In a sweltering capital threatened by storms, the traditional Fourth of July parade Thursday served as a warm-up act to a distinctly nontraditional evening event at the Lincoln Memorial, where … Click to Continue »
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‘Laugh-in’ comedic actor Arte Johnson dies at 90
Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 90. Family representative Harlan Boll says Johnson … Click to Continue »
Russian defense chief says there are survivors of navy fire
Some crew members have survived a fire that killed 14 sailors onboard one of the Russian navy’s deep-sea research submersibles, the nation’s defense minister said Wednesday. Sergei Shoigu didn’t specify … Click to Continue »
Sundance co-founder gets at least 6 years in sex abuse case
A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s was sentenced Tuesday to at least six years in … Click to Continue »
Chanel’s new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris
Chanel’s new chief Virginie Viard merged the worlds of two of its most famous couturiers, those of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, for a cerebral couture show in Paris … Click to Continue »
Breakup of Blue Jackets highlights start of NHL free agency
Artemi Panarin is heading to the Big Apple, Matt Duchene to Music City and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to South Beach as the expected breakup of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ star … Click to Continue »
The Latest: Money ball: Mathews gets key wicket first ball
The Latest on Day 33 of the Cricket World Cup (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Angelo Mathews hadn’t bowled in the nets for eight months. He hadn’t bowled in a … Click to Continue »
Brianna Mason first black woman to be named Miss Tennessee
An elementary school teacher has become the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss Tennessee. News outlets report Miss Greene County Brianna Mason won the pageant at the University of … Click to Continue »
‘Toy Story 4’ repeats at No. 1 over ‘Annabelle,’ ‘Yesterday’
“Toy Story 4” hung onto the top spot in its second week in theaters and the horror sequel “Annabelle Comes Home” opened in line with expectations, but the Cinderella story … Click to Continue »
Vanderbilt pledges $2M for African American music museum
Vanderbilt University is pledging $2 million for the National Museum of African American Music, which is scheduled to open a 56,000-square-foot facility in downtown Nashville early next year. The university … Click to Continue »