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The Latest: A single passenger survived the Air India crash, hospital says

A single passenger survived the fiery crash of an Air India passenger plane on Thursday, according to a doctor at a local hospital, which went down shortly after taking off for London with a...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

At least 2 people killed as storms push through South

Two people were killed by falling trees and tens of thousands were left without power as severe storms rolled through the South over the weekend. The storms downed trees and powerlines and ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states

A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company rec...

DATE: Jun 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Taliban leader slams Trump's travel ban on Afghans and calls the US an 'oppressor'

The top Taliban leader on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump's travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an oppressor, as Afghanistan's rulers seek greater engagement with the in...

DATE: Jun 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Billy Joel cancels touring after being diagnosed with a brain disorder

NEW YORK – Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, vision and...

DATE: May 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming

Hollywood pulling out the stops this season

DATE: May 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

VENICE, Italy – Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the...

DATE: Apr 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

LOS ANGELES – David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days bef...

DATE: Jan 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve

BANGOR, Maine – Stephen King’s raucous rock ’n’ roll radio station is going silent at year’s end. The renowned author and lifelong rocker who used to perform with the Rock Bottom Remainders,...

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK – Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. Her death, just a we...

DATE: Nov 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack

VIENNA – Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in...

DATE: Aug 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing permanent damage to Steven Tyler’s voice last year

LOS ANGELES – Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour. The iconic band behind hits like “Love in an...

DATE: Aug 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment