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ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest ...
Charges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man’s death during admission to psychiatric hosptial
RICHMOND, Va. — Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary manslaughter ...
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ dies at 94
NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million ...
Richard M. Sherman, who fueled Disney charm in ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World,’ dies at 95
NEW YORK — Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of ...
Friday’s preholiday travel breaks the record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports
ATLANTA — A record was broken ahead of the Memorial Day weekend for the number of airline travelers screened at ...
Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness
SPENCER, Mass. — Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions had a blast. Wilbur, Charlotte and ...
Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year
You didn’t think summer travel would be easy, did you? Highways and airports are likely to be jammed the next ...
No more cute snaps of Mt Fuji. A screen is up in a Japanese town to prevent tourist crowds
TOKYO — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular ...
In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Leaning into the microphone in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Nora let loose a primal scream. Guitars wailed ...
‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a ...
