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Cause of deaths at Astroworld released

HOUSTON (AP) - Compression asphyxia. That's what officials in Texas say caused the death of the 10 people who were killed at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston last month. Medical experts say it appears the pressure from the large…

New 'Spider-Man' swinging towards record-breaking weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” grossed $50 million in Thursday previews alone, a stunning start for a movie set to break pandemic records. Sony…

Span of Memphis street renamed for slain rapper Young Dolph

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Family and friends of slain rapper Young Dolph have remembered him as a generous philanthropist, skilled businessman and loving father at a ceremony renaming a street for him in the same area of Memphis where he…

Lexington Christmas Parade spreads holiday cheer

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- One local city is getting into the holiday spirit. The City of Lexington hosted their annual Christmas Parade Monday evening. Community members came out as local businesses detailed and…

Anne Rice, author of gothic novels, dead at 80

(AP) --- Gothic novelist Anne Rice has died due to complications from a stroke. Rice's son Christopher Rice announced her death late Saturday on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. Rice was widely known for her bestselling novel “Interview…

Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Nesmith, the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the 1960s, made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78. His family says Nesmith died Friday of natural causes. Nesmith was a struggling singer-songwriter in 1966 when he…

Strahan flies to space with astronaut's daughter: 'Wow!'

(AP) --- NFL great Michael Strahan has rocketed into space on a Jeff Bezos rocket. The Amazon founder's space company launched the former football player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Saturday morning from West Texas. Five others…