Category Archives: World

DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s estate has paid at least $3 million in back taxes to the IRS since her death in August, an attorney for the late Queen of Soul’s estate said Thursday. The estat...

LOS ANGELES - The season finale of NBC’s “The Voice” helped boost the network to a weekly ratings win. According to Nielsen figures out Thursday, nearly 10 million viewers saw 16-yea...

MIAMI - Authorities say a Florida toddler was seriously injured after crashing her father’s three-wheel motorcycle into a fence. The Miami Herald reports that the crash occurred Wednesday evenin...

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - In some versions of a story Dec. 27, The Associated Press reported that a Pennsylvania police department relied on a song by Bing Crosby to end a Christmas standoff. The story should ...

HELENA, Mont. - Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby. And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep. Jacob Bachmeier of Havre would like to see the 2019 Legislature declare the “...

NEW YORK - The Queen of Soul will get a royal tribute from Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle, Kelly Clarkson and more next month. The Recording Academy and music mogul Clive Davis will put on the special con...

LAS VEGAS - No other city does New Year’s Eve like Las Vegas. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Gwen Stefani are among the superstars who will be ushering in the new year with performances at venues on ...

PHOENIX - Growing up, George Hardeen never thought too much about being related to arguably the most famous magician of all time, whose name is synonymous with great escape. But at 66, the Arizona man...

BOSTON - A Massachusetts man who says he was groped by Kevin Spacey at a Nantucket restaurant in 2016 caught part of his encounter with the actor on video, according to court records. The then 18-year...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The 81-year-old author is often called a dean of Chicano literature. The illustrator is a younger muralist steeped in the visual traditions of Mexican-American pop culture and low-...