Jun 09 Watch 3:20 A Brief But Spectacular take on changing the lineup By Brief But Spectacular Playing sports teaches more than just the game, it helps kids build confidence and navigate challenges both on and off the field. Mason Thomas brings that philosophy to Harlem Lacrosse in Compton, California, where he mentors students on and off… Continue watching
Jun 09 Hulk Hogan died of natural causes, Florida police report says in closing investigation By David Fischer, Associated Press The Clearwater Police Department released a 72-page report on Friday summarizing an exhaustive review of statements, medical records, surveillance footage and a visual inspection of the body. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 6:54 Dave Eggers on 'Contrapposto' and supporting the next generation of writers By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Hunter Bonaparte Best-selling author Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, telling the story of two art-obsessed friends over many decades. There’s much more to the author’s own story as well. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from San Francisco… Continue watching
Jun 08 Gordon Wood, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of American Revolution, dies at 92 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Police say Wood died Sunday after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island. Continue reading
Jun 08 Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor John Lithgow and playwright Bess Wohl made history. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 6:30 Art exhibit shines light on women's role in technologies that power modern life By Mike Cerre Women have played a vital role in building the technologies that shape modern life, but their contributions have at times been overlooked, minimized or left out of the historical record. A new art exhibition seeks to tell a fuller story. Continue watching
Jun 05 Anthony Head, British actor known for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' dies at 72 By Associated Press Head achieved U.S. fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which ran from 1997 to 2003. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 7:55 Musical phenom introduces an old instrument to new audiences By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Richard Coolidge The pipe organ is typically associated with formal concert halls, church music and traditional works by Baroque composers like Bach. But one musician, Anna Lapwood, is broadening the instrument’s reputation and has gotten millions of people to tune in. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jun 04 4 things to know about Obama's new presidential museum By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Here’s a closer look at the top attractions of the campus that is expected to draw as many as 1 million visitors annually. Continue reading
Jun 04 Obama's new presidential museum, by the numbers By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Obama Presidential Center will open June 19, more than a decade after the former president chose his hometown of Chicago for the project. Continue reading