Science Feb 01 How Octavia Butler remembered the fallen Columbia astronauts on the NewsHour By Bella Isaacs-Thomas
Arts Feb 01 Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson and Kate Bush among Rock Hall nominees The year's nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which also include Iron Maiden and the late George Michael, reflect a mix of country, soul, hip-hop, metal, pop, rap-rock and grunge. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Nation Feb 01 Tom Brady retires — again — saying this time it’s ‘for good’ Brady says he's out of the game for real this time. By Associated Press
Arts Jan 31 Watch 6:36 Jake Blount’s new twist on Black American folk music When folklorists went to the American South last century to record and preserve traditional string band music, they probably didn’t imagine that someday a 27-year-old like Jake Blount would come along to not only update the tradition but to help… By Tom Casciato
Arts Jan 31 Prosecutors file charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ set shooting A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie "Rust."… By Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Jan 31 Kelce brothers prepare for Super Bowl showdown By Dave Skretta, Associated Press For the first time in Super Bowl history, a pair of siblings will play each other on the NFL's grandest stage. Continue reading
Jan 31 ‘Father of Peeps,’ innovator of marshmallow candies Bob Born dies at 98 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Ira "Bob" Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make the marshmallow chicks, has died. Continue reading
Jan 30 ‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75 By Associated Press Williams credits included the films "American Graffiti" and "The Conversation." But she was by far best known for playing the straitlaced Shirley Feeney on the ABC sitcom "Laverne & Shirley."… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 7:46 New book ‘The Aftermath’ examines the political influence and legacy of the baby boomers By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman The impact of the baby boom generation is impossible to ignore. The roughly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 have reshaped American society at each stage of their lives. Philip Bump of The Washington Post takes a closer… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 3:03 Rainesford Stauffer’s Brief But Spectacular take on rethinking ambition Rainesford Stauffer is a freelance writer and Kentuckian. She is the author of “An Ordinary Age,” and her upcoming book, “All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive,” looks to examine and dismantle the concepts of ambition… Continue watching