SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man facing the rest of his life in prison for a "three strikes" conviction has been released under a new California law allowing a second look at such sentences.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When singer-songwriter John Paul White returned home to Alabama after the breakup of the duo Civil Wars, his mind and schedule were blissfully clear.

"I was creatively, or at least song-wise, just a little burnt out and I didn't hear anything in my head," White said. "And I was OK with that."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ex-Civil Wars singer Joy Williams doesn't want to be that cliche of a musician-turned-actor, but after getting her first role in the Showtime series "Roadies," she admits she's got the acting bug.

"I am learning there is the cliche for a reason 'cause there is a lot of overlap," she said in an interview last week at her home in Nashville, Tennessee. "I am still really committed to making music, but if the right role came up again, I totally caught...