Jun 01 Sistine Chapel, other famed museums reopen across Europe By Raf Casert, Peter Dejong, Associated Press As Europe slowly emerges from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed well over 150,000 of its people and crippled some of the world's biggest economies, Monday let a brilliant ray shine through as some of the top museums globally reopened… Continue reading
May 31 Christo, artist known for massive, fleeting displays, dies By Associated Press Along with his late wife Jeanne-Claude, the artists careers were defined by their ambitious art projects that quickly disappeared soon after they were erected. In 2001, he installed more than 7,500 vinyl gates in New York’s Central Park and and… Continue reading
May 29 ‘American Spy’ is our June book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our June book club pick is a thrilling story about an intelligence officer who navigates love, family and duty in the years leading up to the end of the Cold War. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 3:30 A young Black pastor’s Brief But Spectacular take on preaching with hope Todd Johnson is the youngest pastor in Warren, Ohio, and preaches at the oldest black Baptist congregation in Trumbull County. He says he has always felt driven to help the people he serves, especially during difficult times -- such as… Continue watching
May 28 WATCH: Fauci remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer for ‘extraordinary courage’ By Molly Finnegan Dr. Anthony Fauci credited playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer for "totally" changing the relationship between communities afflicted with a disease and the scientific and regulatory bodies whose work affects them. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 2:10 Remembering influential AIDS activist Larry Kramer By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Playwright and pioneering AIDS activist Larry Kramer has died of pneumonia at age 84. He fought for greater resources and awareness of HIV, as well as for gay rights, during the 1980s and 1990s. Kramer was also a novelist and… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 14:09 Tayari Jones answers your questions about ‘The Street’ Author Tayari Jones wrote the introduction to a new edition of Ann Petry's 1946 novel "The Street," our May pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Jones joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about the… Continue watching
May 27 Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84 By Associated Press Kramer's husband, David Webster, told The New York Times that Kramer died of pneumonia on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 26 9 songs that show how people of the past coped with pandemics By Gretchen Frazee Throughout history, people have turned to music during disease outbreaks as a way to seek spiritual guidance, express pain or even educate others about hygiene. Continue reading
May 26 Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. Continue reading