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Willie Nelson cancels shows after leaving a concert early

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country music legend Willie Nelson has canceled shows in Nevada and California after leaving a concert in San Diego after performing one song. A publicist for N...

Jerry Van Dyke, ‘Coach’ star and brother of Dick, dies at 86

NEW YORK – Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died ...

‘Jeopardy’ host Trebek has surgery for blood clots on brain

LOS ANGELES – Longtime “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek had surgery for blood clots on the brain, but assured fans he’d be back reading clues to contestants soon. Trebek appeared in a ...

Sue Grafton, writer of popular ‘alphabet’ mysteries, dies

LOS ANGELES – Sue Grafton, author of the best-selling “alphabet series” of mystery novels, has died in Santa Barbara. She was 77. Grafton was surrounded by family, including husba...

Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94

LOS ANGELES – Rose Marie, the wisecracking Sally Rogers of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and a show business lifer who began as a bobbed-hair child star in vaudeville and worked for nearly a cent...

Second actress steps forward to accuse Dustin Hoffman

NEW YORK – A second actress has come forward to accuse Dustin Hoffman of allegations of sexual harassment, calling the Oscar-winner’s conduct “a horrific, demoralizing and abusive experience...

Here’s why the Garrison Keillor allegations stand out

The public first learned that Garrison Keillor had been accused of improper behavior from Garrison Keillor. The humorist emailed an Associated Press reporter on Wednesday to break the news –...

‘Embarrassed’ Geraldo Rivera apologizes for ‘tawdry’ memoir

NEW YORK – Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for a memoir published a quarter-century ago that recounts sexual experiences he says he’s now “embarrassed” about. In a tweet on Friday, ...

Jim Nabors, TV’s homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87

HONOLULU – Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favorite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, d...

‘Partridge Family’ star David Cassidy hospitalized

NEW YORK – “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy has been hospitalized in Florida. His representative tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Cassidy is “now conscious” and “s...

AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64

NEW YORK – Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard-rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” “Hells Bells” and “Ba...

Record crowd attends star ceremony for Latin icon Selena

LOS ANGELES – About 4,500 fans gathered on Vine Street in Hollywood on Friday to pay tribute to the late Tejano music queen Selena Quintanilla, who was honored with the 2,622nd star on the H...