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"I never really wrote songs until I got my heart broken, and then I sat by the piano and I started playing some chords," Jessica Maros...

It took more than 20 years for the recording industry to see meaningful growth return to its balance sheets. But thanks to the explosion in streaming music, an industry that has suffered massive losses since the beginning of the 21st century showed it’s finally turned a corner, and it’s gearing up for some legislative fights it says are necessary to speed that growth up.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign slogan.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign slogan.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign slogan. [...] the 16-year-old sophomore says he alerted school administrators on Friday when two adults who worked in the school made fun of him, including a teacher who allegedly said, "Thank God you can't vote."

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending April. 10, 2016:

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending April. 10, 2016:

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending April. 10, 2016:

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending April. 10, 2016: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2. The Hateful Eight 3. The Big Short 4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 5. Daddy's Home 6. No Escape 7. Concussion 8. Sisters (Unrated) 9. Mr. Right (2016) 10. The Revenant iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent: 1. No Escape 2. Mr. Right (2016) 3. The Invitation 4. Tumbledown 5. Room 6. Carol 7. The Danish Girl 8. Burnt 9. Get a Job 10. Pandemic __ (copyright) 2016 Apple Inc.

Editorial Board Member Joe Rago explains how the Republican Party allocates delegates. Photo credit: Associated Press.

Jon Cryer didn't mince words while talking about his former "Two and a Half Men" co-star Charlie Sheen during an appearance on "The Real" this week.  

Montrealers — and the city's Orchestre Métropolitain — are reaching out to help a homeless man who says his violin was stolen.

U2 frontman Bono has penned a New York Times op-ed to coincide with his visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to testify at a Senate hearing on violent...

With the Indian startup ecosystem growing rapidly, an arm of Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs Tuesday said it is bullish on the space and will be scouting to invest up to USD 10 million in domestic financial technology companies.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have pulled away from their competitors in their New York primary races, new polls show.

Best of the Web Columnist James Taranto on the Democratic frontrunners’ missteps in the New York Democratic primary race. Photo credit: Benjamin Dixon Show/YouTube.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized Donald Trump and his anti-immigrant rhetoric with a thinly veiled reference to the Republican presidential contender during a speech to lay out his vision for the social media giant's future. 

The vast majority of companies that received money from the World Bank's private lending arm last year to finance investment in Africa's poorest region use tax havens, a campaign group has said.

GERING — Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff has settled its lawsuit against two companies that had said they would end their dialysis services agreement with the hospital.

Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul hasn’t tried to hide the fact his right hand was mangled in a fireworks accident. But after talking openly about the details of the explosion that required claimed his right index finger (along with what could have been a massive contract), Pierre-Paul said he’s grateful to be alive. “When I look in…

The BJP led NDA government is considering a proposal from the Jewish community demanding grant of minority status.

Cost of insurance climbs to a fresh 6-year high as stronger inflation data are downplayed