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Lenny Kravitz announces new Las Vegas residency dates

Courtesy of Live NationLenny Kravitz is returning to Las Vegas.The rocker just announced a new set of dates for his Blue Electric Light Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Lenny is set to return for five more shows: Aug. 1, Aug. 2, Aug. 6, Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. A Citi presale kicks off Wednesday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Saturday at 10 a.m. Lenny launched his Blue Electric Light Las […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Man arrested for making violent antisemitic threats online: Police

Beverly Police Department(BEVERLY, Mass.) -- A Massachusetts man has been arrested after police said he made violent antisemitic posts online.Matthew Scouras, 34, allegedly "posted threats to rape Jewish women and encouraged other users of the site to shoot people outside of synagogues," according to the Beverly Police Department.Police said the FBI notified them Thursday of the threats posted to an online message board.A search of Scouras' home turned up a Nazi flag, a ghost gun, six boxes of ammunition, other firearm […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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On This Day, Jan. 7, 2020: Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away

On This Day, Jan. 7, 2020 ...Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away following a battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was 67.Peart had been diagnosed with the disease over three years earlier, but kept his condition a secret from the public.Peart joined Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson in Rush in 1974, six years after it had been formed. They went on to release 19 albums together and sell millions of records, earning 14 Platinum and three multi-Platinum albums […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Suspect in New York City subway burning death pleads not guilty to murder charge

Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A man accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire as she slept on a New York City subway train last month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and other charges.The suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, who police said is an undocumented migrant from Guatemala, appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court and pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree murder and arson stemming from the horrific killing of Debrina Kawam, who police said was homeless and sleeping […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

National News

Alleged racist rants of Yellowstone park shooter uncovered in new court filing

Obtained by ABC News(CANYON VILLAGE, Wyo.) -- In a new court filing, federal prosecutors allege the suspect who took a hostage and got into a shootout with Yellowstone National Park rangers in July ranted that he "refuse[s] to fraternize with race-traitors that support non-whites or Jews."The Wyoming U.S. Attorney made the filing on Monday in an attempt to gain ownership over the suspect's guns and vehicles, which are in the possession of the federal government but not owned by them. In the […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Bon Jovi’s ‘Slippery When Wet’ deluxe and vinyl versions coming in February

UMeIf you've always "Wanted" a deluxe edition of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet — "Dead or Alive" — your dream has come true.The band will release a deluxe version of their world-beating 1986 album on Feb. 28, 2025, as well as various vinyl variations of the original album. Those variations include a limited-edition picture disc and — appropriately, given the LP's title — a limited-edition liquid-filled disc. If you're feeling very nostalgic, there's also a cassette version.The deluxe edition, available digitally […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Special counsel responds after Trump co-defendants ask judge to block release of report

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Special Counsel Jack Smith issued his first response Tuesday to an effort by Donald Trump's co-defendants to have the judge who tossed his classified documents case issue an emergency order blocking Smith's final report on the investigation.Lawyers for Trump's former co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, asked Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the case in July after deeming Smith's appointment unconstitutional -- to issue an order barring Attorney General Merrick Garland from publicly releasing […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

National News

Trump files 500-page lawsuit against judge, Manhattan DA in bid to halt hush money sentencing

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump's legal blitz to halt his sentencing in his criminal hush money case in New York continued Tuesday morning with his lawyers filing a 502-page lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.Trump's lawyers asked a New York appeals court to stop the proceedings in the president-elect's hush money case -- including his Jan. 10 sentencing -- and to dismiss his conviction outright based on a claim of presidential immunity."Justice Merchan's erroneous decisions […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: Congress to gather for ceremony in DC

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday afternoon for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver one of the eulogies for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.Carter to head to DC for services at Capitol, Washington National CathedralFormer President Jimmy Carter's remains will be escorted from the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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