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John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

Apr. 02, 2024 16:18 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died Tuesday morning...

Today in History: March 20, Lyle and Erik Menendez convicted of the murder of their parents

Mar. 20, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 20, the 80th day of 2024. There are 286 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 20, 1996, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun...

A new exhibition aims to bring Yoko Ono's art out of John Lennon's shadow

Feb. 13, 2024 11:03 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Before there was John and Yoko — and after — there was just Yoko Ono. The Japanese-American artist became a global celebrity through her marriage to John Lennon, her partner for more than a decade until his murder in 1980, as well as her collaborator on...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24

Feb. 12, 2024 10:26 AM EST

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24: Feb. 18: Vocalist Yoko Ono is 91. Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 84. Singer Irma Thomas is 83. Actor Jess Walton (“The Young and the Restless”) is 78. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 77. Actor Cybill...