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Lionel Richie Health Scare On Stage Causes Tour Opener To Abruptly End
The opening night of a major summer tour ended on an unsettling note.
Lionel Richie, 77, cut short the first show of his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, June 24, after saying he felt dizzy.
The concert was part of the “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour.
Richie stopped his set almost an hour in and sat down during a performance of “Dancing on the Ceiling.”
Richie told the crowd, “When you're feeling dizzy, sit your ass down,” according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
He then performed “Three Times a Lady” while seated before calling for an unpl…
Ny-based Blood, Sweat & Tears Grammy-Winning Lead Singer David Clayton-Thomas Dies
A voice that helped define one of rock’s boldest and most dynamic sounds has gone silent.
David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, died Wednesday, June 24, at age 84, according to multiple reports.
His publicist, Eric Alper, told CBC that Clayton-Thomas died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. A specific cause of death was not given.
Clayton-Thomas became best known as the husky, gravelly, high-energy voice of New York City-based Blood, Sweat & Tears, the jazz-rock band that blended brass, blues, soul, and rock into a major late-1960s sound. …
Prison Dental Assistant Took $163K In Bribes To Smuggle Drugs Into NY Facility: Feds
A former contract dental assistant at a federal prison in Orange County, NY is accused of accepting more than $163,000 in bribes to smuggle drugs and other contraband to inmates, federal prosecutors said.
Terri Lynn Outer, 50, of Montague, New Jersey, was arrested Wednesday, June 24, on charges of bribery, providing or possessing contraband in prison, and conspiracy to provide or possess contraband in prison, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
Outer worked as a contractor at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville from January 2024 t…
Woman Admits Stealing Over $130K From Two Past Employers In Hudson Valley: DA
A New Jersey woman has admitted stealing more than $130,000 from two former Westchester County, NY employers and failing to pay taxes on the stolen money, prosecutors said.
Michelle Pennant, 48, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 17, to two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and one count of fourth-degree criminal tax fraud, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, June 25.
According to prosecutors, Pennant stole $70,250.46 from a Westchester-based construction company between March 2023 and April 2024.
In a separate scheme, …
