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Vinyl outsells CDs for the first time in a generation

NEW YORK (AP) - After CDs were first introduced in the late 1980s, it wasn't long before they surpassed vinyl as the preferred way to listen to music at home. But now you can say vinyl has, well, turned the…

Groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to…

Governor pardons Plessy, of ‘separate but equal’ ruling

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor has pardoned the Black man whose 1892 arrest for refusing to leave an all-white railroad car sparked the ruling that cemented “separate but equal” into U.S. law for half a century. Gov. John Bel…

Treasure hunters sue for records on FBI's Civil War gold dig

A father-son duo of Pennsylvania treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold are now on the prowl for something as elusive as the buried booty itself: government records of the FBI’s excavation. Finders…

Chrysler aims to be all electric by 2028

LONDON (AP) — Chrysler says it plans for its vehicle lineup to go all electric by 2028. It's the latest brand to announce a major shift away from gas-powered cars amid pressure to act on climate change. The American automaker…

'Follow me': Dog finds help, leads cops to owner's car crash

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — A German shepherd named Tinsley successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its owner’s rollover crash. WMUR-TV reported Tuesday that officers first thought the animal was merely lost. But thanks to Tinsley’s dogged…

Reigning ‘Jeopardy!’ champion robbed at gunpoint

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint over New Year’s weekend in Oakland, California. Schneider tweeted about the robbery to her 52,000 followers, saying she was shaken up but otherwise OK. The Oakland resident…