Aerosmith announced on its social media platforms that its final two Las Vegas residency concerts have been canceled.

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“A Charlie Brown Christmas,” a beloved holiday television tradition for generations of American families, debuted to overwhelming popular acclaim despite network fears of failure on this day in history, Dec. 9, 1965.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to search for a middle path in an election law clash with weighty stakes for American democracy involving a bid by North Carolina GOP lawmakers to reinstate a Republican-drawn voting map.

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Hubert and June Malicote, both 100, have been through nearly every stage of life together — and now death.

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In a cemetery amid the cornfields of downstate Illinois last month, a military honor guard fired shots in salute before the remains of World War II veteran Keith Tipsword was lowered into the ground.

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CARTERVILLE — Each December, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children takes on a special assignment from Santa to help provide a brighter Christmas for children across Southern Illinois.

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