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September 28, 2018 at 4:56 pm

Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, dies at 76

Balin was known for his yearning tenor on the ballads "Today" and "It's No Secret," and on the political anthem "Volunteers." In the mid-1970s, when...

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September 21, 2018 at 11:54 am

Rock On: Michelle Obama book tour is reaching high

NEW YORK (AP) — Check out the upcoming events at Chicago's United Center and you'll see Bulls games, Blackhawks games and concerts by Fleetwood Mac,...

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September 18, 2018 at 5:54 am

Former FBI official Andrew McCabe has book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after the publication of James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty," another former FBI official will take on President Donald Trump....

September 14, 2018 at 7:15 am

Tayari Jones and Tommy Orange among book award finalists

NEW YORK (AP) — Tayari Jones' "An American Marriage" and Tommy Orange's "There, There," two of the year's most talked-about novels, are on the fiction...

September 13, 2018 at 8:34 pm

Ringo! Ex-Beatles drummer plays at Radio City Music Hall

NEW YORK (AP) — It's the season for Beatles in New York City. Within a week of Paul McCartney playing a surprise show at Grand...

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September 3, 2018 at 3:37 pm

New Yorker drops plans to interview Bannon at festival

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing widespread outrage, The New Yorker has dropped plans to interview Steve Bannon during its festival next month. New Yorker editor...

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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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