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Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88
Mar 08, 2024 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died…
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TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as 'a step into the future'
Mar 07, 2024 by Sam Parsons
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal airport security officials unveiled passenger self-screening lanes Wednesday at busy Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with plans to test it for use in other cities around the country.…
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
Mar 06, 2024 by Sam Parsons
BOSTON (AP) -- A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter,…
Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
Mar 05, 2024 by Sam Parsons
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An ammunition supplier testified at trial Monday that he only provided inert dummy rounds to the Western film “Rust” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in 2021, though…
Chris Mortensen, an award-winning ESPN reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72
Mar 04, 2024 by Sam Parsons
BRISTOL (AP) -- Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. He was 72. ESPN confirmed Mortensen’s death…
Zyn nicotine pouches are all over TikTok, sparking debate among politicians and health experts
Mar 01, 2024 by Sam Parsons
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents and pundits that…
Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76
Feb 29, 2024 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76.…
Macy's to close 150 namesake stores as sales slip, pivot to luxury with new Bloomingdale's locations
Feb 28, 2024 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years, including 50 by year-end. The company made the announcement Tuesday after posting a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales. As…
Case possibly containing Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M at auction
Feb 27, 2024 by Sam Parsons
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A case of old hockey cards possibly containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was discovered in a Regina home. Heritage Auctions says the winning…
Warm weather brings a taste of spring to central and western United States
Feb 26, 2024 by Sam Parsons
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A warm front swept springlike weather across a large swath of the country Sunday in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year, sending people out of their homes to…
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