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Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 8 The Montreal Gazette on anti-Muslim hatred in...

This combination of images shows promotional art for, from left, "Infinite," a film streaming June 10 on Paramount Plus, "Loki," a series streaming June 11 on Disney Plus and "In the Heights," a film both in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, beginning Friday, June 11. (Paramount+/Disney+/HBO Max via AP)
New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infinite'

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, April 30, the 120th day of 2021. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - Musician Ziggy Marley poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on May 2, 2016. The son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley will perform at Nat Geo’s Earth Day Eve 2021 streaming concert on Wednesday. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Ziggy Marley happy to be part of Earth Day concert

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 19, 2021 01:26 PM EDT

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, center, talks with Georgia Tech's coach Geoff Collins, left, during the school's Pro Day football workout on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
The Latest: Some D-backs players, coaches receive vaccine

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 09:49 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 07:52 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 19 The Greenwood Commonwealth on road and...

CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO CHARLEY, INSTEAD OF CHARLIE FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2000, file photo, Charley Pride performs during his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Country Music Association Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi and became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Pride died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, according to Jeremy Westby of the public relations firm 2911 Media. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star

By Kristin M. Hall Dec. 12, 2020 08:48 PM EST

CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO CHARLEY, INSTEAD OF CHARLIE FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2000, file photo, Charley Pride performs during his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Country Music Association Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi and became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Pride died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, according to Jeremy Westby of the public relations firm 2911 Media. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86

By Mark Kennedy Dec. 12, 2020 04:29 PM EST

This image released by CBS All Access shows Dan Illescas, left, and Tracey Stabile of the Central Texas Pig Rescue in a scene from the CBS All Access docuseries "That Animal Rescue Show." (Danny Matson/CBS All Access via AP)
Animals, people rescue each other in heartfelt docuseries

By Lynn Elber Oct. 21, 2020 02:35 PM EDT

REMOVES REFERENCE TO COVID-19 - In this July 13, 2019 file photo, Toots Hibbert performs with the Maytals in Grass Valley, Calif. In a statement from a family member Hibbert died on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

By Hillel Italie Sep. 12, 2020 07:56 AM EDT

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Associated Press Jul. 06, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
WILLIE NELSON’S FOURTH OF JULY - REDUX SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Too busy with your own Fourth of July weekend plans to hang out with Willie...

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By Oscar Wells Gabriel Ii Jul. 03, 2020 03:49 PM EDT
WILLIE NELSON'S FOURTH SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) — Tradition will meet technology when Willie Nelson holds his annual Fourth of July Picnic....

FILE - In this July 4, 2006, file photo, Willie Nelson addresses fans attending his Fourth of July Picnic in Ft. Worth, Texas. Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual. Fans can tune in to the nearly 50-year-old music bash Saturday via livestream. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, File)
Willie Nelson's July Fourth picnic is virtual in virus era

Jul. 03, 2020 01:47 PM EDT

A yacht cruises through the Manasquan Inlet as a large crowd fills the beach in Manasquan, N.J. on June 28, 2020. With large crowds expected at the Jersey Shore for the July Fourth weekend, some are worried that a failure to heed mask-wearing and social distancing protocols could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
`Huge bummer': July Fourth will test Americans' discipline

By John Seewer Jul. 03, 2020 10:05 AM EDT

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By Margie Szaroleta Jun. 30, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
CHASE RICE RESPONDS TO CONCERT CRITICISM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chase Rice says people have differing opinions on how to stop COVID-19,...

Organizers: Musikfest to be mostly virtual event this year

Jun. 10, 2020 05:27 PM EDT
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Musikfest, which draws more than a million people over several days each year to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, will be mostly a virtual event...

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May. 18, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
ASTRID KIRCHHERR DIES NEW YORK (AP) - German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, who took some of the earliest photos of The Beatles, has died...

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May. 13, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
IAN ANDERSON CALLS HIS COPD “INCURABLE” LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson says he has an “incurable lung disease.” He...

Texas artists will be in Rangers lot for drive-in concerts

May. 12, 2020 01:24 PM EDT
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers season ticket holder Pat Green will be among the Texas artists who will play a series of drive-in concerts in the parking...

Threadgill's stands Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Austin, Texas. The live-music venue where college student Janis Joplin launched her singing career will not be reopening after the coronavirus pandemic lifts. Owner Eddie Wilson said that he plans to sell the property on Austin's North Lamar Boulevard that has been Threadgill’s for 87 years. The converted gas station is where Joplin, then a student at the University of Texas, performed in the 1960s. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas venue that launched Janis Joplin's career set to close

Apr. 21, 2020 05:58 PM EDT