Apr 13 Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads guilty to forcibly kissing worker at New York nightclub By Tom Hays, Associated Press Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018, calling himself a "celebrity figure" who meant no harm. Continue reading
Apr 13 Albums by Alicia Keys, Wu-Tang Clan to be inducted into National Recording Registry By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Debut albums by Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys, along with the Latin pop megahit “Livin' La Vida Loca” and Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody," are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 7:05 Artist Faith Ringgold’s life’s work celebrated in New York exhibit By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A major retrospective at the New Museum in New York looks at the remarkable life and work of artist Faith Ringgold, 91, who has fought for change in the art world and beyond for 60 years. Jeffrey Brown visited with… Continue watching
Apr 12 Gilbert Gottfried, actor and legendary comic known for his crude jokes, dies at 67 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 4:37 Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov on preserving his country’s culture during war By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Andrey Kurkov is one of Ukraine's best-known novelists, and his new book, "Grey Bees" addresses his country's past struggles with Russia. It's set several years ago in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, amid what was then a simmering conflict… Continue watching
Apr 11 Bronze ‘Fearless Girl’ statue will temporarily remain facing NYSE By Karen Matthews, Associated Press The 4-foot bronze Fearless Girl statue that was deposited in front of New York City’s Charging Bull in 2017 will remain in its current spot opposite the New York Stock Exchange at least until early next year. Continue reading
Apr 11 Jury selection begins in Johnny Depp libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Jury selection has begun in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. Continue reading
Apr 10 Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters, taking his first major championship By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press Two months after Scheffler finally broke through for his first PGA Tour victory, he capped off a most incredible 56-day stretch by making his fourth win the biggest of them all, the Masters by three shots over Rory McIlroy for… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:33 How diversity in media and entertainment affects young people By Student Reporting Labs Our Student Reporting Labs program, which leads journalism training in middle and high schools around the United States, asked teenagers why representation in pop culture matters to them. Continue watching
Apr 10 Jack Higgins, author of ‘The Eagle Has Landed,’ dies at age 92 By Associated Press e became a teacher in the northern city of Leeds and a writer in his spare time, with novels that sold modestly starting in the late 1950s. That changed with the 1975 publication of “The Eagle Has Landed,” about a… Continue reading