Feb 26 Watch 6:15 How actress Jean Seberg became a target of the FBI By Jeffrey Brown American actress Jean Seberg was best known for her role in “Breathless,” a classic of French new wave cinema. But she became the target of FBI scrutiny due to her support of the Black Panther Party -- ties the new… Continue watching
Feb 26 The search for Mexico’s drug war victims, distilled into sound art By Joshua Barajas What does it sound like to look for a lost loved one? This art installation doesn’t look away from the horror and pain of that reality. Continue reading
Feb 26 Spain cancels Plácido Domingo’s appearance in two opera dates By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press It is the first time a performance by Domingo has been cancelled in Europe since allegations surfaced of sexual misconduct by the singer. Continue reading
Feb 26 5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history By Shane Bauer "American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research he conducted for the book. Continue reading
Feb 25 Singer Duffy says rape, captivity, led to her public retreat By Associated Press The Welsh performer said in a revealing Instagram post Tuesday that it has taken time to recover and asked her fans to support her. Continue reading
Feb 25 Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down, Bob Chapek named new head By Associated Press Iger says it was an "optimal time" for him to step down following Disney's acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets and the launch of Disney Plus streaming service in November. Continue reading
Feb 24 Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment By Michael Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and could be sent to prison for decades. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, celebrated in ‘Hidden Figures,’ dead at 101 Johnson was one of the so-called “computers” who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits by hand during NASA’s early years. Continue reading
Feb 24 Auschwitz Museum upset over scene in Amazon series ‘Hunters’ By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The museum is objecting to a scene in a new Amazon TV series that shows a murderous game of human chess being played there, insisting that no such thing took place at the camp. Continue reading
Feb 21 Marie Yovanovitch, former diplomat pushed out by Trump, will write a memoir By Hillel Italie, Associated Press According to the publisher, the book will trace her long career, from Mogadishu, Somalia, to Kyiv and “finally back to Washington, D.C. — where, to her dismay, she found a political system beset by many of the same challenges she… Continue reading