The singer says in an upcoming autobiography that she has suffered from kidney disease.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Banksy artwork self-destructs just after $1.4 million sale
Moments after it was sold, the art ran though a shredder embedded in the frame.
advertisement
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Therapy dogs can pass superbugs to children, study finds
Washing the dogs with a special shampoo before visits and wiping them down with disinfecting wipes while at the hospital dramatically reduced the bacteria levels.
Posted inLife & Culture
Mormon no more: Tabernacle Choir renamed in major church shift
The choir strips out the word Mormon to end the shorthand name for the religion.
Posted inLife & Culture
Muslims chant, pray for strength in Indonesian city
The death toll climbs to more than 1,500 from the massive earthquake and tsunami.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Good Samaritan driver revives squirrel after car scare
CPR? TLC? Something brings a rodent back from the brink.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Wind power can raise local temperatures, Harvard study finds
While researchers point to short-term detrimental effects to the environment, they maintain that wind is preferable to fossil fuels in the long run.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine Crime
Prison sentence caps long downfall for rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight is sentenced to 28 years for mowing down and killing a California businessman.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine Crime
‘Jersey Shore’ star ‘The Situation’ hopes to get off with probation
Michael Sorrentino will be sentenced Friday on tax charges.
Posted inBusiness, Film, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Maine
Documentary looks at 40 years of Waterville’s Railroad Square Cinema
The short documentary will screen for free during a 40th anniversary celebration Friday.