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R.E.M. in 1992 (left to right): Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, Mike Mills

R.E.M. Reflects On 25 Years Of 'Automatic For The People'

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills share some of the stories behind the band's landmark album and how it became an unlikely hit.

R. Kelly arrives in court in Chicago in June 2019. On Monday, Hennepin County, Minn. announced two criminal charges against the singer.

R. Kelly Charged With Two Criminal Counts In Minnesota

The attorney for Hennepin County, Minn. announced Monday afternoon that the singer is being charged with hiring a minor for prostitution in an alleged incident that dates back to 2001.

Review: Shawty Lo, 'R.I.C.O.'

When the Atlanta rapper died in a tragic car accident last September, his untimely passing felt like the death of old Atlanta. On R.I.C.O., he resurrects it with an autobiographical portrait.

George Clooney Made TV Debut On 'E/R'

Just two years after moving to Hollywood, George Clooney made his national TV debut on this date in CBS' short-lived "E/R" hospital comedy starring...

Roger Williams, memorialized with a statue in Prospect Terrace Park, founded Providence in 1636. According to crime writer Bruce DeSilva, corruption set in not long after.

Big Crime, Little State: Murder, Mystery In R.I.

For author Bruce DeSilva, Providence, R.I.'s storied history of mob violence and small-town sense of intimacy make it the perfect place to set his crime fiction. The only trouble, he says, is toning down the truth just enough to make it believable.