The brother of the '70s soft rock icon, Richard Carpenter, posted a loving tribute to her on Instagram, reminding the world ...

The Carpenters sold more than 30 million records with the irresistible combination of her soft-rock contralto and her brother’s lush arrangements.

Dusty Springfield passed away; Bo Diddley recorded his first single; the Four Seasons notched their third number-one hit; the ...

Some singers can put across a sad song by emoting and making you feel the effort they put into wringing the sorrow from every note. And then there are a precious few who can deliver the gut punch ...

Karen Read was back in a Dedham, Massachusetts courtroom Thursday asking a judge to force the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office to give back her cellphones while a special prosecutor has not ...

Karen Read was back in Norfolk County Superior Court on Thursday, eight months after being acquitted in the death of her boyfriend, as she fights an effort by prosecutors to search through two of her ...

Karen Tolkkinen is the Minnesota Star Tribune's greater Minnesota columnist. She has more than three decades of experience in local journalism, most recently serving as a reporter, copy editor, and ...

In honor of its 50th anniversary and the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, "Good Morning America" is launching a new yearlong series, "50 States in 50 Weeks: America the Beautiful." ...