HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for "The Sopranos" has died in Italy
The scooters are parked in their places, not cast willy-nilly for us to fall over, and the mad search for one pink tennis shoe (and under-our-…
Kent Wascom’s debut novel “The Blood of Heaven” reads like the slow burn of a Bourbon swallow. The novel crawls the banks of the muddy Mississ…
Get the scoop! Your literary bee-buddy has unearthed a trio of books that go right along with your public library’s summer reading theme, “Dig…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes…
NEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is.
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.
Mark your calendars for the June 4th release of a picture book that’s as funny as any I’ve ever read. I gave my husband a dramatic reading of …
Mark Teague has a soft heart for young readers—and for big, bad wolves. The author illustrator had a crowd of children giggling at the Spencer…
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo behind one of the decade's most memorable songs, "Jump," has died at an Atlanta hosp…
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis-area teenager had a simple answer for leading police on a lengthy, dangerous chase: He didn't wa…
The lineup for LouFest, St. Louis' summer music festival held in Forest Park, has been announced. Notable bands include The Killers, Wilco, Th…
George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreak…
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they have found drugs on board a tour bus used by pop singer Justin Bieber.
LONDON (AP) — English graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, whose eye-popping album art for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin encapsulated the spirit o…
NEW YORK (AP) — She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls.
NEW YORK (AP) — KFC is stripping out the bones to make it easier for people to eat its chicken.
CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize…
A Pittsburgh man has been accused of cutting a line waiting to get free cakes from the Cake Boss and stealing four of them.