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The rapper, whose name was Kaseem Ryan, was known for self-producing 11 albums while also a maintaining a career with the New York Fire Department.

NEW YORK — Kaseem Ryan, who built a small but fervent following as an underground Brooklyn rapper known as Ka while maintaining a career as a New York City firefighter, died in the city Saturday. He was 52.

A new historical marker in Miami Beach pays tribute to his younger years, before Hollywood, when as a Cuban émigré he performed at a nightclub.

A new historical marker in Miami Beach pays tribute to his younger years, before Hollywood, when as a Cuban émigré he performed at a nightclub.

The bombardment and burning of Angoon, in southwestern Alaska, led to widespread suffering and “inflicted intergenerational trauma,” an official said.

NME: A new Blondie album is coming in 2025, whether I like it or not(!)

Seventeen other people were injured in the crash, which happened Saturday night on a highway east of Lansing after traffic had been halted to allow for utility work.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter, but not a recall, after microorganisms were found in water samples and finished toothpaste products.

An inspection of a Tom's of Maine manufacturing facility this past spring found “significant violations” including the presence of a “black mold-like

A woman was pronounced dead after being found on fire inside a subway car in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, and police said that “criminality is suspected” in the death.