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Va. man builds buses for the stars

Bobby Easter grew up lullabied by bluegrass gospel and the diesel chuffing of the Easter Brothers' tour bus. He was 6 months old in 1961 when his mother left him and his two older brothers and their musician father, Edd Easter. Father and sons moved from Danville to live with ...

Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. The festival's producer, Quint Davis, said the talent and the free fan fest held before ...

Kim Kardashian flaunts pregnant bikini body in Greece

Kim Kardashian flaunts pregnant bikini body in Greece

Kim Kardashian showed that despite having a baby bump, she can still pull off a bikini.

Hutchinson council supports fireworks display

It appears Hutchinson area residents might see a big Fourth of July fireworks display after all. The fireworks show was in jeopardy after a new city policy wiped out the revenue that used to pay for it. Now, Hutchinson is contributing $10,000 toward a $15,500 show at the Kansas State ...

Fireworks show back on in Cape Girardeau

The Fourth of July fireworks show is back on in Cape Girardeau. The Southeast Missourian reports that Isle Casino Cape Girardeau on Tuesday donated $6,000 for the show, pushing donations to the $12,000 amount needed to fund it. The Southeast Missourian and Rust Communications chairman Gary Rust were revealed Tuesday ...

Visitors take to the heights as they fly their kites during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC.  It is the third year for the event.

12 great Memorial Day getaways

We've rounded up 12 convenient Memorial Day escapes from coast to coast to ensure that you spend more time enjoying your blues festival (or pool party) than you do deciding where to go. Thinking about taking a break for Memorial Day? Now is the time to start planning. To point ...

This combo image of book cover images released by, from left, Gallery Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux and NAL Trade, shows "Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies), by Jill Smokler, "The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days," by Ian Frazier, and  "Moms Who Drink and Swear: True Tales of Loving My Kids While Losing My Mind," by Nicole Knepper. Mother's Day has taken a dark yet funny turn in a fresh round of books about derelict parenting. And they're joined by some funny dads who touch on motherhood in equally twisted ways. (AP Photo)

Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books

These moms curse a lot, drink to excess, reveal scary truths and draw twisted little stick figures of their kids pooping and whining relentlessly. And this Mother's Day, they're bringing their derelict parenting to you. The authors behind a fresh round of parenting books love their munchkins, to be sure, ...

John Mayer to headline Philly's July 4th festival

The city's annual Independence Day concert will feature John Mayer, Ne-Yo, Demi Lovato and J. Cole along with hometown hosts The Roots. The "Welcome America!" festival, sponsored by convenience store chain Wawa, will run July 1-7. Organizers call it the biggest Fourth of July event in the nation, with more ...

FILE - This Nov. 17, 2011 file photo shows singer Usher Raymond at the "Pencils Of Promise" inaugural gala in New York. The Grammy-winning singer is collaborating with Macy's to curate the concept, music and design behind the company's annual July 4 fireworks extravaganza. Macy's said Thursday, May 9, 2013, it's the first time the company has worked with an artist on the concept.  (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Usher to curate music for July 4th fireworks show

Usher will be the spark for Macy's 4th of July fireworks show. The Grammy-winning singer will collaborate with Macy's to curate the concept, music and design for the fireworks, which will be launched from barges off Manhattan. It's the first time the company has worked with an artist on the ...

Mother's Day Glamorous Gift Advice

Mother's Day Glamorous Gift Advice

Looking for something special and glamorous to give and receive this Mother’s Day? “Well a girl can always have more diamonds,” says Redbook Magazine’s merchandising editor, Morgan Thompson. And giving Mom the gifts of diamonds is easy with Elizabeth Taylor’s award winning White Diamond fragrance created by the icon herself.

FILE  - In this  March 31, 2012 file photo, a firework display lights up the castle of Sleeping Beauty in Disneyland's theme park in Marne-la-Vallee, east of Paris. The Walt Disney Co. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

Disney drops bid to trademark Day of Dead name

Disney has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S. The company announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing a trademark request it made on May 1 to the U.S. Patent and ...

Hutchinson fireworks show apparently off this year

It appears Hutchinson's July 4 festivities won't include a fireworks display this year but the annual Patriots Parade is still on. The board that organized the fireworks show and HutchFest celebration disbanded last year and new members have not come forward to help. The board's last member, Ron Williams, says ...

Camp Lejeune cancels July 4 fireworks

The July 4 fireworks show at Camp Lejeune is the latest victim of the federal budget cuts. The Marine Corps said Tuesday that the fireworks celebration has been canceled because of the cuts known as sequestration. Brig. Gen. Thomas Gorry said supporting the Marines, those who have been wounded and ...

'I Paid £54 For Four Ice Creams'

'I Paid £54 For Four Ice Creams'

Two British couples were charged £54 (64 euros) for four ice cream cones, while on holiday in Rome.

This photo released courtesy of Sundance Channel showing Isabella Rossellini in the Sundance Channel original short "Mammas". Rossellini's search for the meaning of maternal instinct in "Mammas" looks at nine animals where things like polygamy, abandonment, cannibalism, lying and dying convince her that "anything goes." (AP Photo/Sundance Channel)

'Mammas' is study in maternal instinct

Isabella Rossellini's search for the meaning of maternal instinct in "Mammas" looks at nine animals where things like polygamy, lying and dying convince her that "anything goes." The program timed to air Mother's Day on the Sundance Channel is just the latest offbeat offering from the model-actress, who gets in ...

First lady Michelle Obama signs copies of her book "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Garden Across America" at the Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Michelle Obama at book-signing: 'Buy away'

Michelle Obama on Tuesday returned to the business of selling her first book, and she started by telling scores of people waiting in line at a popular bookstore to "buy away" because Mother's Day is coming. "It's a great gift," she said of "American Grown: The Story of the White ...

UK Basks in Bank Holiday Sunshine

UK Basks in Bank Holiday Sunshine

Many parts of England and Wales experienced a day of sunshine and warm temperatures on May Bank Holiday Monday.

Raw: Cinco De Mayo History Brought to Life

Raw: Cinco De Mayo History Brought to Life

Scores of actors brought Cinco de Mayo to life by reenacting the historic battle that the holiday celebrates. Cinco de Mayo marks the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, when Mexican troops defeated the French army of Napoleon III. (May 6)

Tourists Warned Over Cliff Landslips

Tourists Warned Over Cliff Landslips

Despite the dry conditions expected over the Bank Holiday weekend, people are being warned not to walk too close to the cliffs in the South West of England.

New effort begins for Cape Girardeau fireworks

There is still hope that the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau will have its Fourth of July fireworks show. The city stopped funding the fireworks in 2009 due to budget constraints, and for the past three years the Trail of Tears chapter of USA Veterans took over. The chapter ...

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