Oct 28 $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers and nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund that will distribute a minimum of $50 million over the next… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:04 Sudan’s cultural heritage becomes a casualty in its civil war By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Leila Jackson Sudan’s civil war has become a humanitarian catastrophe of staggering scale, marked by famine, ethnic cleansing and sexual violence. Over three years, an estimated 150,000 people have been killed, and nearly 13 million have been forced from their homes. But… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 7:59 Abby Phillip explores the political legacy of Jesse Jackson in ‘A Dream Deferred’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Rev. Jesse Jackson is a towering figure in the civil rights movement, but his political legacy is less often remembered. The issues he championed in the 1980s still echo in today’s politics, and his influence is the subject of Abby… Continue watching
Oct 27 Japan’s sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement By Mayuko Ono, Associated Pres, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served the world’s dignitaries and his art of sushi was featured in an award-winning film. Continue reading
Oct 25 June Lockhart, beloved mother figure of ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space’ fame, dies at 100 By Bob Thomas, Beth Harris, Associated Press June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in “Lassie” or up in the stratosphere in “Lost in Space,” has died. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 10:35 A look at 50 years of the News Hour By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson, Jenna Bloom, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The News Hour has been marking our own milestone this week, the 50th anniversary of this program. Stephanie Sy has a look at the program's beginnings, its evolution over the years and how our journalism has both grown and stayed… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 12:47 Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir exposes abuse by powerful men By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris, Daria Nastasia A new book tells the story of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of many victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year. Her posthumous memoir explores her resilience while also revealing new details about the abuse… Continue watching
Oct 23 What will happen to the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum? Here’s where they might end up By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, R.J. Rico, Associated Press It's not like someone could publicly wear one of France's Crown Jewels stolen on Sunday, and finding a market to sell the full artifacts would be incredibly difficult. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 8:03 Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan to co-author supernatural love story By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Nicholas Sparks, author of "The Notebook" and "A Walk to Remember," has built a career writing love stories that explore the resilience of the human heart. His latest novel, "Remain," was co-written with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and blends Sparks’s… Continue watching
Oct 22 NFL is not reconsidering Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, Goodell says By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, reaffirming a decision to put the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist on the league's biggest stage that led to criticism from U.S. Continue reading