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Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods
President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency at a pivotal time for the housing market and naming a top campaign fundraiser and former lobbyist to head the Federal Communications Commission. Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C., ...
NBA's Michael Jordan marries ex-model over weekend
Michael Jordan got married over the weekend, with Tiger Woods, Spike Lee and Patrick Ewing among those attending the NBA Hall of Famer's wedding in Palm Beach, Fla. Jordan married 35-year-old former model Yvette Prieto on Saturday, manager Estee Portnoy told The Associated Press on Sunday. The 50-year-old Jordan owns ...
Poet Maya Angelou recovering after hospitalization
One of Maya Angelou's doctors says the poet and author is recovering at her North Carolina home following a brief hospitalization. Dr. Jeff Williamson of the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., says in letter dated Tuesday that, as leader of Angelou's medical team, he has ordered the ...
3 Doors Down cancels 4 shows following fatal crash
The rock band 3 Doors Down has called off four U.S. appearances following the arrest of the group's bassist, who was accused of driving intoxicated and causing a fatal interstate crash in a Nashville suburb. The band announced Monday that out of respect for the victim, 47-year-old Paul Howard Shoulders ...
Stories of the wounded in Boston Marathon bombing
The twin bombs at the Boston Marathon killed Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old Boston University student from China; 8-year-old spectator Martin Richard; and 29-year-old spectator Krystle Campbell. But it also injured more than 170 people: runners, couples, spectators, children. Some are in grave condition; some lost limbs or senses; all their ...
Sisters face long recoveries after marathon blast
The family of two sisters who suffered serious leg injuries in the Boston Marathon bombing say both women face long recoveries. The Charlotte Observer reports that Nicole Gross, a 31-year-old fitness instructor from Charlotte, N.C. and her sister, 29-year-old Erika Brannock , a preschool teacher in Towson, Md., were at ...
George Beverly Shea dies; sang at Graham crusades
George Beverly Shea, whose booming baritone voice echoed through stadiums, squares and souls during a decades-long career with evangelist Billy Graham, died Tuesday. He was 104. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association spokesman Brent Rinehart said Shea died in Asheville after a brief illness. Shea's rendition of "How Great Thou Art" came ...
Gospel singer George Beverly Shea, who sang to millions at Billy Graham crusades, dies at 104
Gospel singer George Beverly Shea, who sang to millions at Billy Graham crusades, dies at 104.
Caroline Shaw wins 2013 Pulitzer for music
Caroline Shaw isn't your typical Pulitzer Prize for music winner. The violinist and vocalist is just 30, a freelance musician in New York, a grad student at Princeton University and an all-around music lover who is combining new ideas with old to make something the Pulitzer foundation found enchanting. "I ...
Wash. state woman charged with stalking Clay Aiken
A woman from Washington state has been charged with stalking singer Clay Aiken at his home in North Carolina. Barbara Jean Saylor, 57, of Kirkland, Wash., was charged with trespassing and misdemeanor stalking, the Chatham County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Thursday. Deputies responded to a call from ...
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