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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, an iconic power couple in women’s sports, have added a new ring to their collection. Bird shared a photo on Instagram on Friday showing Rapinoe getting down on one knee while sliding a ring onto Bird’s finger — no caption needed.  Rapinoe and Bird, both …

 Kobe Bryant was already immortal. Now he’s officially a Hall of Famer as well. And he’s got plenty of elite company in the 2020 class. Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash, and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday …

Singer Kenny Rogers died Friday night, according to a statement from representative Keith Hagan. He was 81. The statement said Rogers died “peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.”  “The family is planning a small private service at this time out of concern …

Chic and strong-headed, Siba the black standard poodle will only eat chicken — no meat, no veggies, not even turkey. That became a problem when handler Crystal Murray-Clas couldn’t find any at the Westminster Kennel Club show Monday. So this prim and proper poodle chowed down on the closest thing …

Former Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins coach and two-time Super Bowl-winner Jimmy Johnson on Sunday became the newest member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Johnson was surprised with the announcement during a live broadcast, similar to the way the news was broken to former Steelers coach Bill Cowher …

The letters between poet T.S. Eliot and a woman long-believed to be his muse, Emily Hale, were made public this week, 50 years after her death. The letters reveal an intimate relationship between the two, although Eliot left a statement to be released upon the unveiling of the letters that said, …

Dayton, Ohio — Thousands turned out to a benefit hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle that honored victims of the mass shooting here. The star-studded “Gem City Shine” took place Sunday in Dayton’s Oregon District, the historic neighborhood that was marred by a 32-second rampage that killed nine people and left …

“1-4-3.” It’s a code that beloved children’s television star Fred Rogers would say to his friends in the neighborhood — and it stands for the number of letters in the words “I love you.”  Now, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has declared May 23 — the 143rd day of the year …

Actress Angela Kinsey, best known for playing Angela Martin on sitcom “The Office,” was not pleased with her nephew’s dating shenanigans after she discovered he was using a photo of her on his Tinder profile. So, she shamed him on Instagram. The Tinder profile of 25-year-old “James,” proudly claims to …

LOS ANGELES — Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her web page …