Deputies said Madeline Nichols was killed in a crash Friday. A driver faces several DUI charges. LAKELAND, Fla. — Madeline Nichols of Lake Wales was excited to start kindergarten in the fall. At just 5 years old, her mother Jacqueline Nichols said she touched the lives of those around her. She loved getting ice cream … Read more
CHICAGO – From Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants are finalists in 22 categories for the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars. … Read more
NEW YORK – As Roger Daltrey hits the road on a short solo tour this June, he’s unsure if fans will ever see another tour from The Who. “I don’t see it. I don’t know whether The Who’ll ever will go out again,” he told The Associated Press over Zoom. Recommended Videos The 80-year-old rocker … Read more
RHODES – Dr. Michael Mosley was his own guinea pig. In the name of science, the British television host put his body to the test by ingesting tape worms, injecting snake venom and letting leeches suck his blood. Recommended Videos What didn’t kill him made him more popular and he reached millions through BBC programs … Read more
NEW YORK – Griffin Dunne says he’s grateful his parents raised him with what he affectionately calls “benign neglect” in 1970s and ’80s Los Angeles because it encouraged creativity and risk-taking that led to some wild experiences he chronicles in his new memoir. “The Friday Afternoon Club, A Family Memoir,” out Tuesday from Penguin Press, … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Sheila E. figured she’d be welcome if she showed up unannounced to record some video at Paisley Park where the Grammy-nominated percussionist once collaborated with her mentor and one-time fiancée, the late rock superstar Prince. She was wrong. She said in an Instagram video that she was hurt when she went there to … Read more
NEW YORK – As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot’s classic “All Creatures Great and Small.” How did it go? Well, the veterinarian made it from Queens to Manhattan, spending the last 32 years traversing the streets of her hometown as a full-time … Read more