Feb 19 Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and ‘Law & Order’ TV detective, dies at 78 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. He was 78. Continue reading
Feb 19 ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ wins 7 awards, including best picture, at 2023 BAFTAs By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Antiwar German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building the somber drama’s momentum as awards season rolls toward its climax at next month’s Oscars. Continue reading
Feb 17 Brazil’s Carnival is back in full form after pandemic By Mauricio Savarese, David Biller, Associated Press Brazil's Carnival is back. The COVID-19 pandemic last year prompted Rio to delay Carnival by two months, and watered-down some of the fun, which was attended by mostly locals. This year, Brazil's federal government expects 46 million people to join… Continue reading
Feb 17 Federal prosecutors request 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago. That recommendation in a late Thursday court filing would add to the 30… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 6:52 New book ‘Half American’ details struggle of Black soldiers in World War II and back home By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas The stories of American soldiers fighting wars have been immortalized in movies and books throughout the years. Yet they have left out in great detail the contributions of Black soldiers. Historian Matthew Delmont takes a closer look at this in… Continue watching
Feb 16 Native Americans brace for racist traditions after Chiefs Super Bowl win By Terry Tang, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The team won their championship in Arizona, where tribal reservations make up at least a quarter of the land base. Continue reading
Feb 16 Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, family says By Associated Press Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his "condition has progressed."… Continue reading
Feb 16 Tim McCarver, All-Star catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died. He was 81. During 60 years in major league baseball, McCarver played in two All-Star games and on two World Series championship teams. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:18 How award-winning poet Nikky Finney is bringing new life to her community By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Nikky Finney is a National Book Award winning-poet, professor and advocate for social justice and cultural preservation. Jeffrey Brown went to South Carolina to see how that mission has now taken on very personal meaning. It’s part of our arts… Continue watching
Feb 15 Raquel Welch, Hollywood sex symbol of the ’60s and ’70s, dies at 82 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film "One Million Years B.C." would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and '70s, has died at 82. Continue reading