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Gaines wrote of the struggles of African Americans in rural Louisiana before the civil rights era. He wrote The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, and A Lesson Before Dying.

This Memorial Day weekend kicks off what promises to be the best vacation travel season since 2007. With job security the strongest it's been in years, Americans are abandoning the staycation for far-away fun.

CBS reported that Osgood died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey and that the cause was dementia, according to his family. Osgood could write essays and light verse — as well as report hard news.

A community in Massachusetts is learning American Sign Language to communicate with their 3-year-old deaf neighbor.

The remains 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, who fell into a sinkhole, were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokesperson said.

The death of the highly respected hip-hop figure prompted an outpouring of tribute and personal stories from his community this weekend.

NPR listener Amanda Sauermann says the song transcended her "out of the cold and into the Caribbean."

Belgium's government says it is determined to be transparent about the country's death rate from COVID-19, and count everyone who it believes died from the disease.

Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral services will span six days, three cities and multiple places of significance from his life.

Box office numbers show movie goers are returning to theaters after the peak pandemic years, but streaming services remain an existential threat.