Ramsey Lewis, a jazz pianist and composer who had a surprise appearance on the pop charts in 1965 with the hit “The In Crowd,” died Monday at 87. No cause of death was given, but his Facebook page indicated he “died peacefully at his home in Chicago” this morning. A three-time Grammy-winner, Lewis was also
A view from the San Fernando Valley: People walk in O’Melveny Park in Granada Hills on Monday, August 22, 2022, as temperatures were mostly in the 90s. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings and charity/volunteer
The rocket company owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suffered its first launch failure – with an escape system flinging the crew capsule to safety. Pictures show flames shooting from the engine about a minute into flight and the capsule firing off from the rocket’s nose. It later landed in the Texan desert
MPs have paid tribute to the Queen in the House of Commons, with Boris Johnson making his first appearance since stepping down as prime minister, asking the public to “think what we asked of her and think what she gave”. His successor, Liz Truss, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Speaker, Sir Lindsay
Apple has released another round of security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS, including a new zero-day flaw that has been used in attacks in the wild. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-32917, is rooted in the Kernel component and could enable a malicious app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A Michigan man, who had reportedly been sucked into QAnon and 2020 election conspiracies, was killed by police after shooting and killing his wife over the weekend. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, at around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, police responded to a call from a young woman in Walled Lake, Michigan, who
Busted. According to WHNT, Teddy Gentry, bass player and founding member of the country music group, Alabama, was arrested on Monday in Cherokee County, Alabama. The 70 year old country music star was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Pretty hard to believe we’re still locking people up for a bag of weed
Randy Houser is giving fans another taste of this upcoming sixth studio album, Note to Self. The project is due to arrive on Nov. 11, but the singer has released another offering from it with “Rub a Little Dirt on It.” The simple track is a gentle reminder that although times can get tough, they are
Play video content TMZ.com New York was hoppin’ Friday night in the Midtown area of the Big Apple, because tons of celebs hit up the town for a swanky party. The Harper’s BAZAAR 2022 Icons Party was packed with stars who put on their Friday night best, including Jack Harlow, Drew Barrymore, Alicia Silverstone, Heidi
OnePlus 11 Pro alleged renders have reportedly been leaked online. The purported images are said to be OnePlus’ flagship phone for 2023. The handset will reportedly feature the company’s tri-state alert slider and Hasselblad-branded rear cameras. As per the report, the purported images of the OnePlus 11 Pro are based on early prototypes. The images
Since the end of the pandemic and the reopening of economies around the world, labour markets have become tighter, in the jargon. In short, in developed economies such as Europe and the United States, there are fewer workers available. Much of this was put down to the so-called great resignation as workers decided, after the
Beware of the Lavender Baths She accepted the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for her role in The White Lotus Jennifer Coolidge took a bath before the 2022 Emmy Awards, hoping to wind down before a big night of glitz and glam, but as she took the stage
Kindle Unlimited is Amazon’s subscription service which gives readers access to over 2 million ebooks, alongside audiobooks, comics, short stories, and more, and this summer, Kindle Unlimited users were voracious readers. Amazon Prime users, who have access to about 3,000 books, short stories, audiobooks, and comics through their subscription to the service, were also busy
Meghan Markle has put her popular Spotify podcast Archetypes on hold following the death last week of Queen Elizabeth II. According to a message on the podcast’s home page, “New episodes of Archetypes will be paused during the official mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen.” The Queen’s funeral is scheduled for Sept. 19 at
Who is the most oppressed in today’s society? People of color facing police violence and mass incarceration? LGBTQ groups vilified as sexual predators? Women denied their right to reproductive healthcare? All compelling answers, and all issues worthy of continued advocacy. But across social media, you can also find moral support for a demographic that most
Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value of fixed incomes. Across the country, seniors who until recently successfully managed limited budgets are growing more anxious and distressed. Some lost work during the coronavirus pandemic. Others are encountering unaffordable rent increases and the
A 52-year-old US man flagged down a police car and confessed to murder. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Jay Albert Stevens waved down the officer in the middle of the Central Highway in southern Arizona at 1am on Thursday morning As the deputy questioned Stevens, he confessed to having shot and killed another man,
King Charles III paid tribute to the Queen and said he feels the “weight of history which surrounds us” as he addressed parliament for the first time as monarch. In the speech, he quoted William Shakespeare in a tribute to his late mother, saying: “As Shakespeare said of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was a
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of conducting a string of cyberattacks aimed at aeronautical and military research-oriented Northwestern Polytechnical University in the city of Xi’an in June 2022. The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre (NCVERC) disclosed its findings last week, and accused the Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO) at
Talk about a duo I never knew I needed… Slade Coulter and Ashland Craft just announced a new tune called “Lesson I Ain’t Learned” coming this Thursday. They both shared teasers of the new tune over on Instagram, and it already sounds like a simple, good old fashioned country heartbreaker: ‘”Lesson I Ain’t Learned’ with @sladecoulter