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King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:34 PM EST2018-01-15 22:34:54 GMT
Anti-poverty activists in New Mexico and a groundbreaking declaration from the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation about the tribe's role in promoting equality are part of the focus of Martin Luther King Jr. Day...More >
Anti-poverty activists in New Mexico and a groundbreaking declaration from the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation about the tribe's role in promoting equality are part of the focus of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations.More >
California highway to stay shut another week after mudslides
California highway to stay shut another week after mudslides
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:34 PM EST2018-01-15 22:34:45 GMT
Residents of mudslide-ravaged Montecito gathered to grieve and remember victims but are committed to rebuilding their cherished community.More >
Residents of mudslide-ravaged Montecito gathered to grieve and remember victims but are committed to rebuilding their cherished community.More >
Casino company: Boat that caught fire had no past problems
Casino company: Boat that caught fire had no past problems
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:34 PM EST2018-01-15 22:34:22 GMT
Dozens safely escape a fire after it engulfed a shuttle boat that ferries patrons to a casino ship off Florida's Gulf Coast.More >
Dozens safely escape a fire after it engulfed a shuttle boat that ferries patrons to a casino ship off Florida's Gulf Coast.More >
Shiver me timbers! New signs pirates liked booty _ and books
Shiver me timbers! New signs pirates liked booty _ and books
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:34 PM EST2018-01-15 22:34:13 GMT
Dead men tell no tales, but there's new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard's flagship harbored books among the booty.More >
Dead men tell no tales, but there's new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard's flagship harbored books among the booty.More >
Missile-alert error reveals uncertainty about how to react
Missile-alert error reveals uncertainty about how to react
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:33 PM EST2018-01-15 22:33:44 GMT
Missile-alert blunder feeds skepticism about government response in real emergency.More >
Missile-alert blunder feeds skepticism about government response in real emergency.More >
Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states
Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:16 PM EST2018-01-15 22:16:35 GMT
Several mostly Republican-leaning states are lining up to implement work or job-training requirements for certain Medicaid recipients now that the Trump administration has allowed it.More >
Several mostly Republican-leaning states are lining up to implement work or job-training requirements for certain Medicaid recipients now that the Trump administration has allowed it.More >
Kentucky is first to get OK for Medicaid work requirement
Kentucky is first to get OK for Medicaid work requirement
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:16 PM EST2018-01-15 22:16:24 GMT
Kentucky has become the first state to win approval from the Trump administration requiring many of its Medicaid recipients to work to receive coverage.More >
Kentucky has become the first state to win approval from the Trump administration requiring many of its Medicaid recipients to work to receive coverage.More >
Has flu season, in full swing, reached its height?
Has flu season, in full swing, reached its height?
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:16 PM EST2018-01-15 22:16:13 GMT
Flu is blanketing the US, but officials think it may decline soon.More >
Flu is blanketing the US, but officials think it may decline soon.More >
Some fans of Trump and pot feel allegiances go up in smoke
Some fans of Trump and pot feel allegiances go up in smoke
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:16 PM EST2018-01-15 22:16:08 GMT
Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they've felt let down by the man they helped elect.More >
Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they've felt let down by the man they helped elect.More >
Mystery shrouds civil rights-era murder of New Mexico jailer
Mystery shrouds civil rights-era murder of New Mexico jailer
Updated: Monday, January 15 2018 5:05 PM EST2018-01-15 22:05:30 GMT
The unsolved murder of a Hispanic New Mexico jailer has divided residents, scholars and civil rights advocates for decades.More >
The unsolved murder of a Hispanic New Mexico jailer has divided residents, scholars and civil rights advocates for decades.More >

NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy winner Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit "Oh Happy Day," has died.

Hawkins died early Monday at his home in Pleasanton, California. He was 74 and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, publicist Bill Carpenter told The Associated Press.

The Edwin Hawkins Singers reached the top 10 on the pop charts with "Oh Happy Day," a call and response hymn that began as a local favorite in the San Francisco Bay Area and became an international hit in 1969.

The following year the Hawkins singers backed Melanie on her top 10 hit "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and won a Grammy for best soul gospel performance for "Oh Happy Day."

Gospel star Edwin Hawkins dead at 74

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