Dolly Parton’s publicist says she died at a Nashville hospital after a brief battle with cancer

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.

Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians agree to 3-year deal that avoids possible strike