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Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at 30

NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died. Police said the 30-year-old Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment building. She was pronounced dead…

Stax Museum offering virtual events for Black History Month

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Stax Museum of American Soul Music and its music academy in Tennessee are once again offering an online concert and a virtual tour in honor of Black History Month in February. The Memphis-based studio produced…

Country music artist to visit West TN shelter

PINSON, Tenn. ---Country music artist plans special visit to TN Children's Home. According to a news release from Sky 3 Entertainment, country music artist Steven Cade will pay a visit to The Tennessee Children's Home in Pinson. [caption id="attachment_712267" align="aligncenter"…

Sales soar for ‘Maus’ after its banning in Tennessee

NEW YORK (AP) — Just days after the banning of “Maus” by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic story about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.com and…

20th Annual 'Crystal Ball' coming to Jackson this Saturday

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Get out to eat, dance and socialize this Saturday at the 20th Annual Jackson Symphony League Crystal Ball. The annual fundraiser is located at the Carl Perkins Civic Center and all proceeds benefit the Jackson Symphony. "They…

Holocaust novel 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district

ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman. That's according to minutes from the McMinn County School…

Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice

Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her Clara Lionel Foundation. The “We Found Love” singer on Tuesday announced the donation to 18 climate-justice organizations doing work…

Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure

MIAMI (AP) — A cruise ship with hundreds of passengers has diverted to the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. The Crystal Symphony was scheduled to…

‘Spider-Man’ comes back swinging, takes No. 1 from ‘Scream'

(AP) --- After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had some fight left. Sony’s superhero juggernaut swung back to first place in its sixth weekend in theaters and became the sixth highest grossing…