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On This Day, May 11, 1981 ... Reggae legend Bob Marley died from cancer at a hospital in Miami, Florida, at the age of 36. In July 1977, Marley was diagnosed with a type of malignant melanoma under a toenail. By the fall of 1980, the cancer had spread to his brain, lungs and liver, and he played his final concert in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 1980. After the cancer spread […]

(NEW YORK) -- Jahsha Tabron, the 2022 Delaware teacher of the year, taught special education for more than two decades and cherished what she called the "winning moments" of growth in her students. "[Where] you have a nonverbal student who is now able to speak in simple sentences … that's why you stay," she recently told ABC News. But Tabron, now Brandywine High School's dean of students in Wilmington, Delaware, […]

(EL PASO, Texas) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in most regions along the southern border are over capacity even as the number of those in custody has declined, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said Wednesday. As of Wednesday, there were 26,354 people in CBP custody, which Ortiz said was, "several thousand less" compared to earlier in the morning. Five of the nine Border Patrol sectors in the southwest are […]

Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Stagecoach Priscilla Block is ready to step into "sparkly Priscilla" for the 2023 ACM Awards. "I'm so excited. I'm actually styling myself, which is really exciting," Priscilla says while chatting with ABC Audio about her red carpet outfit. "You know, this year I did a clothing collaboration with SHEIN and it's been such a success just having a line out there that so many people can get, doesn't matter your shape […]

BMG While he's most famous for being the drummer of The Rolling Stones, the late Charlie Watts recorded a lot of jazz music — and now that side of his career is being explored in a new collection from BMG. Anthology, dropping June 30, will focus on Watts' catalog of jazz recordings covering a span of close to 20 years. The collection features Watts’ drumming as part of a quartet, quintet, tentet and with an […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images The Who has added a new show to their European and U.K. tour, bringing their music to a very special venue.  The band will bring their The Who Hits Back tour to the Eden Sessions at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, on July 25. The location is the home of the world-famous Biomes, which house thousands of plant species.  “We’re so thrilled to welcome legends The Who to Eden, […]

On This Day, May 10, 1960 … Paul David Hewson, better known as U2 frontman Bono, was born in Dublin, Ireland. U2 was formed in 1976 after Bono and friend David Evans aka the Edge responded to an advertisement posted on a bulletin board by Larry Mullen Jr. seeking musicians interested in forming a rock band.  U2 released their first album, Boy, in 1980. The follow-up, 1983’s War, propelled them to stardom thanks to hit singles “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Pride (In The […]

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- The woman accused of fatally shooting two NYU students in Puerto Rico on Saturday has been detained, officials said. Officials identified the two students as Franco Medina, 29, and Sergio Palomino Ruiz, 28. They were in Puerto Rico to celebrate a friend's birthday, according to ABC News New York station WABC. The female suspect, seen in video released by police, is expected to appear in court […]

(BALTIMORE) -- Attorneys Ben Crump and Adam Slater announced that they plan to file lawsuits on behalf of the Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims starting Oct. 1, when the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 goes into effect. The law, signed by Gov. Wes Moore last month, repealed the statute of limitations concerning damages in civil lawsuits regarding child sexual abuse claims. During a press conference Tuesday, the attorneys praised the […]