Entertainment

3 accused of stealing from Chuck Berry’s home

Three men are jailed and accused of stealing an electric guitar and other items from the suburban St. Louis home of rock `n’ roll legend Chuck Berry.

The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department says power washers and dozens of used car batteries were also taken, along with part of a fence. […]

Entertainment

Mariah Carey accepts Icon award from artists group

Mariah Carey was late to the BMI Urban Music Awards, where she was the guest of honor, but that didn’t stop other artists from literally singing her praises.

Fantasia Barrino and Eric Benet were among those who serenaded the star with her own hits. Benet performed “One Sweet Day” and the former “American Idol” sang “Hero” during the private ceremony at the Saban Theatre, where writers, producers and publishers of the year’s top urban hits were recognized Friday. […]

Entertainment

Horror possesses box office in quiet end to summer

A late-summer horror tale took possession of the weekend box office as Hollywood quietly wound down a busy season that turned out to be not so busy.

“The Possession” debuted as the No. 1 movie with $21.3 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, according to studio estimates. […]

Events

He’s her man: First lady says ‘we can trust’ Obama

First lady Michelle Obama lovingly praised her husband Tuesday night in a prime-time Democratic Convention speech as a devoted spouse and caring father at home and a “man we can trust” to revive the nation’s weak economy as president, beckoning the country to return him to the White House despite agonizingly slow recovery from recession. […]

Education

Mother of GMA co-host Robin Roberts dies in Gulfport

Lucimarian Tolliver Roberts, the mother of “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts, has died a day after the anchor announced she was taking a medical leave for a bone marrow transplant.

The 88-year-old Roberts died in Gulfport, Miss., on Thursday night, Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, said Friday. […]

Entertainment

Hip-hop mogul’s death in NYC ruled a suicide

The New York City medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty a suicide.

Lighty, a hip-hop mogul who helped the likes of Sean “Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey attain not only hit records, but also lucrative careers outside music, was found dead in his New York City apartment Thursday in an apparent suicide. He was 44. […]

Entertainment

WKDH to end broadcasting

A local television station is going off the air at the end of the month.

WKDH is the ABC station.

Its owner, Southern Broadcasting, says it will end broadcasting at 11:59 p.m. on August 31 after more than a decade on the air. […]

Entertainment

Phyllis Diller blazed trail for female comedians

Long before Kathy Griffin was languishing on the D-list, Roseanne Barr was calling herself a domestic goddess and Joan Rivers was asking audiences if they could talk, wild-haired housewife-turned-comedian Phyllis Diller was dishing one-liners about her husband, Fang.
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