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'Do something:' Harris' rapid rise driven by call to action
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours before Kamala Harris took the stage for the first time as Joe Biden's vice presidential pick, she received a text message from a childhood classmate with photos from their school days. In one of the pictures, a racially diverse group of first-graders are gathered in a...
Mississippi painter gives people ‘something to talk about’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mississippi native Carl Moore’s “American Gothic” series of paintings borrows its name from Grant Wood’s famous 1930 portrait of a grim-faced white man and woman posed in front of an Iowa farmhouse, the man grasping a trident pitchfork that seems as much a...
UK remembers Far East war on 75th anniversary of V-J Day
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. marked the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in World War II on Saturday, with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip leading tributes to those who fought during the six-year campaign. In a special message on Victory over Japan Day, the queen and Philip offered their...
Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Democratic and Republican conventions will lack for crowds but not television coverage. The standard political gatherings that were to unfold for the Democratic Party in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and for the GOP in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be largely virtual, constrained by the...
Wyoming high school marching bands reunite amid COVID-19
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has local high school musicians marching to a different drummer. That was evident during the morning hours of week-long of band camps for Campbell County and Thunder Basin high schools as band members practiced the fundamentals without their instruments....
The year the music might die: British clubs face closure
LONDON (AP) — When Keiron Marshall was 15, he found his way out of a desperate situation with help from an unexpected source: Eric Clapton. The guitar great was host at the first gig Marshall ever went to, and he was joined on stage by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, The Who's Pete Townshend and Beatle Ringo...
Play-in time: Blazers, Grizzlies to play Game 1 on Saturday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Heroics were needed to get Portland and Memphis on the doorstep of the playoffs. For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard averaged more than 50 points — with a shot from a step inside midcourt in there as one of his many highlights — to lead the way in three...
Another shorty for Flames in 2-0 win over Stars for 2-1 lead
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund scored Calgary's second short-handed goal in as many nights, Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots in his second shutout this postseason and the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference playoff series. The goal by...
Kenosha Opera Festival debuts online during COVID pandemic
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Don’t tell Nicholas Huff and Kaila Bingen that opera belongs to stuffy old folks in formal wear. “Live music, including opera, can be accessible to everyone,” Bingen said. “The stories in opera connect to the world today: Romance, tragedy and the joyful...
Thunder Road indoor entertainment complex nears completion
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It’s been over two years since planning began on the project, and the new indoor entertainment center at Thunder Road is almost ready to open. The complex brings a variety of new gaming experiences to the park. Highlights include an elaborate blacklight laser tag arena,...
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