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For Lakers president Jeanie Buss, life was pretty much a comedy already

A new Netflix comedy series starring Kate Hudson, Running Point, is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office.

Angie Stone, pictured at the 2009 Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, died in a car accident on Saturday.

Angie Stone, soul singer who broke ground in hip-hop, dies at 63

Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who rose to fame in the late 1970s, was known for hits like "No More Rain" and "Wish I Didn't Miss You." She was killed in a road collision in Alabama on Saturday.

David Johansen as Buster Poindexter performs onstage at The Daily Front Row's celebration of the 10th Anniversary of CBS Watch! Magazine in New York City on Feb. 9, 2016. Johansen died Friday at age 75.

David Johansen, who fronted the New York Dolls, dies at 75

Johansen, a pioneer in punk music who found solo success under the moniker Buster Poindexter, died on Friday. His family announced last month that he had been in treatment for advanced stage cancer.

Alabama death row inmate Robin "Rocky" Myers was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor, Ludie Mae Tucker. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution.

Conductor Marin Alsop on Trump, the Kennedy Center and why art is bipartisan

The celebrated conductor brought Her Story, a potent piece by Julia Wolfe, to Kennedy Center audiences recently.

Faith Kipyegon of Team Kenya celebrates winning the Gold medal and setting a new Olympic record in the Women's 1500m Final in August, 2024 in Paris.

Can Faith Kipyegon break four minutes in the mile? Scientists say yes.

Faith Kipyegon, the fastest female miler in the world, could dip under 4 minutes with an extra boost from pacers.

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1986.

Gene Hackman's pacemaker activity suggests he died several days before he was found

Hackman's pacemaker was last active on Feb. 17, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. He said Friday it is "a very good assumption" that was his death date.

Westside Gunn belongs to a lineage of hustler rappers for whom street credibility often coexists with artful exaggeration. He released his latest album, 12, on Valentine's Day.

Westside Gunn isn't too good to be true

Hustler rappers like Gunn traffic in street tales that feel larger than life. That doesn't mean they're not "real."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells NPR: 'Everything feels increasingly like a scam'

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., about how Democrats are addressing President Trump's agenda.

Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003.

No signs of forced entry or a carbon monoxide leak in Gene Hackman's death

Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead inside a New Mexico home, as well as a dog. The door to the home was open when a maintenance worker discovered their bodies, an affidavit says.

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