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Review: In jam-packed Chicago Theatre concert, Craig David picks up where he left off
It’s been more than 20 years since Craig David last performed in Chicago and the pop music landscape has changed. Some (including this critic) would say for the worst. Artists like David, who pioneered underground sounds in the mainstream and found international success, are rarer today, making for a more homogenous music community when access…
Primaries in Maryland and West Virginia will shape the battle this fall for a Senate majority
By BRIAN WITTE, LEAH WILLINGHAM and STEVE PEOPLES (Associated Press) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Voters across Maryland and West Virginia will decide key primary elections Tuesday with big implications in the fight for the Senate majority this fall. At the same time, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump hope to project strength…
Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer) Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel literary prize in…
Rural CT town has 6 zip codes for just 600 addresses. Congress may step in
For residents living in the town of Scotland, located in the state’s northeastern Windham County, even just getting a package has become a headache. The rural Connecticut town has only 600 addresses listed, but it has six zip codes. It may take federal legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress to change that. The town has…
See list of school closures following severe weather, power outages here
After a line of storms rolled through the area Monday evening, many school systems are closing Tuesday. The following school systems will be closed Tuesday, May 14: – Baker Schools– Iberville Parish Schools– Pointe Coupee Parish Schools– West Baton Rouge Parish Schools – Zachary Community Schools – Villa del Rey Elementary East Baton Rouge Parish:– Greenbrier Elementary…
Appointment of interim Gonzales mayor posed an ethical question well before it occurred
GONZALES — The appointment of interim mayor Robert Ryland Percy III posed an immediate problem for Gonzales: Could its city attorney continue to serve while his father temporarily held the reins of city government? The Louisiana Board of Ethics says yes, but … The city council voted Monday to name Percy as its interim mayor…
Governor to address Monday’s severe weather as GOHSEP details next steps in recovery
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is set to address Monday night’s severe storms that left thousands without power and multiple schools and roads closed at a press conference Tuesday at noon. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE AS SOON AS IT BEGINS. The press conference will be held at the Governor’s Office of…
Voters at the polls today in Maryland’s primary election | PHOTOS
Albert Matthews, 85, was first to vote at Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School. Arriving before 7 a.m. this year, the Southwest Baltimore resident has made a point to be first in line over the past decade, mainly because he has to get to work early at the city’s Circuit Courthouse. (Lloyd Fox/Staff) Voter Janet Nolan gets…
Man fatally shot in North Baltimore on Monday night, police say
A man was killed in North Baltimore on Monday night, Baltimore Police said. At about 10:46 p.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of Greenmount Avenue, which runs through the Harwood and Better Waverly neighborhoods, to investigate reports of a shooting. They found a man with gunshot wounds to the body. The man was taken…
Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
By JOSEPH KRAUSS (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But in many ways, that experience pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza. Palestinians refer to…