Dec 12 Anne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies at 80 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With a Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, has died. She was 80. Continue reading
Dec 12 Vicente Fernández, revered Mexican singer, dies at 81 By Associated Press Fernández was known for hits such as “El Rey,” “Volver, Volver” and “Lástima que seas ajena,” and his command of the ranchera and mariachi styles of music attracted fans far beyond Mexico’s borders. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:00 School librarians speak out against recent upsurge in attempts to ban books By PBS NewsHour Around the country, school librarians are reporting an increasing number of requests from parents and politicians to ban or censor books available to children. Nadra Nittle, a reporter for The 19th, a non-profit newsroom covering politics, gender and policy, documented… Continue watching
Dec 09 Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. Continue reading
Dec 09 How we took care of ourselves in 2021 By Joshua Barajas, Lynsey Jeffery In their own words, here are 10 meaningful changes -- big and small -- our readers made this year. Continue reading
Dec 08 When Diego Rivera used his brush to honor groundbreaking healers By Dr. Howard Markel For Mexico's National Institute of Cardiology, the artist portrayed a pantheon of heart doctors. Continue reading
Dec 08 'Jeopardy!' stays with hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings for the season By Associated Press Jennings, the record-holder for longest “Jeopardy!” winning streak, is a consulting producer on the show. Bialik has already been chosen to host “Jeopardy!” prime-time and spinoff series, including a new college championship. Continue reading
Dec 08 Museum to fix 'ripples' in Rembrandt's iconic 'Night Watch' By Mike Corder, Associated Press The canvas will be removed from its wooden stretcher next month and placed on a new one to remove rippling that was caused when the world famous painting was housed in a temporary gallery. Continue reading
Dec 08 Looted Gilgamesh tablet, one of world's oldest surviving works of literature, returns to Iraq By Associated Press The Gilgamesh tablet is part of a section of a Sumerian poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is one of the world’s oldest works of literature, and one of the oldest religious texts. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:45 Alex Gibney's 'The Forever Prisoner' reveals CIA torture tactics By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran A new HBO documentary that debuted this week tells the story of a man once thought to be a top al-Qaida operative. It also reveals U.S. attempts to justify torture in the name of protecting Americans. Amna Nawaz recently sat… Continue watching