Is this really the best time for a music break? This woman is in the middle of brain surgery. Actually, doctors say talking ...

Simmons, who spent decades at Lamar University before retiring, will perform on saxophone and clarinet with his ensemble.

Nate Moore and "a kid named Jim" were the weakest players on their team. The story of an improbable path to Massillon.

In Portland, Oregon, public sentiment runs strongly against Trump's plan to send in the National Guard. The city is fighting back in offbeat ways.

“Piles” invites the public into a space where Hendricks produced many of his creations. Through pages of vibrant photographs ...

For all the puns, the globetrotting, the exhuming of forgotten American sins and the pomo blenderization of science, poetry, journalism and junk culture, Thomas Pynchon’s now 60-plus-year oeuvre is ...

Doug Dahl explains that while drinking coffee while driving isn’t illegal by itself, it can lead to a “dangerously distracted ...

Denise Bacon, diagnosed in 2014, with Parkinson's disease played the clarinet during awake brain surgery performed by ...

Have you seen her? Vancouver Police seek woman not heard from in several months Vancouver Police investigators are looking for a woman who hasn’t been seen for several months, and they are asking for ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Corpus Christi Church in Buffalo celebrated its 46th Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival on Saturday. The annual event brought together families and neighbors to honor Buffalo's Polish ...

A clarinet player for a Portland marching troupe that frequently performs during protests was arrested Sunday when federal agents barreled into the band while pursuing another suspect, bystander video ...

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