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Celebrity deaths in 2021: Famous faces lost this year, from Captain Sir Tom Moore to Larry King We remember those who have sadly died, looking back at their lives, careers and the legacies they left behind Updated Larry King and Dustin Diamond are two of the celebrities whove passed away this year Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you pr...

The Best Albums Of 2020 Dec. 29, 2020 8:49 a.m. Before we get to the best albums of 2020, I want to highlight the most unexpectedly delightful song of the year, “I Wonder What’s Inside Your Butthole.” Lisa Rieffel dropped her daughter Jolees inspired, inquisitive song about the mysteries of the human digestive system in May 2020, at a time when many people had just started to process the fact that the pandemic was going to disrupt life for much more than a few months. It was...

Former gang member turns life around, now Missouri teacher of the year Darrion Cockrell grew up living with relatives and in foster care centers. His teachers, he said, gave him hope and a chance to thrive. Loading the player... Darrion Cockrell, who wasn’t much of a student, has been named Missouri’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.  The former gang member, 34, who now teaches physical education at Crestwood Elementary in the greater St. Louis area, told   he didn’t care much about school as...

A conversation with Amber Crowder, founder of the Been Down Project The founder of the Been Down Project was sentenced to federal prison for mail fraud and now wants to use her platform to be an advocate for other women Amber Crowder, founder of Been Down Project, mother of a five-year-old, former special education administrator, Howard University graduate, and entrepreneur.  Amber was also sentenced to 13 months in federal prison and charged with mail fraud. She has been recently released ...