Oct 14 Dolly Parton’s donation strategy is to ‘just give from my heart’ By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Parton believes she gets too much attention for her philanthropic work. Continue reading
Oct 12 Here are this year’s 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 7:44 Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s ‘My People’ looks back on her trailblazing career in journalism By Judy Woodruff Charlayne Hunter-Gault's trailblazing career in journalism has spanned more than 50 years. But before that, she made news herself when she became one of the first Black students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. Hunter-Gault joined Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Oct 11 Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ actress, dies at 96 By Associated Press Lansbury died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from her three children. She died five days shy of her 97th birthday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 8:07 University of California, Berkeley repatriates cultural artifacts to Indigenous tribe By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The studying and exhibiting of human remains and sacred objects taken from Native American graves and sites have been a source of bitter relations between many cultural institutions and Indigenous tribes. After facing criticism, the University of California, Berkeley is… Continue watching
Oct 10 California Gov. Newsom’s wife among accusers at Harvey Weinstein trial By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and actor who is married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is among the accusers of Harvey Weinstein who will testify at his rape and sexual assault trial that began Monday. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:39 Stars of ‘Death of a Salesman’ revival on how casting impacts story By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A new production opening on Broadway offers a different window into one of the great classics of American theater. "Death of a Salesman" has captivated audiences for more than 70 years by confronting American dreams and harsh realities. In the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Members of Korean pop group BTS face possible military enrollment By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given exemptions. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch New films highlight the ongoing relevance of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass are the latest subjects of a filmmaker long-engaged in telling the contributions and challenges of African Americans. Two new PBS documentaries focus on the 19th-century giants who helped lead the fight to end slavery in… Continue watching