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Acclaimed singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson would've celebrated his 80th birthday today
Harry Nilsson in 1972; Stan Meagher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesThe late Harry Nilsson was born 80 years ago today, June 15, 1941. The golden-voiced singer was also an accomplis...
Jun 15, 2021
Ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett to release new studio album, 'Surrender of Silence,' in September
InsideOut MusicFormer Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett will release a new rock-themed studio album titled Surrender of Silence on September 10. The 11-track collection will arrive less than eight month...
Jun 15, 2021
Was attempting Mount Everest worth the risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
Zzvet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Rumblings earlier this spring that COVID-19 had made it to base camp at Mount Everest prompted fears of the worst: an outbreak of the deadly respiratory virus among people al...
Jun 15, 2021
American women's 1500 meter track record holder, Shelby Houlihan, banned over pork
Jamie Squire/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just days before the U.S. Olympic track and field trials begin, Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs, announced on ...
Jun 14, 2021
Members of Congress hold moment of silence for Americans who died of COVID-19
drnadig/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As the United States approaches the grim milestone of 600,000 coronavirus deaths, a group of bipartisan lawmakers gathered on the east front steps of the U.S. Capito...
Jun 14, 2021
Rudy Gobert named NBA Defensive Player Of The Year
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Monday. It is the third time Gobert has won the award in ...
Jun 14, 2021
3,000 unruly passengers so far this year -- 2,300 cases over mask wearing: FAA
EllenMoran/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Acts of aggression are skyrocketing to troubling highs on airplanes. Airlines have now reported 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers to the Federal Aviation Admin...
Jun 14, 2021
Texas residents asked to conserve energy by ERCOT amid heat wave
Vasil Dimitrov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Texas corporation that operates the state's electric grid, and is being held responsible for the winter blackouts that killed more than 100 people, is ask...
Jun 14, 2021
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2nd highest court in US
Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in a 53-44 vote on Monday. Jackson is the first of P...
Jun 14, 2021
1965 California plane crash may be solved after underwater researchers discover debris
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- The drought in California, combined with modern technology, may have uncovered an aviation mystery that has haunted Katherine Radican's family for m...
Jun 14, 2021