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Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

rldLAS VEGAS - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died....

May 09, 2020

Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87

NASHVILLE - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&...

May 09, 2020

Robert Caro writes, and waits, during the COVID-19 outbreak

NEW YORK - On most days since the coronavirus spread through Manhattan, Robert Caro has held to a familiar routine. He rises early, walks to his office down the street, spends hours on the fifth and f...

May 09, 2020

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

LAS VEGAS - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He...

May 09, 2020

2 arrested in slaying of Michigan guard over face mask order

FLINT, Mich. - Two men were arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded a woman wear a mask while shopping at a store. Genesee County authorities said Ramonyea Bishop, 23, w...

May 08, 2020

Tekashi 6ix9ine releases new video from home confinement

NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine lit up social media on Friday, releasing a new song and video created during his home confinement just weeks after being freed from a Manhattan federal lockup over co...

May 08, 2020

Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 people

TYRONE, Ga. - Former NBA player Shannon Brown faces charges in suburban Atlanta after he was accused of firing a rifle at two people who were looking at homes for sale, police said. Brown, 34, was arr...

May 08, 2020

Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated

WASHINGTON - Federal investigators have found "reasonable grounds" that a government whistleblower was punished for opposing widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a ...

May 08, 2020

PBS docu-series 'Asian Americans' more timely amid pandemic

A century of racist attacks detailed in the new PBS documentary series "Asian Americans" might have felt like ancient history just a few months ago. But through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic th...

May 08, 2020

Judge denies bid to dismiss charges against Lori Loughlin

A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and other prominent parents accused of cheating the college admissions process, siding wit...

May 08, 2020