Jul 26 Pioneering Native American author honored with peace prize By Dan Sewell, Associated Press A Native American author whose writings have highlighted his indigenous culture is this year's winner of a lifetime achievement award celebrating literature's power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding. Continue reading
Jul 26 Swedish court documents unveil details of A$AP Rocky case By Jari Tanner, Associated Press American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men have been charged for allegedly assaulting a man in central Stockholm on June 30. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 7:56 How Rotterdam became a center of architectural experimentation By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe In the Dutch city of Rotterdam, architectural experimentation has become a way of life. Unlike many cities that are characterized by a particular building style, Rotterdam cultivates and celebrates its variety and range of architectural themes. Jeffrey Brown visited Rotterdam… Continue watching
Jul 25 Prosecutor says more people could be charged in R. Kelly case By Michael Tarm, Associated Press More charges and more defendants could be added to the federal case against R. Kelly in Chicago that currently alleges child pornography and other crimes by the R&B singer and two associates, a prosecutor told a judge Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump lashes out at Sweden: ‘Give A$AP Rocky his FREEDOM’ By Associated Press After a prosecutor charged the American rapper with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, Trump said on Twitter that he is "Very disappointed in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven," whom he personally lobbied, "for being unable to act."… Continue reading
Jul 25 Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over fight in Sweden By David Keyton, Associated Press A$AP Rocky's case has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists as well as U.S. President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 24 Actor Rutger Hauer, of ‘Blade Runner’ fame, has died at 75 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Earlier in his career, a Hollywood agent suggested changing his name to something easier for the American public to learn. The actor declined. "If you're good enough, people will remember your name," he explained… Continue reading
Jul 24 Did Facebook data help Trump? Documentary ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal By Anick Jesdanun The new documentary "The Great Hack" captures how Facebook's cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. But it doesn't prove claims in the movie that the ill-gotten data helped elect Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:23 The Harlem Renaissance’s cultural explosion, in photographs By Jared Bowen, WGBH At the turn of the last century, African Americans from across the country flooded New York City’s Harlem, leading to an explosion of books, poetry and music that is now collectively known as the Harlem Renaissance. A photography exhibit currently… Continue watching
Jul 22 Art Neville, member of funk band The Meters, dies at 81 By Rebecca Santana, Kevin McGill, Associated Press In 1968, Art, Aaron and Cyril joined four New Orleans musicians to form The Meters, an American funk band often cited by other bands as a musical influence. Continue reading