Steve Nedved
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Jan 21
2 dead in plane crash in Ohio: Officials
Alex Potemkin/iStock(KIDRON, Ohio) — Two people aboard a DC-3 plane were killed when it crashed in Ohio Monday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The plane had clipped power lines shortly after takeoff in Kidron, Ohio, about 60 miles south of Cleveland, said a spokesperson from the Federal Aviation Administration. “I’ve never felt …
Jan 21
Keith Urban remembers late session guitarist Reggie Young
ABC/Mark LevineVeteran session guitarist Reggie Young, who played on classic hits by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, The Highwaymen, and dozens more, died Thursday at age 82 at his Nashville area home, The Commercial Appeal reports. Keith Urban remembered his fellow guitar player on his socials, tweeting “My love and prayers go out… to the friends and family of the great Reggie Young!!!!!! Thank …
Jan 21
Go West, young woman: Pop star Colbie Caillat is now in a country quartet
Triple Tigers RecordsEven if you don’t know the name Colbie Caillat, you’d probably recognize her platinum smash from 2007, “Bubbly,” with its catchy lyrics: “It starts in my toes, and I crinkle my nose/Wherever it goes/I always know.” Now, the California-born pop star is in a country band. The group is called Gone West, and it’s made …
Jan 21
Egyptian TV anchor sentenced to hard labor over interview with gay man
Anton Litvintsev/iStock(CAIRO) — An Egyptian TV host was sentenced to one year of hard labor for interviewing a gay sex worker, a Cairo court ruled Sunday. Mohamed El-Gheity, a well-known journalist in Egypt who has spoken out against homosexuality, is accused of promoting debauchery and insulting religions during an episode that aired last August on …
Jan 21
3 arrested after landlord’s body found in secret room in Salt Lake City
LPETTET/iStock(SALT LAKE CITY) — Three people have been arrested in the killing of a father of four whose body was found hidden in a secret room at a Salt Lake City house he was renting to the suspects, police said. David Stokoe, 40, a popular real estate broker in the Salt Lake City area, was …
Jan 21
Activists say they are helping people flee new anti-gay purge in Chechnya
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — LGBT activists say they have begun helping people flee from the Russian republic of Chechnya amid what they claim is a new wave of detentions and torture targeting the gay community there. The LGBT Network, a St. Petersburg-based rights group, said last week that 40 people had been detained and at …
Jan 21
Soil Health Summit addresses questions about feeding the world
The Soil Health Summit, held January 15-16 in St. Louis, was opened by Soil Health Partnership Executive Director Dr. Shefali Mehta, speaking about her vision for the National Corn Growers Association initiative. “How do we feed a growing population in the face of increasing stresses on our resources and on our land?” is the question …
Jan 21
O Christmas Tree: Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini still “need a little Christmas”
ABC/Image Group LA Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini have been so busy they haven’t had time to take down their Christmas tree — but it’s not bothering them a whole lot. “So, our Christmas tree is still up,” Morgan tweeted on Sunday. “We are both home for the first time this year and we both still like it.” “How long …
Jan 21
Google slapped with more than $56 million in fines over advertising in Europe
JHVEPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Google has been fined more than $56 million over its advertising in Europe. French data regulator CNIL released a statement Monday saying it was imposing a sanction of 50 million euros on the tech company due to “lack of transparency, unsatifactory information and lack of valid consent for the personalization of advertisement.”This …
Jan 21
Death of second skier in avalanche at New Mexico’s Taos ski resort confirmed by family
RoschetzkyIstockPhoto/iStock(TAOS, N.M.) — The death of a second skier who was trapped under snow after an avalanche at the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico last week has been confirmed by his family. Corey Borg “loved the mountains, no matter what season,” his grandmother, Deb Bowers Borg, wrote on Facebook Sunday. “The mountain took his …