By STEVEN SLOAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of artistic programming at the Kennedy Center abruptly stepped away from his post less than two weeks after he was named to the job in the latest sign of turmoil … Continued
By JOHN O’CONNOR, Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean … Continued
By SOPHIE BATES, JEFF MARTIN and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen from people stuck in their homes. Troopers in Tennessee are fanning out for welfare checks on … Continued
By Elizabeth Wellington, The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s vampiric period film starring Michael B. Jordan made Academy Award history last week when it was nominated for 16 Oscars, more than any other film in the history of … Continued
In 1976, record shoppers knew what they liked – the Eagles and Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan – and they bought it in droves. Only 11 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart that … Continued