Jan 10 Grand Theft Auto maker buys FarmVille company in $12.7 billion deal By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Take-Two Interactive, maker of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, is buying Zynga, maker of FarmVille and Words With Friends, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion. Continue reading
Jan 10 Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of 'Full House,' dead at 65 By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” died while on a stand-up tour. He was 65. Continue reading
Jan 10 Golden Globe Awards carry on, without stars or a telecast By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Even though NBC dropped the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its 79th edition Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, a red carpet, a host, press or even a livestream. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 7:23 Kathleen Hanna, the Linda Lindas and a 30-year riot By Christopher Booker As founder and frontwoman of seminal bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Kathleen Hanna led the way for countless artists looking to meld art and activism. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how the punk rock legend inspired generations of… Continue watching
Jan 09 Michael Lang, Woodstock festival co-creator, dies at 77 By David Porter, Associated Press Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Continue reading
Jan 08 Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and hundreds of other songs, died at her Los Angeles home Saturday. She was 93. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 7:30 Documentary provides inside look at COVID-19 conditions in immigrant detention By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green A new documentary called “The Facility,'' uses footage from a pay-per-minute video call app inside the now-shuttered Irwin County Detention Center to chronicle the experiences of migrants in the early months of the pandemic. At the time, the positivity rate… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:06 How Sidney Poitier's work pushed past white limitations on Black talent By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. Poitier transformed how Black characters were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance. Throughout his life, the star… Continue watching
Jan 07 Inventor Louis Braille touched lives with literacy By Dr. Howard Markel Braille first encountered an early predecessor to his tactile writing system in 1821, while he was still an adolescent. Continue reading
Jan 07 Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw,… Continue reading