From the Associated Press – The death of a Michigan State University student has prompted officials to suspend the school’s chapter of a fraternity that the student was involved with. The Lansing State Journal reports […]
Local News
From the Associated Press – A 22-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his 52-year-old mother along a major thoroughfare north of Detroit. The Oakland County sheriff’s office says the pair was […]
From the Associated Press – Lawmakers in several states are debating precisely how many Black voters are needed in a legislative district to ensure they can elect the representative they want. It may sound like […]
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 1859 Charles Darwin’s “On the Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection” was published. He surmised that all species of life descended over time from […]
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 1889 The first jukebox was installed, in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. It was an Edison phonograph modified with a coin slot and […]
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 1718 British soldiers boarded the ship of Blackbeard the Pirate and shot him. They then cut off his black beard and flew it from the […]
Music News
Keeping the Faith for HalesouthThe Royal Affair and After, the forthcoming live album from longtime Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge, was scheduled for release on December 3, but according to a message on Lodge’s social […]
Courtesy of Music Rising/Van Eaton GalleriesPaul McCartney, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen are just a few the famous musicians who’ve contributed instruments and other memorabilia to an auction benefiting Music Rising, a charity organization co-founded […]
Courtesy of Record Store DayAfter enjoying their Thanksgiving feast this week, music fans can head to their local independent record shops to check out the limited-edition vinyl releases available for the 2021 edition of Record […]
Entertainment News
Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesA little more than a week before a new, Steven Spielberg-directed version of West Side Story — one of his most famous works — is set to hit the […]
NetflixAndrew Garfield can be seen on Netflix in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical film Tick…Tick…Boom!, and he can also now be seen absolutely losing his mind on NetflixGeeked’s social media. And it’s all thanks to a greeting from the cast of […]
ABCYes, the holidays are a magical time, but one guy is about to show you that with a Thanksgiving special that incorporates some actual magic. Magician Adam Trent, aka The Futurist, has appeared on America’s Got Talent and […]
National News
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — Several mall shootings and flash mob robbery sprees cast a pall on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Three people were shot, including a 10-year-old, and another […]
Kali9/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three people were killed and four injured in a shooting at an apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, Friday night, police said. The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. local time and “claimed the lives […]
iStock/Mirko Kuzmanovic(NORTH CAROLINA) — A North Carolina mall was evacuated Friday afternoon after a shooting on the premises, police said. One person was shot at Southpoint Mall in Durham, police said. The person’s condition is […]