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Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set. Crew…

Ed Sheeran has COVID, will do performances from home

(AP) --- British pop star Ed Sheeran says he's tested positive for COVID-19 and will do interviews and performances from his house while he self-isolates. The four-time Grammy winner broke the news Sunday on social media days before his new…

Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kids

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people. A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were killed…

Fires, drought weakened 10K trees near giant sequoia groves

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — The California highway connecting visitors to the world’s two largest sequoia trees will stay closed so crews can remove as many as 10,000 trees weakened by wildfires, drought, disease or age. A fire closed the…

Rod Stewart plea deal falls through

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A plea deal between musician Rod Stewart and Florida prosecutors in a battery case has fallen through. And that means the British rock icon and his son are again facing charges stemming from a…

Day care owner gets 6 years for hiding 26 kids in basement

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado day care owner convicted of keeping 26 children hidden in the basement of her business in 2019 has received a six-year prison sentence. A judge issued the sentence Thursday to Carla Faith after…

Aromatherapy spray linked to US deaths faces recall

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease, even though none had traveled internationally. The four people may have been infected by…

Peter Scolari of 'Newhart,' 'Bosom Buddies,' dies at 66

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Scolari, who appeared on the TV series “Newhart” and Girls," has died. His manager says Scolari died Friday morning in New York after fighting cancer for two years. The versatile character actor first gained attention…

Train's "Christmas in Tahoe" goes to Hallmark Channel

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Train is turning its “Christmas in Tahoe” album into a Hallmark Channel movie. Singer Pat Monahan says Train contributed a new song called “Mittens” to the movie. Monahan also has a role in the film, which…