Arts Sep 02 Watch 6:48 Painter Alex Katz reflects on his career and artistry ahead of 100th birthday Artist Alex Katz is an American great who just celebrated his 99th birthday. What better way to celebrate than to have an exhibition in Nice, France, this fall titled "Henri Matisse - Alex Katz." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Politics Sep 02 PHOTOS: Kennedy Center disassembles 'Blue' sculpture from its grounds The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one — was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019. By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
Arts Sep 01 Watch 6:03 Decades after Tupac Shakur's murder, Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted After three decades, there is a conviction in one of the country’s most infamous unsolved killings. A Nevada jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors argued he ordered the… By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins
Arts Sep 01 Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, among them the novels “Nathan Coulter” and “A Place On Earth,” the anthology “A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997,” and his farming manifesto “The Unsettling of America.”… By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Aug 31 Watch 6:18 Descendants of enslaved potter David Drake work to reclaim ancestor's art By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart, Jiaya Echevarria Descendants of David Drake have traced their lineage back to the once-enslaved potter and launched an effort to reclaim their ancestor’s work. They say the effort has not only reconnected them with their family’s legacy but also raised broader questions… Continue watching
Aug 31 Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Continue reading
Aug 31 Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France. Continue reading
Aug 30 Olivia Rodrigo's festival unites women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-being By James Pollard, Associated Press All-star benefit concerts have proven popular for driving millions of dollars toward everything from refugee relief to pandemic response. But it's been decades since a young artist with Rodrigo's following brought her peers together for gender justice. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:59 National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching