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Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

NEW YORK – In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a d...

DATE: Feb 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Woman’s corpse and 30 cremated remains found

Former funeral homeowner is evicted from house

DATE: Feb 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

No. 23 Indiana State ranked for first time since 1979; UConn remains No. 1 in AP Top 25

Indiana State's balanced scoring, free-flowing offense and its goggle-wearing big man have the program off to one of its best starts in years.

DATE: Feb 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Super Bowl cooks, it can be done: Buffalo wings with less splatter

We will start by acknowledging that deep-fried chicken wings are very, very good. And when I am out and about in a bar-ish setting, it’s difficult to pass them up. But deep frying chicken w...

DATE: Feb 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Food

Rock band critical of Putin is detained in Thailand, fearful of deportation to Russia

BANGKOK – Members of a rock band that has been critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine remained locked up Tuesday in a Thai immigration jail, fearful that they could be deported to Russia as a r...

DATE: Jan 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dies at 89

‘House Made of Dawn’ is considered as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature

DATE: Jan 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Pro Picks: Chiefs and 49ers will win to set up a Super Bowl rematch

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here.

DATE: Jan 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford get into Songwriters Hall of Fame

NEW YORK – Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an incoming class of musicians who have scaled the heights of...

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Actor David Soul, one half of ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80

LONDON – Actor David Soul, who earned fame as the blond half of crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” in the popular 1970s television series, has died at age 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said F...

DATE: Jan 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The checkered history of the poinsettia

The flower's namesake and origins get new attention

DATE: Dec 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ dies at 82

LOS ANGELES – Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old d...

DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Johnny Depp among stars paying tribute at funeral of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan

LONDON – Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan as his coffin wound through the Irish capital before a small-town fune...

DATE: Dec 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment