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Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

Dec. 18, 2024 08:18 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with the Vienna-based Four Paws...

3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze

Dec. 12, 2024 21:29 PM EST

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in Southern California helped firefighters battle a blaze that had forced thousands, including college students and celebrities, to evacuate earlier this...

Arizona Digest

Dec. 11, 2024 14:56 PM EST

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Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu

Dec. 10, 2024 23:17 PM EST

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings have gone out to 20,000 Southern California residents Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities' seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, the sheriff's department said. ...

Kennedy Center pays tribute to Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt, Sandoval and The Apollo

Dec. 09, 2024 06:50 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Not Fade Away” closed out the Kennedy Center Honors at this year's ceremony, just as honorees The Grateful Dead had used Buddy Holly’s ode to enduring love to close out hundreds of concerts over the years. The packed house Sunday night danced in the aisles...

US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Dec. 03, 2024 13:23 PM EST

Nonfiction 1. We Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B. Peterson, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Cher by Cher, narrated by the author and Stephanie J. Block (HarperAudio) 3. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) ...

US-Audiobooks-Top-10

Nov. 26, 2024 13:56 PM EST

Nonfiction 1. We Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B. Peterson, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Cher by Cher, narrated by the author and Stephanie J. Block (HarperAudio) 3. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill...

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame turns up starpower to induct Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy and more

Oct. 20, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Zendaya bookended Saturday’s inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal’s Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige, soft rockers Foreigner...

Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite

Oct. 16, 2024 11:48 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5. “The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it,” says Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and...

After years of finding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cold as ice, Foreigner now knows what love is

Oct. 08, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — This month, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rectifies a wrong that many rock fans will celebrate with their lighters up in the air — the band Foreigner will finally be welcomed in. The English-American rockers — with hits like “Cold as Ice,” “Hot...