Jan 02 Watch 5:10 Remembering the legacy and storied career of Barbara Walters By Amna Nawaz Much is known about the storied career of legendary journalist Barbara Walters, who died over the weekend at the age of 93. But less is known about who she was as a person and the high cost her professional success… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 7:33 Composer Tania León honored for her pathbreaking impact on music By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A major American composer, with her own deeply American story to tell, is receiving recognition for a lifetime of work. Jeffrey Brown talks to newly-minted Kennedy Center honoree Tania León for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
Jan 02 How a new generation of gamers is pushing for inclusivity beyond the table By Christopher Thomas The rules of Dungeons & Dragons were written by a racial essentialist. As the tabletop gaming community becomes more diverse, players and creators are trying to rewrite them. Continue reading
Jan 02 U.S. returns looted 2,500-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt By Associated Press Egyptian officials say an ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has been returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:34 Grammy-nominated songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. on his rise to prominence For most hit songs, there’s a songwriter helping the singer behind the scenes. Canadian-born songwriter and producer Tobias Jesso Jr. is one of the most in-demand collaborators in pop music. Jesso joins Geoff Bennett to discuss his unique journey to… Continue watching
Jan 01 Anita Pointer, one of The Pointer Sisters singers, dies at 74 By Associated Press Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced. Continue reading
Dec 30 Influential people we said goodbye to in 2022 Queen Elizabeth II who modernized the British monarchy, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who introduced glasnost and actor Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, are among some of the notables who died this year. Continue reading
Dec 30 From student debt to Bono, here are 6 updates on 2022 NewsHour stories By Hannah Grabenstein As the year comes to a close, the PBS NewsHour followed up on six stories we reported on in 2022. Continue reading
Dec 30 Sherlock Holmes, classic tales and songs enter public domain in 2023 By Associated Press Once a work enters the public domain it can legally be shared, performed, reused, repurposed or sampled without permission or cost. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 5:59 Photojournalists describe their experience documenting the biggest stories of 2022 By Sam Lane We look back now on 2022 through the lenses of photojournalists. It was a year marked by the war in Ukraine, devastating natural disasters, American gun violence and deep political divisions. Four photographers spoke with us about the events they… Continue watching