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TV's 'black-ish' ends 8-season run with legacy, fans secure

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The TV sitcom “black-ish” is about to wrap up its eight-season run. The ABC sitcom about the affluent Johnson family got a splashy salute earlier this month at the National Museum of African American History and…

Man dies after fight in north Mississippi; 1 person charged

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after a fight at a north Mississippi restaurant. Police responded to a call about an assault early Saturday at Steele's Dive in Tupelo. Maj. Chuck McDougald says officers found emergency…

US rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend; 2 dead

HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating an early morning shooting at a club in Hampton County that left at least nine people injured. The State Law Enforcement Division said there were no reported fatalities.…

Art Rupe, pioneering record executive, dead at 104

NEW YORK (AP) — A pioneering record executive who helped launch the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke has died. Art Rupe died Friday at his Santa Barbara, California, home at the age of 104. Rupe was inducted into…

US Coast Guard searches for man who jumped from cruise ship

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a cruise ship as it approached Florida. The Coast Guard and Carnival said the man jumped from the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Mardi…

New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of “Better Call Saul” and “The Batman,” the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max. Timed…

Georgia man accused of leaving grandmother in freezer to die

ARMUCHEE, Ga. (AP) — Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer while she was still alive. Floyd County Police discovered the body of 82-year-old Doris Cumming late Thursday in the Armuchee home…

Liz Sheridan, Jerry's doting mom on 'Seinfeld,' dies at 93

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93. Sheridan's longtime representative says the actor died in her sleep from natural causes. Sheridan’s “Seinfeld” role as…

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. Court documents filed Friday listed Richard Moore’s decision. Moore’s April 29 execution would…