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Brian May, Mick Fleetwood & others pay tribute to Steve Cropper

American guitarist Steve Cropper playing a Fender Telecaster guitar on stage, circa 1990. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)Queen's Brian May and Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood are among the artists paying tribute to the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.May, who appeared on Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour's 2024 album Friendlytown, wrote on Instagram, “We sadly lost one of the great original guitar heroes last night. Steve Cropper was and always […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Animal rights activist sentenced to jail after stealing 4 chickens from slaughterhouse

Zoe Rosenberg speaks at the Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa, Calif., December 3, 2025. Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images(SONOMA COUNTY, Calif.) -- An animal rights activist who stole four chickens from a Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse in California will have to serve jail time.Zoe Rosenberg, 23, was sentenced to 90 days in jail Wednesday, where she will serve 30 days before becoming eligible for alternatives for the last 60 days, per a press release from the Sonoma County […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Grateful Dead earns Guinness World Record

Members of the rock group Grateful Dead. (Photo by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images)Grateful Dead has earned a new Guinness World Record.The band’s most recent Dave’s Pick, Dave's Picks Vol. 56: Rainbow Theatre, London, England - 3/20/81 & 3/21/81, debuted at #25 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their 66th top-40 album. That earns them the Guinness record for the most top-40 albums charted on the Billboard 200.The Dead have been the sole record holder for the most […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Yes releases remastered single edit of ‘Tales from Topographic Oceans’ track

Cover of Yes' 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' (Rhino)Yes has released a new track from their upcoming super-deluxe reissue of 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans.The latest is a newly remastered single version of “The Remembering (High the Memory),” which cuts down the album's 20-minute song to just under three minutes.Tales from Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition), dropping Feb. 6, will be released as a package of 12 CDs, two LPs and a Blu-ray. It includes a newly remastered version of the album, […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Wife of Virginia football coach wanted for possession of child pornography pleads with him to ‘face the allegations’

Travis Turner is seen in an undated photo released by Virginia State Police. (Virginia State Police)(APPALACHIA, Va.) -- The wife of a Virginia high school football coach who went missing days before being wanted on charges involving child sexual abuse material and solicitation of a minor is pleading with him to "face the allegations by defending yourself in a court of law," as he remains missing for two weeks.Travis Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, was last seen on Nov. 20, according to […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Additional cast members announced for Sam Mendes’ Beatles films

The Beatles pose for a portrait wearing suits in circa 1964. (L-R) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)A new round of cast members have been announced for Sam Mendes’ upcoming films about The Beatles, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event.The latest additions round out the members of The Beatles' entourage and include Paul McCartney’s father, Jim McCartney, who’ll be played by The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey.Other cast members include British actress Leanne Best, […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens cancels North American book tour

Cover of Yusuf/Cat Stevens' memoir 'Cat On The Road To Findout' /(Genesis Publications)Yusuf/Cat Stevens postponed the North American book tour supporting his memoir, Cat On The Road To Findout, in September due to visa issues. At the time, he had expressed hope that the tour could be rescheduled, but he’s now announced that it's not going to happen.“Unfortunately, my North American book tour is officially cancelled,” he said in a statement. “Unpredictably, and befuddling to us all, the actual visa finally […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 4, 1980: Led Zeppelin announces breakup

On This Day, Dec. 4, 1980…A little over two months after the death of their drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin released a statement announcing their breakup."We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were,” read the statement.The surviving members of Led Zeppelin – Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones – […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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Letitia James challenges grand jury subpoenas into Trump and NRA

New York Attorney General Letitia James stands silently during a press conference on October 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The nationwide fight over the Trump Administration's top prosecutors moves to an Albany courtroom this morning, when a federal judge hears arguments about whether Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone has the authority to act as Northern New York’s chief law enforcement officer.New York Attorney General Letitia James began the legal fight against […]

todayDecember 4, 2025

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