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MUSIC: Ariana Grande will perform at Aretha Franklin’s funeral

NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande will be among the performers who will pay tribute to Aretha Franklin at her funeral Friday. Grande will be among entertainers Steve Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Faith Hill, Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan and more. Franklin’s rep, Gwendolyn Quinn, says ...

LIFE: Art group to rebuild Berlin Wall in German capital

BERLIN (AP) — The German capital is getting its infamous Berlin Wall back — at least for four weeks. A group of artists said Tuesday they’re planning to build a facsimile of the wall around a downtown Berlin block in mid-October. Visitors of the art installation must buy ...

TV: Louis C.K. performs after admitting sexual misconduct

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Louis C.K. has returned to the stage for apparently the first time after he admitted to engaging in sexual misconduct. He made an unannounced appearance Sunday night at the Comedy Cellar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The club’s owner, Noam Dworman, ...

MUSIC: Fan charged after rushing onstage at Beyonce, Jay-Z concert

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say they are pursuing more charges against a man who rushed onstage during a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert in Atlanta. Atlanta Police officer Lisa Bender told The Associated Press that 26-year-old Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell ran on stage, approached Jay-Z and made ...

THEATER: Neil Simon, Broadway’s master of comedy, dies at 91

NEW YORK — Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as “The Odd Couple,” “Barefoot in the Park” and his “Brighton Beach” trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, has died. He was 91. Simon died early Sunday of complications from pneumonia while ...

For better or worse, ‘Eighth Grade’ will take you back

A number of years ago, I ran into a guy I had been head over heels for in junior high. He, on the other hand, barely knew I was alive back then. Unfortunately, we both remembered the last time we’d laid eyes on each other. It was 1988, and we were both 13. His family was moving to North ...