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Modeling agent close to Epstein found dead in French jail

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say a modeling agent who was close to disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell. Agent Jean-Luc Brunel was being held in an investigation into the rape of…

Rocker Ian McDonald of King Crimson and Foreigner dies at 75

LONDON (AP) — Ian McDonald, a co-founder of pioneering prog-rock band King Crimson and stadium rock hitmaker Foreigner, has died. He was 75. A representative said McDonald died Wednesday at his home in New York City. Son Max McDonald said…

Oz gets Walk of Fame star as rival says he's too 'Hollywood'

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who recently ended his daytime TV “Dr. Oz Show” to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was Friday,…

Tennessee parents, teachers push back against 'Maus' removal

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — Parents, teachers and students packed a crowded meeting of the McMinn County School Board to talk about “Maus," a Pulitzer-Prize winning graphic novel the board banned from its curriculum last month. The board held firm, offering…

Ashley Bryan, acclaimed children's author, dead at 98

ISLESFORD, Maine (AP) — Ashley Bryan, a prolific children’s book illustrator and storyteller who often retold African folktales he had heard as a child, has died. He was 98. The Ashley Bryan Center in coastal Maine says Bryan died Friday…

Jennifer Garner celebrated as Hasty Pudding's Woman of Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Alias” actor Jennifer Garner is being celebrated for her star power both on- and off-screen. Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals is parading Garner through the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon before roasting her as…

Elizabeth Jane Phillips and William M. Phillips, Jr.

Elizabeth Jane Phillips 1941 – 2022 Elizabeth Jane Phillips, age 81, resident of Oakland, Tennessee since 1986 and wife of the late William M. Phillips, Jr., departed this life Tuesday morning, February 1, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett,…

Tennessee gov, GOP push more scrutiny of school libraries

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee says he supports placing more scrutiny over school libraries so that students consume “age appropriate” content. The Republican's remarks come less than a week after a local Tennessee school board attracted national attention…