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Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew…

‘Magical’ flotilla of hot air balloons take flight at international fiesta amid warm temperatures

‘Magical’ flotilla of hot air balloons take flight at international fiesta amid warm temperatures

By TY O’NEIL AND SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A flotilla of hot air balloons ascended into a clear desert sky on Saturday to kick off a colorful mass ascension at…

Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut

Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which “The Matrix” star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves spun into the grass without a…

Q&A: RZA on the nostalgic origins of his first classical album, ‘A Ballet Through Mud’

Q&A: RZA on the nostalgic origins of his first classical album, ‘A Ballet Through Mud’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical music album he calls “A Ballet Through Mud.” Early in the pandemic, the 55-year-old Wu-Tang…

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and MATT O’BRIEN MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid…

Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist

Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles…