One of the great Swing trumpeters, Jonah Jones, was born this day in 1909 in Louisville, Ky. He began his career in Mississippi Riverboat bands then worked with Stuff Smith, Lillian Armstrong and McKinney's Cotton Pickers before taking a long-standing gig
Working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, McNeil drugs is recalling two types of children's Tylenol. The products, according to the FDA, include a bubble gum-flavored liquid Tylenol preparation and a grape-flavored liquid.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The ensemble comedy "Barbershop" was one of the most likable movies of 2000, sort of a black "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Jesse Jackson's denunciation of "Barber
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- In the winter of 1969-70, when I was 26, I lived in my parents' house in Buffalo, N.Y. I had gotten out of the service the previous September, was going to graduate school and working part time. One evening I was putting on my coat in the entrance hall be
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Circus traditions in China date back more than 2,500 years, and the New Shanghai Circus, performing at Broadway's New Victory Theater through Jan. 12, draws on these ancient traditions.
The Mail on Sunday's female-only rich list has Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling -- at $76 million -- earning some six times more than Queen Elizabeth II at $12.3 million.
Suffolk County police say Arthur Dalke, 34, of Long Island, N.Y., nearly backed his car into a police cruiser -- which wouldn't have been so bad if the man hadn't had seven drunken driving convictions under his belt.
(CINCINNATI) -- "Old Riverfront Stadium" has come tumbling down. With hundreds of thousands watching on a variety of local TV channels and listening on radio, and with countless others watching from safe vantage points, Cinergy Field was imploded along th
MILLIONS MISS THE ORANGE BOWL PARADE For a very long time the Orange Bowl Parade was a staple in south Florida ... but not any more.
Today is Monday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2002 with one to follow.
The Soviet Union, which is no more, was created on this date in 1922. It happened at the first Soviet Congress when Russia, Ukraine and two other Soviet republics signed a treaty.
After months of vituperation, Justin Timberlake finally admits former lover Britney Spears broke his heart in a cover interview for the February issue of Vibe.
Today's birthdays include rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who was born in 1928 (age 74); country singer Skeeter Davis, whose real name is Mary Francis Penick, in 1931 (age 71); John Hartford in 1937 (age 65); and the late Del Shannon was born in 1939. T
Trumpeter and bandleader Charlie Creath was born this day in 1890 in Ironton, Mo. He was a major figure in St. Louis music circles and a big influence on the city's many emerging trumpeters including Shorty Baker, Clark Terry and Miles Davis.
