Louisiana high school boasts 4 best-album Grammy nominees
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans high school is celebrating Grammy nominations for four of its graduates.
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Tape that: Dutch inventor of audio cassette dies at age 94
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, the medium of choice for millions of bedroom mix tapes, has...
Bread and Cameos — a year without income from Broadway stage
NEW YORK — A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of live Broadway excitement. Now he’s doing it with his...
Obama in upcoming podcast credits his mother for his path
NEW YORK — Former President Barack Obama reveals in an upcoming podcast with rocker Bruce Springsteen that he chose a career of public service...
Review: On ‘Spaceman,’ Nick Jonas opens his pandemic diary
"Spaceman," Nick Jonas (Island Records)
Make room, Paul McCartney, Snow Patrol...
Norway’s aging king to remain on sick leave after surgery
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway’s 84-year-old King Harald V will remain on sick leave from his ceremonial duties until April 11 after successful leg surgery...
A peek behind the masks, precautions at the pandemic Grammys
LOS ANGELES — I have covered the Grammy Awards for the Associated Press for 15 years. But this strange year feels like the first...
Almodóvar returns to the female universe with Penélope Cruz
NEW YORK — Pedro Almodóvar exposed all his vulnerability in the semi-autobiographical film “Pain and Glory.” Now he returns his focus to women not...
Minneapolis bowling alley drone video takes off online
MINNEAPOLIS — A video taken by a camera-equipped drone buzzing through the nooks and crannies of a historic Minneapolis bowling alley has attracted hundreds...
Friends, family mourn death of Houston’s Third Ward rapper
HOUSTON — Residents from Houston's Third Ward are mourning the shooting death of Xavier Roberson, a rapper who used his music as a vehicle...
