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August 16, 2018 at 11:17 am

The thrill and the truth of Aretha Franklin WATCH

NEW YORK (AP) — The clarity and the command. The daring and the discipline. The thrill of her voice and the truth of her emotions....

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August 16, 2018 at 10:17 am

‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies in Detroit at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little...

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FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, Aretha Franklin smiles after the Detroit Pistons-Miami Heat NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Franklin is seriously ill, according to a person close to the singer. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to publicly talk about the topic, told The Associated Press on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, that Franklin is seriously ill. No more details were provided. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) NYAG104 NYAG104

August 16, 2018 at 6:58 am

'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76 WATCH

A professional singer and accomplished pianist by her late teens, a superstar by her mid-20s, Aretha Franklin had long ago settled any arguments over who...

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July 26, 2018 at 6:02 am

Former Trump aide Omarosa has “explosive” book coming

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump aide and "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa Manigault Newman has a memoir coming that her publisher calls "explosive" and...

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July 18, 2018 at 5:14 am

Chris Christie to ‘set record straight’ in ‘Let Me Finish’

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Christie has a book coming out next year and he doesn't plan on holding back. Hachette Books confirmed to The...

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July 18, 2018 at 4:32 am

Chris Christie to ‘set record straight’ in ‘Let Me Finish’

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Christie has a book coming out next year and he doesn't plan on holding back. Hachette Books told The Associated...

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July 16, 2018 at 5:01 pm

John A. Stormer, popular right-wing author, dies at 90

John A. Stormer, a religious leader and right-wing activist whose self-published Cold War tract "None Dare Call It Treason" became a grassroots sensation in 1964...

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June 26, 2018 at 7:45 am

Wave of pro-Trump books coming in summer and fall

NEW YORK (AP) — In a year dominated by such anti-Trump best-sellers as "Fire and Fury" and "A Higher Loyalty," a conservative counter-wave is growing....

June 22, 2018 at 12:07 am

Charles Krauthammer, conservative columnist and pundit, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved...

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June 21, 2018 at 4:17 pm

Charles Krauthammer, prominent conservative voice, has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved...