LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Glass, the handsome, prolific character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sardonic detective Ron Harris in the long-running cop comedy “Barney Miller,” has died at age 71. FILE – In this photo provided by ABC in 1978, actor Ron Glass appears in character as detective Ron […]
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‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’: Across the U.S., Millennials March Against Trump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Students left high school classrooms by the thousands, carrying their signs and their chanting voices into the streets of several U.S. cities nearly a week after Donald Trump’s election. They walked out Monday in California, Colorado, Maryland, Washington and other states, many declaring concerns over the president-elect’s comments about minorities and […]
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Brilliant, Inventive Jazz Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson Dies at 75
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Hutcherson, the bricklayer’s son who became one of the greatest, most inventive jazz vibraphonists to pick up a pair of mallets, has died at age 75. Hutcherson died Monday at his family home in Montara, a small seaside community south of San Francisco. The cause was complications related to emphysema, […]
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Black Friday Pepper Spray Suspect Surrenders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman suspected of showering Black Friday shoppers with pepper spray surrendered to authorities but was released pending further investigation after she refused to discuss the incident, police said Saturday. The woman, whose name was not released, is suspected of firing pepper spray into a crowd in order to clear a […]