark Week’ has breaching great whites, looks back at ‘Jaws’ and starts with some dancing
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks.…
Belgium’s Tomorrowland music festival opens after main stage was destroyed by fire
BOOM, Belgium (AP) — Fans roared in excitement and organizers sighed with relief as the…
Stephen Colbert gets solidarity from fellow late-night hosts after cancellation news
Stephen Colbert was receiving messages of support and affection from his fellow late-night hosts after…
Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can’t be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of…
Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV
CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political.…
Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist who helped write ‘The Way We Were,’ dies at 99
Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and…
Coldplay’s jumbotron captures – what exactly? The internet has its theories
LONDON (AP) — It started out as a routine bit of fun at a Coldplay…
Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can’t be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of…
What does one do on their last day as a ballerina? Gillian Murphy jumped off a cliff (gracefully)
NEW YORK (AP) — In every career, there are plenty of consequential decisions to be…
Lawyer says lawsuit is over between ex-NFL star Shannon Sharpe and woman who accused him of rape
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe has resolved a lawsuit…
Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
OTTAWA — The wildfires that are flaring up across Canada again are one of the…