Jan 20 WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb' By Joshua Barajas After Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, Gorman read “The Hill We Climb,” building on a tradition of poets -- including Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Blanco -- who have read for incoming Democratic… Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Garth Brooks sings 'Amazing Grace' for Biden inauguration By Joshua Barajas Garth Brooks sang “Amazing Grace” outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, moments after Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Jennifer Lopez sings 'This Land Is Your Land' for Biden inauguration By Joshua Barajas Jennifer Lopez sang "This Land Is Your Land" outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, moments before Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Lady Gaga sings 'The Star Spangled Banner' at Biden inauguration By Joshua Barajas Lady Gaga sang the national anthem outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, moments before Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Nurse sings 'Amazing Grace' at national COVID remembrance By Joshua Barajas With the Reflecting Pool as a backdrop, and 400 lights lit up in honor of the 400,000 dead, Lori Marie Key, a 29-year-old nurse from Livonia, Michigan, sang “Amazing Grace.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 How communities across the country are honoring COVID victims By Joshua Barajas From tiny flags to empty chairs, here’s how different communities in the U.S. are memorializing the victims of the pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 19 The advice that freed Jia Tolentino from 'the worst traps in both life and writing' By Courtney Vinopal Our January pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke Combs By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Combs performed virtually for NASCAR's season finale in November but has not done a live show since March. NASCAR prides itself on its elaborate pre-race pomp and entertainment. Continue reading
Jan 19 Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden, Harris speak at memorial ceremony in honor of COVID-19 victims By Joshua Barajas The lighting memorial ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the event here. Continue reading