Ellen DeGeneres just can’t stop dancing even if she wanted to (New Haven Register)
Emmy-winning Ellen DeGeneres takes a break from her daily talk show to host the third edition of her variety show “Ellen’s Bigger Longer and Wider Show.” It airs at 9 p.m. Saturday on TBS.
Petoskey council offers contract to manager candidate (Petoskey News-Review)
Terms for employing a new Petoskey city manager won city council approval Wednesday, with manager candidate Dan Ralley left to decide whether he’ll enter the contract.
Psst! Wanna own a bit of a failed bank? (CNN Money)
When New Frontier Bank failed in April, regulators failed to find a buyer, forcing the FDIC to absorb the roughly $2 billion in assets that were once owned by the Colorado-based lender.
Hester falls shot short of title repeat (The Herald News)
James Henderson of South Holland finished with a two-day total of 146 to edge defending champion David Hester of Joliet and win the annual John White Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Joliet Sweet Swingers.
John Farr: For Independence Day, Ten Movies That Scream America (The Huffington Post)
As we head into Independence Day weekend, for those who'd like to move beyond the evergreen "Yankee Doodle Dandy", I want to suggest some classic...
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Murcia in Spain to Rock with Jazz, Blues and World Music (All About Jazz)
This summer music lovers should head for a quiet region on Spain's Mediterranean coast. Murcia will be filled with the sound of music - jazz, blues, world and rock - from not one, but two major festivals. Kicking off tomorrow, the 12th San Javier International Jazz Festival will feature 16 concerts with music greats like John Fogarty of Creedence Clearwater Revival and {{Wynton Marsalis = 1914}} ...
New Releases, June 30: Rob Thomas, Brad Paisley, Wilco (LiveDaily)
Plus: Moby [ tickets ] , Levon Helm [ tickets ] , more * * * Rob Thomas [ tickets ] "Cradlesong" (Atlantic) The pop/rock star, who came to fame as the frontman for Matchbox Twenty, is finally ready to unveil his second solo record. The first single from "Cradlesong" is the track "Her Diamonds." "Cradlesong" follows 2005's "...Something To Be," which made chart history when Thomas became the ...
Jackson family hopes private autopsy will bring answers (Marshalltown Times-Republican)
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday. ''It's abnormal,'' he told The Associated Press from Chicago a day after visiting the Jackson family. ''We don't know what happened.
Jesse Jackson: Family Wants 2nd Autopsy of Michael (FOX 13 Utah)
Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday. "They are grief-stricken. They're hurt because they lost a son. But the wound is now being kept open by the mystery and unanswered questions of the cause of death," Jackson said in Chicago the day after visiting ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson: Michael Jackson's family wants 2nd autopsy (Reno Gazette-Journal)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.