He was best known for a short pen name, “O. Henry.” The man behind the stories, William Sydney Porter, was a complicated character with a sharp imagination. Porter wrote hundreds ...

where he adopted the stage name Brenton Wood. He signed with Double Shot Records in 1967 and released "The Oogum Boogum Song" the same year. The hit peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard R&B charts ...

LOS ANGELES — Brenton Wood, the soulful R&B singer behind the 1960s hit "The Oogum Boogum Song," has died, his managers have confirmed. He was 83. Wood died peacefully in his sleep, his longtime ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — In terms of name-brand appeal, there could not have been a better matchup for the marquee of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium. Two blue-blood, historic ...

Benjamin C. Mancuso, Jr., age 91, a lifelong resident of Batavia, N.Y., passed away on Dec. 31, 2024. He was a successful family businessman and dedicated community volunteer whose contributions ...

(CBS DETROIT) — Former longtime Dearborn mayor John B. "Jack" O'Reilly Jr. has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 76 years old. In a Facebook post, O'Reilly's son, Devon O'Reilly ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Roy Wood Jr. took a hard pass on the free-flowing tequila during the special. On-air shots are a tradition for hosts Cooper and Cohen ...

A Texas teenager has been accused of killing her ... an arrest affidavit obtained by the Austin-American Statesman revealed. The footage shows a female student leaving the storage area at the ...

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. appeared to call out CNN for its firing of longtime anchor Don Lemon during the network’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. After an hour into the show, Cohen turned to Wood Jr ...

He took his own type of shot. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. took a jab at former CNN host Don Lemon while he appeared on the network’s annual New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in ...

"Oh no. No, I don't. The last Black man to drink on this network got fired," said Roy Wood Jr., who's known for his "Daily Show" appearances. "I'm going to keep it with water for right now.