Jan 05 Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star, dies at 65 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Actor Tanya Roberts has died, several hours after she was mistakenly declared dead by her publicist and her partner. She was 65. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 4:05 2020 in review: Iconic bookstore weathers COVID-19, Courtney Barnett’s love for words By PBS NewsHour Looking back at the stories he covered in 2020, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his profile of singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett and his reportage on the pandemic’s impact on small businesses through the lens of… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 6:22 2020 in review: Summing up an unimaginable year By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Christopher Booker about some of the most memorable stories he covered in what turned out to be an out-of-the-ordinary year: New York state’s first mobile COVID-19 testing site, the George Floyd protests in New York City,… Continue watching
Jan 03 Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19 By Associated Press Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:20 Rufus Wainwright on his unique audio autobiography “Road Trip Elegies” By Tom Casciato Musician Rufus Wainwright’s latest album, “Unfollow The Rules” is nominated for a Grammy but it’s his unique audio autobiography, “Road Trip Elegies,” a conversation with his therapist on a road trip from Montreal to New York City, that delivers insight… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 8:18 Highlighting the best music of 2020, a year many live performances were silenced By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options. Continue watching
Jan 01 Australia changes word in national anthem to honor Indigenous people By Associated Press Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year's Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free."… Continue reading
Jan 01 MF DOOM, masked rapper known for complex lyrics, dies at 49 By Associated Press MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49. Continue reading
Dec 31 2020 was a year like no other at the box office By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press “People have a desire to go outside the home and be entertained. That desire hasn’t changed but the ability to do that was profoundly limited.”… Continue reading
Dec 30 Author Ling Ma answers your questions about ‘Severance’ By Courtney Vinopal The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her novel. Continue reading