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Experts: Burning Man playa dust not serious health concern
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 10:08am
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Burning Man is served with a side of playa dust that covers cars and clothing and finds its way into places where the sun doesn't shine.
Duane Allman's old guitar 'Layla' sells for $1.25 million
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 8:20am
Fans of Duane Allman in Macon, Georgia, say they didn't expect the late musician's old guitar to sell for $1.25 million at a recent auction.
'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' animator Richard Williams has died
Raphael Satter, Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 9:02am
Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own, has died. He was 86 years old.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 9:15pm
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Heather Locklear pleads no contest to fighting with deputies
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 6:31pm
Heather Locklear has pleaded no contest to charges that she fought with first responders during two visits to her Southern California home last year.
'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
Lindsey Bahr and Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 6:05pm
Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider," has died. His family said in a statement that Fonda died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79.
Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' star, counter-culture figure and brother of actress Jane Fonda, has died at 79
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 4:43pm
Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' star, counter-culture figure and brother of actress Jane Fonda, has died at 79.
LA Opera declines details on Placido Domingo investigation
Jocelyn Gecker and Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 3:23pm
The Los Angeles Opera has declined to release any details of its promised investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against opera legend Placido Domingo, the company's longtime general director, including whether it has already started.
'After the Wedding' was a family affair for Julianne Moore
Ragan Clark, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 3:03pm
Julianne Moore is accustomed to working with her husband, director Bart Freundlich, on set, but it was a real family affair when their daughter joined them for their latest collaboration.
Charles Santore, illustrator of children's books, dies at 84
Kristen By Groot, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 1:22pm
Charles Santore, an illustrator known for his richly detailed and whimsical interpretations of classic children's books has died, his daughter said Friday.
Eataly severs ties with Mario Batali amid misconduct scandal
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 1:03pm
Chef Mario Batali, whose career crumbled amid sexual misconduct allegations, no longer owns a stake in Eataly, the Italian marketplaces he once heavily promoted.
CNN's Ward says intimidation effort made on Russia story
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 12:32pm
CNN's Clarissa Ward says her story this week about Russian involvement in the Central African Republic came with a price: she was trailed during her reporting and made the subject of a 15-minute propaganda video denigrating her work.
Aidy Bryant tries her hand at fashion with plus-size line
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 10:40am
World, meet Pauline.
Court rejects German girl's bid to join all-boys choir
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 9:44am
A court in Germany has rejected a 9-year-old girl's bid to join a centuries-old Berlin boys choir.
Paule Marshall, novelist of diverse influences, dead at 90
Hillel Italie, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 8:49am
Paule Marshall, an exuberant and sharpened storyteller who in fiction such as "Daughters" and "Brown Girl, Brownstones" drew upon classic and vernacular literature and her mother's kitchen conversations to narrate the divides between blacks and whites, men and women and modern and traditional cultures, has died at age 90.
Robin Thede looks to build legacy in HBO sketch comedy show
Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 7:33am
Robin Thede knew plenty of talented African-American female comedians, but only a few were getting hired on popular TV comedy shows such as "Saturday Night Live" and "Mad TV."
Rapper NBA YoungBoy freed from Louisiana jail
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 5:54am
Rapper NBA YoungBoy has been released from a Louisiana jail where he was sent after being accused of violating his probation.
Comedians injured in car crash on way to Atlanta performance
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 4:51am
Comedians Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould reportedly suffered minor injuries in a car crash on their way to perform at an Atlanta theater.
Latino actors, writers pen 'letter of solidarity' amid fears
Russell Contreras, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 3:07am
Actresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are leading a group of more than 150 writers, artists and leaders who have written a public "letter of solidarity" to U.S. Latinos after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and an immigration raid in Mississippi.
