
AP - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her.
AP - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Soprano Leyla Gencer, who made her career at Italy's famed La Scala opera house, has died in Milan, officials said Saturday. She was 80.
AP - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) With his 93rd birthday a month away, David "Honeyboy" Edwards admits it's getting hard to walk long distances.