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NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has alleged a New York Times foreign affairs reporter tipped off an Islamic charity that the FBI was about to raid its office.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington has ordered New York Times' journalist Judith Miller to testify before a grand jury regarding the CIA leak probe.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Catherine Zeta-Jones has switched Hollywood agents amid rumors the Welsh actress is jealous Nicole Kidman gets a first look at prime scripts.
Trombonist Tyree Glenn was born in 1912 in Corsicana, Texas. He was a fixture in the Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington bands for many years. He died in 1974.
Trombonist Jimmy Knepper was born this day in 1927 in Los Angeles. He worked for many different top big bands before gaining public attention as a member of the Charles Mingus band in the late 1950s.
Trumpet player Mutt Carevy was born this day in 1892 in New Orleans. Sometimes known as the "Blues King of New Orleans, Carey was a longtime associate of Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds and Edmond Hall. He died in 1948.
Today is Jan. 25. Bass player Wellman Braud was born this day in New Orleans in 1891.
Today is Jan. 24. On this day in 1975, pianist Keith Jarrett set a new standard for recorded solo jazz performance.