Feb 02 Watch 7:58 Actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin on working together as a creative and engaged pair By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre Although still in their 20s, actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin are already performing veterans. Both have played dozens of roles in live theater, including the Tony Award-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen," and on screens big and small. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Feb 01 How Octavia Butler remembered the fallen Columbia astronauts on the NewsHour By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Acclaimed science fiction author Octavia Butler offered insight into the place that space and its explorers occupy in our collective imagination in a discussion with former Newshour anchor Jim Lehrer, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and other guests. Continue reading
Feb 01 Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson and Kate Bush among Rock Hall nominees By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 01 Tom Brady retires — again — saying this time it’s ‘for good’ By Associated Press Brady says he's out of the game for real this time. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 6:36 Jake Blount’s new twist on Black American folk music By Tom Casciato 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… Continue watching
Jan 31 Prosecutors file charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ set shooting By Morgan Lee, Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
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