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Judge rejects self-defense claim in MLK Day confrontation

Judge rejects self-defense claim in MLK Day confrontation

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida judge on Thursday rejected a self-defense claim by a white man accused of pulling a gun and yelling racial slurs in a traffic confrontation with a group of Black teenagers protesting housing inequality on Martin Luther King Jr.
Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal

Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of the sexual harassment victims’ advocacy group Time's Up resigned Thursday amid outrage over revelations that its leaders advised former New York Gov.
Witness: R. Kelly once compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis

Witness: R. Kelly once compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis

NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R.
Jump in Alberta alcohol-related hospitalizations in COVID's 1st wave: study

Jump in Alberta alcohol-related hospitalizations in COVID's 1st wave: study

CALGARY — A study from the University of Calgary has found that the number of Albertans hospitalized for an alcohol-related liver disease almost doubled during the first wave of COVID-19. Dr.
Kenny Malone, drummer on on Dolly, Dobie Gray hits, dies

Kenny Malone, drummer on on Dolly, Dobie Gray hits, dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drummer Kenny Malone, a prolific session player who played on hits for Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and many others, has died. He was 83.
JoJo Siwa to join same-sex couple on 'Dancing With Stars'

JoJo Siwa to join same-sex couple on 'Dancing With Stars'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop star JoJo Siwa will compete as part of the first same-sex pairing on “Dancing With the Stars” for the show’s upcoming 30th season.
Jussie Smollett attorneys cannot call prosecutor to testify

Jussie Smollett attorneys cannot call prosecutor to testify

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday.
Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide

Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine gave the live entertainment industry hope for a rebound in 2021. Now, as COVID-19 cases surge and hospital beds fill up, it feels like March 2020 all over again.
Award-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85

Award-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen B. Oates, an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Clara Barton, William Faulkner and others, has died. He was 85.
Maine museum to host large chunk of Mars rock

Maine museum to host large chunk of Mars rock

BETHEL, Maine (AP) — A Maine museum will play host to a chunk of rock it said is the largest intact Mars rock on Earth.
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