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Leon Kagarise indulged his passion for country music by dragging his bulky tape recorder to outdoor music festivals in rural Maryland in the 1950s and 60s. His collection now includes thousands of live recordings from the golden years of country and bluegrass music. Hear Johnny Cash and other performers, and see photos from the concerts.

English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73. She was one of the the biggest pop stars in the 1970's and early 1980's.

March: Book Three,the third installment in the civil rights leader's memoir, won the Coretta Scott King Award for best African-American author. The Caldecott and Newbery medals also were announced.

One of NASA's most accomplished astronauts died Friday. He flew in space six times, including a moon landing, and later headed the office that chose crews for space shuttle missions.

John Lennon once fought a deportation order to stay in the U.S. His lawyer uncovered documents that eventually led to a program to temporarily protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation.

"He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," former President Barack Obama said of the longtime congressman and civil rights legend.

Lee Boyd Malvo was convicted in the 2002 killings and is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. But he was a minor, and the Supreme Court says that's not allowed in most cases now.

Soprano JiYoung Lee stars as an "army brat" who was adopted by the entire army. The opera is Donizetti's Gallic romp, The Daughter of the Regiment, from the Washington National Opera.

President Joe Biden hosts Elton John for a performance at the White House on Friday — a bit of a thumb in the eye for superfan former President Donald Trump.

Prine keeps his earthiness alive on his first album of new songs in 13 years. Critic Ken Tucker says The Tree of Forgiveness features simple folk arrangements and a jaunty tone.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday a partnership between Baltimore City and Johns Hopkins University to guide faith leaders on how to safely reopen houses of worship as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

In 2013, John Kindschuh was admitted to a hospital in St. Louis with dizziness. His roommate alerted staff that his condition — later diagnosed as a massive stroke — was deteriorating.

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, only the 19th airman to receive the medal and the first since Vietnam. Chapman was killed in 2002 in Afghanistan while attempting to rescue a Navy SEAL.

The longtime Georgia congressman died Friday of pancreatic cancer.Lewis, who devoted his life to activism and the civil rights movement, was known as "the conscience of the Congress."

Executive producer, writer and director John Ridley says he tried to take an unbiased view of this new Apple+ drama based on what actually happened.

'The Continental: From the World of John Wick' debuts during streaming shake-up

Syed's defense attorney discusses his release Monday after 23 years in prison, and the work of the Innocence Project, a collaboration between UBalt School of Law and the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.

Avildsen won his Oscar in 1977 for Rocky, which was also named best picture. The director, who delivered a string of inspirational and enduring box-office successes, died Friday of pancreatic cancer.

The founder of the computer security firm and former fugitive says, "We are losing privacy at an alarming rate — we have none left."

The students say the policy causes harm to patients.