What does it mean to become a hero? It's a heavy question, and one that doesn't have an easy answer. It's also the subject of "An American Hero," a...

Words on Fire Poetry Slam will be held today at Cup 'n' Cork. Slam poetry, a literary and performative genre, weaves words together with high-energy...

The “Best Little Fair in the Land” will observe its 80th anniversary at the East Perry County Fairgrounds in Altenburg, Missouri. A parade to open...

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NEW YORK -- The original "Star Trek" was born into a world of hurt. The United States was embroiled in a war that wouldn't end. The president was...

CHIBA, Japan -- The Japanese video-game industry is finding its way out of the doldrums by adapting new technology for decades-old titles. And that...

BOSTON -- He was a wunderkind: the youngest music director ever to lead the New York Philharmonic and the genius behind the score to "West Side...

NEW YORK -- StoryCorps is hoping people give its social-media apps a break for a few minutes this Thanksgiving and instead use one designed for...

LOS ANGELES -- Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned poet, painter and actor known for parts in films such as "Revenge of the Nerds"...

PARIS -- Liliane Bettencourt, the L'Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world's richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was...

Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film "Raging...

NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton's "What Happened" had a big debut. Clinton's book about her loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Eleven nuns take the stage wearing traditional black-and white habits but are anything but old school as they belt out songs...

LOS ANGELES -- The dystopian series "The Handmaid's Tale" was crowned best TV drama on Sunday at the Emmy Awards, and the show also won best drama...

NEW YORK -- The Stephen King adaption "It" continues to scare up record ticket sales, taking in an estimated $60 million in its second week and...

Brian Rhodes doesn't think of himself as a graphic-novel artist or as a comic-book artist, really. It's not a one-or-the-other situation for him, he...

Jackson native Adelaide, a singer, songwriter and musician, will give a free concert Tuesday as part of Chick-fil-A's Summer Concert Series at its...

The choir program at Cape Girardeau Central High School will hold a reunion to coincide with this evening's homecoming game at the high school, 1000...

On my way to work this morning, I saw farmers prepping their fields for fall harvest. Hours later, as I left for my evening walk, it was cool enough...

The three locations for this year’s quilt tour Saturday and Sunday are the Glenn House in Cape Girardeau, the Oliver House Museum in Jackson and the...

Today: All events will be at the SEMO District Fairgrounds in Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. Beginning at 8 a.m. in the livestock...

NEW YORK -- CBS' "60 Minutes," the newsmagazine that can credit consistency for much of its success as it enters its 50th anniversary year, is about...

NEW YORK -- Urged on by dozens of stars who turned out to sing, tell stories and plead for support for hurricane victims in a one-hour televised...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Cara Mund is not worried she may begin her yearlong reign as Miss America by starting a Twitter war with the nation's...

LOS ANGELES -- "It" is a hit. The Stephen King adaptation from New Line and Warner Bros. shattered records over the weekend, earning $117.2 million...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads such as "I Believe in You," died Friday. He was 78. Also Friday,...

The Charlie Daniels Band returns to the SEMO District Fair grandstand Wednesday, and several other acts are lined up, according to a fair official....

The SEMO District Fair parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau and proceed west on Broadway to the fairgrounds at...

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Chad Elliott will perform at the free Tunes at Twilight concert at 6:30 p.m. today at the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo, on Lorimier Street just...

LOS ANGELES -- The most-adapted author alive introduces himself on the phone as "Steve King." More than 60 of Stephen King's novels and short stories...

NEW YORK -- Every NFL football game will be shown live online this season -- but that doesn't mean you'll be able to watch them. New this year is the...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The contestants in the final stages at the Miss America competition will have to answer a second round of questioning on the...

LOS ANGELES -- Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the 1970s rock group Steely Dan, which sold more than 40 million albums and...

Anne Berbling was the ideal volunteer for the Missouri Department of Conservation's Nature Center in Cape Girardeau when she started a year ago. Her...

Author Rose Marie Kinder admits a love for writing, music, family and Southeast Missouri. She has one more admission. "I'm not a quick writer,"...

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host its fifth annual Members Exhibit, with an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. The show is a chance to...

The Yule Log Cabin at 7634 Route N in Scott City will open for the Christmas season today and will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Jan....

The Benton Neighbor Days annual festival will have a parade, pageants, tournaments, live music, food, fun and more. Today's festivities begin at 5...

Had an awesome day with Becky!!!! She's never been down to the river before so we had to do the river walk, get a bridge selfie, and do some...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- For a while, at least, Miss Vermont was far above the competition to become the next Miss America. A licensed pilot, Erin...

NEW YORK -- When we last saw Mark Hamill in the "Star Wars" saga, he was a mysterious, hooded figure on a jagged, remote island off the coast of...

NEW YORK -- Most things have changed in George Clooney's life since he and wife Amal welcomed twins in July. But as he prepares to unveil his latest...

HOUSTON -- Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch to those seeking shelter after social media critics slammed the televangelist for not offering...

NEW YORK -- Sabaah Folayan went to Ferguson, Missouri, three summers ago as a pre-med student hoping to find a way to ease the anger engulfing police...

LOS ANGELES -- Tobe Hooper, the horror-movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" took a buzz saw to audiences with its...

Kendrick Lamar was the king of the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, winning six awards on a night full of emotional performances, political moments and a...

NEW YORK -- Hollywood effectively took the weekend off, resulting in one of the most dismal box-office results in 16 years. An already slow August...

Fittingly, Haleigh Givens is not fond of assigning names to her paintings. "Orange tree," she suggested when looking at one of her finished, no-name...

John F. Kennedy's goal was for the United States to get to the moon before the 1960s were over, and sure enough, we made it. Southeast Missouri State...