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Third man charged in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

NEW YORK – A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years. ...

DATE: May 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico rally

Three other bikers face charges; two of them were among the five wounded

DATE: May 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Céline Dion cancels European concerts 'until I’m really ready to be back on stage'

Céline Dion has canceled all of her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she continues treatment for a rare neurological disorder. “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again...

DATE: May 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Supreme Court limits regulation of some U.S. wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them

The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted a half-century ago to cleanse the country’...

DATE: May 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Posthumous Kenny Rogers album will feature unreleased songs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Previously unreleased songs recorded by the late country superstar Kenny Rogers will be on a new record coming out in June. After a career spanning jazz, rock, country and...

DATE: Apr 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

How and where to watch Sunday’s Oscar broadcast

NEW YORK – Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap”...

DATE: Mar 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage enters U.S. House race

LOS ANGELES – Actor Ben Savage, who starred as a child in the ABC teen sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for a U.S. House seat in California, marking his latest attempt to make the jump f...

DATE: Mar 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, dies at 61

BURBANK, Calif. – Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens

NEW YORK – Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.” In a sta...

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bird deaths over New Mexico possibly due to climate change

Birds experienced three different extreme weather events.

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Bill advances in New Mexico to gird against climate crises

SANTA FE – A legislative panel advanced a bill Monday that would help local governments plan in advance for climate-related threats to public health such as wildfires, flooding, extreme heat...

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado funeral homeowner sentenced in body sales case

Megan Hess gets 20 years in prison

DATE: Jan 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News